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Was just wondering

Is there a place where I could buy a black mask for x8 ? ( note, I don't want a external casing for protection or whatever, I want the original black phone mask with black back cover - I was impatient enough to buy a new cellphone so I rushed in and bought a white xperia x8, while I really wanted the black one )

pa sta nema nista kod nas?

Keep an eye on this thread.
Only place I've found a black housing so far is on eketshop. However! I have no idea if the site is a scam or not.
I have ordered one for myself, but it has not shipped yet. I recommend you wait and see if the shop turns out to be fake or not. I'll post in the other thread if I recieve mine. By the looks of it, the shop is either a scam or just very slow.
I really don't want anyone else to waste money if it turns out to be a bad tip.

on ebay
look here (19 usd with free shipping worldwide):
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X8-Cover-Case-Housing-Black-/110631685887?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19c2298eff
or just search "xperia x8 black cover case" on ebay.
If you pay with paypal you can make a complaint and then you get your money back. Draw from the experience of me.

Yea, found that some time ago but unfortunately they can't ship to where I am (NZ) so couldn't try it out.

black cover is almost 16$ for X6

I buy a black one cost me 22RMB,it looks no problem

argh...should've warned people on this thread too.
I did get a black housing eventually but the problem discussed in the other thread mentioned that the clear touch screen is glued to the front housing so changing it would be hard without damaging it.

I hope this helps
This must help you guys, the video of disassembly shows that the LCD can be seperated.
Xperia X8 Repair Manual
I found this link in the X8 multi touch thread, do this at your own risk.

techno28 said:
This must help you guys, the video of disassembly shows that the LCD can be seperated.
Xperia X8 Repair Manual
I found this link in the X8 multi touch thread, do this at your own risk.
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Thanks for that but the problem is not with the LCD assembly...
The part list in this manual indicates the 'cover front assy' comes pre-assembled with the touch screen unit (glues together) so I assume they were never designed to be taken apart.
Very useful manual though, thanks.

techno28 said:
This must help you guys, the video of disassembly shows that the LCD can be seperated.
I found this link in the X8 multi touch thread, do this at your own risk.
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Thank a lot!

thank you for your help!

[BIG PROBLEM , SCREWED?]Screen Defect

Hello,
Well , I have a big problem with my SGS at the moment , the problem is that my screen is defect. Well , the screen still works as it should(touch , thank god) but I has alot of big scratches.
Believe it or not , but I dropped my sgs like 3 times before on 1 meter height on hard underground , It survived without scratches , btw I dont know if it did land on the screen so maybe thats the reason why my screen survived before. But today i was sitting and I had the phone in my pocket and when I wanted to stand up it dropped out of my pocket on the ground , from 0,5 meters height on a soft floor(carpet) but I discovered those big scratches and I was shocked
/Now the important part , is there any way to repair this???
By putting new glass on the screen or something? Maybe there is someone who experienced the same and knows how and where it got repaired?
Thanks in advance,
Picture of the state of my screen in attachments , sorry for the vga webcam quality.

Looks like the glass got shattered.
There would be no way to fix a Crack or a Scratch. You will have to replace the Digitizer and Display.

Dude, that's why you should use screen protector on it.
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Jobiza said:
Dude, that's why you should use screen protector on it.
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Thanks for your help.

Sorry man. Some people just wouldn't use screen protector, but 1-5€ could have saved you from this.
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'Defect' LOL. My car was 'defective' after I wrapped it around a telephone pole.
Would a screen protector prevent a shatter like that? Perhaps to a limited extent but I though they were mainly for scratches.
I do my SGS bareback. No significant scratches yet, I think last time I cleaned the screen up and looked really close I could see one tiny line.
I've dropped once onto pavement (dented the bezel) and once on a wood floor (flew out of my hand as I whipped it out and bounced across the room lol).

Jobiza said:
Sorry man. Some people just wouldn't use screen protector, but 1-5€ could have saved you from this.
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i pay that for the insurance each month

Lol @ defect... as per above.. your screen has shattered
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haloimplant said:
Would a screen protector prevent a shatter like that? Perhaps to a limited extent but I though they were mainly for scratches.
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Yea , Thats what I thought. But no1 with a clue about my personal problem? Glass replace?

Second Sticky down, Accessories Forum.
Title: "i9000 Screen Replacement"

ImraanK said:
Lol @ defect... as per above.. your screen has shattered
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Sorry sir , if your screen(or glass whatever)is shattered. In fact , its also defect. 1. a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
But who cares?
Looks like these general subboard is full of trolls , I'm asking for advice where and how to repair your screen when its in a state like this? All I get is people who try to act smart or whatever you wanna call it.
Just dont post if you cant make sense

stateit said:
Second Sticky down, Accessories Forum.
Title: "i9000 Screen Replacement"
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Thanks , never thought of looking @ assecories bord xD

You could try and replace it yourself which is probably cheaper or you can ring samsung and tell them what happened and have them replace it/send a new phone for you. Obviously it would cost you.

@dehem333
Very sad to hear that loss...
I have no idea how to fix it. But I pray that it gets fixed someway.
Wish u best of luck!
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You broke it...lol but who cares!!!
Screen with digitizers are for sale on ebay.. screen replacement thread in xda somewhere with phone disassembly vid(sure you would have found it by now)..
Better prep the sgs for icu .. good luck
Lol @ defect... as per above.. your screen has shattered
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Sorry sir , if your screen(or glass whatever)is shattered. In fact , its also defect. 1. a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
But who cares?
Looks like these general subboard is full of trolls , I'm asking for advice where and how to repair your screen when its in a state like this? All I get is people who try to act smart or whatever you wanna call it.
Just dont post if you cant make sense
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Well just replacing the glass is not gonna work because the touch digitizer and the glass are like one. So you,ll have to buy it completely new. Also its not easy to replace it. Its glued together. Youll need to be handy.
If your buying off ebay make sure its an amoled screen. Alot of lcds on ebay.
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Looking for cypress digitizer

Anyone here know where to look for a cypress digitizer please leave a link in this thread.
My wife have one with cypress digitizer and its great. Works better than my own legend. Need to look for a few to upgrade my friends x8.
With links where to get them will be the best upgrade for your x8 and w8.
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There is no way you can buy cypress digitizer for x8, if it comes with phone you are lucky.

Huh??? Its the chip inside?
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psyionx said:
Huh??? Its the chip inside?
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For those with Synaptics digitizer, yes, it's a sad trouth. The digitizer chip is inside the motherboard, the digitzer board (screen) itself are the same for all X8, but what decodes the touches is the digitizer chip, but it is embended in the PCB.
I'm lucky tough, 'cause my is Cypress

Ha ha ha... guess buying an x8 need luck... lots of them...
This also apply to w8 I assume.
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That's lucky for me I have cypress and i have activated dual touch
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Actually, the controller is in the flex cable of the digitizer, not the motherboard
There are lots of sellers on ebay selling the touch panel, one might ask which digitizer they use.
Psyionx, just out of curiosity, what did you think the cypress digitizer was?
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so it is possible to just buy a touchscreen for X8 with the cypress digitizer to get dualtouch?

Why you think digitizer chip is on PCB? It's not true, show me the proof first.
I've disassembled my X8 and I know it's on touchscreen's flex.

No I just wasn't sure. I accually hoped that the chip is on the flex cable.
I only asked cause I was thinking about getting a new digitizer from ebay or some place to get a cypress digitizer. Is it easy to take the digitizer out of the front cover?

BierLiebHaber said:
No I just wasn't sure. I accually hoped that the chip is on the flex cable.
I only asked cause I was thinking about getting a new digitizer from ebay or some place to get a cypress digitizer. Is it easy to take the digitizer out of the front cover?
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I don't think anyone tried it.. it is glued, i just don't know how much force you need to make to separate it.. Buying a digitizer already with the front cover might be easier..

Nikkopt said:
I don't think anyone tried it.. it is glued, i just don't know how much force you need to make to separate it.. Buying a digitizer already with the front cover might be easier..
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Ok thank you I'll contact some ebay users and report back here if i have news.

Yeah, it's glued very hard. But if you manage to remove it, you can donate it for trying to develop real dual touch on Synaptics digitizer.
Also I believe the front plastic isn't really digitizer, it's only protecting piece covering the TS, so you might try removing it from the inner side of front cover.

is there any way to see if the digitizer is cypress or synaptics without haveing to put it into a phone?

BierLiebHaber said:
is there any way to see if the digitizer is cypress or synaptics without haveing to put it into a phone?
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It is written on the digitizer controller.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17399033&postcount=11
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wOoohooo, im lucky to have cypress too , hell yeah

Is it true that Nokia N8 has synaptics digitizer same with Xperia X8 but has dual touch?

jkrauser2 said:
Is it true that Nokia N8 has synaptics digitizer same with Xperia X8 but has dual touch?
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If that's true maybe it identify the second finger with a digital simulation like with the one of Doixanh, or maybe the chip that is better than the one of the xperia x8, the only thing I want to know is why but why the freaking people of SE doesn't want to put the dual touch feature to this machine, they say hardware limitation bull****, the E15i supports it, and there are phones that are crap in front of this and they have Android 2.2 at least, so what is the problem of SE.
And if you don't believe me that there are crappy phones with 2.2 look at this http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i5500_galaxy_5-3371.php
Ps
I'm just a little pissed off about that xD

ok I found a seller on ebay from the UK
HERE (HERE for germans)
He said they were Cypress (CY8CTMG) ones.
I will buy one and report if it works.

BierLiebHaber said:
ok I found a seller on ebay from the UK
HERE (HERE for germans)
He said they were Cypress (CY8CTMG) ones.
I will buy one and report if it works.
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Please do

Broken Screen :/

I recently broke the gorila glass on my O2x, is there anyone who knows where to pick one up for a cheap price, or knows how replace it? Cheers

I saw a video on YouTube how it was done, if you're handy you can do it yourself. Over here a shop had it for around 50€
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Po8hBaZt__o

You have glasses on Ebay, for about 55$.

.... and lcd screens as well. Price is a bargain compared to local finds. Bought one and it runs perfectly!
Just sharing my experiance
Just be Very careful at 1:14. There's a lot of flexible cables around the edges under that cover (and I broke one of them :/ luckily it was for the second camera)

Thanks for the input guys, I might search around for a bargain.
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Got mine repaired for 59 € after I sat on a screwdriver with the 2X residing in my backpocket...
that´s from a german ebay-store but you shouldn´t have to pay much more for a replacement "front piece" including LCD, Touch and front cover.

sorry to bring up a dead thread, but would this be fine in i just replace the front piece with the screen?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Touch-Sc...908?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ab97f2fc

Yep, assuming that's all that's damaged. If you killed the IPS panel underneath the digitizer, you'll need that too.

Rusty! said:
Yep, assuming that's all that's damaged. If you killed the IPS panel underneath the digitizer, you'll need that too.
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That's the lcd screen underneath right? I'm presuming its not damaged due to the screen still producing the correct colour, so that's great.
Well any thank you, its appreciated
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Digitizer = the glass touch sensitive bit.
So if you busted that, there will be a big-ass crack in the glass, generally.

I just edited my last post before I realised you replied. & yes unresponsive cracks through the middle.
Cheers anyway.
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I guess, you're going to get a little cheaper price at http://www.shopbot.com.au/ps-replacement-touch-screen-digitizer-for-o2-atom-life-20264617.html

Hakim Rahman said:
I guess, you're going to get a little cheaper price at http://www.shopbot.com.au/ps-replacement-touch-screen-digitizer-for-o2-atom-life-20264617.html
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That is quite a price drop. though I'm not much of a fan of buying outside of eBay...
& I also need the front piece. Plus I wont a white one. And it looks cool.
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Screen Protector Required?

Hi, I been using screen protectors for my x8. However in gsmarena it says the following about the x8:
Protection: Scratch-resistant glass
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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x8-3403.php
So do I really need to keep on using a screen protector? I like it better without a screen protector
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EDIT(31/12/2011):
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEW INFO:
Guys take a look at this:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3403&idPhone2=3998
The xperia active also has the same screen as our xperia x8(I think):
Protection: Scratch-resistant glass
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And Now take a look at this video:
What do you guys say now? Do you guys still think we need a screen protector?

Its a total lie.

Our phone has Scratch-resist surface, but not a scratch-resist screen.

I would definitely recommend one. I haven't used a screen protector, got a big scratch and really regret not having used one.
Buy one in the beginning and save being furious after the first big scratch

Sebihunter said:
I would definitely recommend one. I haven't used a screen protector, got a big scratch and really regret not having used one.
Buy one in the beginning and save being furious after the first big scratch
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I dont understand, whAT DOES the "scratch resistant screen" supposed to mean?

definitely use a screen protector! the x8 screen is hardly scratch resistent at all. just put it in a bag together with some keys and you will end up ruining your beautiful screen.

MagicVie said:
definitely use a screen protector! the x8 screen is hardly scratch resistent at all. just put it in a bag together with some keys and you will end up ruining your beautiful screen.
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Well, everyone knows that puting a phone freely inside a bag plus keys and other stuff is a bad idea. Even if you had a screen protector, you probably had to end up buying another because they can also get scratches
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I suggest to use condom
LoL
The magnificient of condom is
1 elastic
2 water proof
3 dust proof
4 multifunction
5 and more ...
Dont take it so serously... Lol
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mpoendi said:
I suggest to use condom
LoL
The magnificient of condom is
1 elastic
2 water proof
3 dust proof
4 multifunction
5 and more ...
Dont take it so serously... Lol
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Actually an operator in my country gave away in the past some protectors that looked just like condoms but with no lub. It was mainly to take the phone to the beach (with a knot on the condom).
It was pretty hilarious xD
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Look at fist post!!! Found something interesting!

NEW INFO:
Guys look at this:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3403&idPhone2=3998
The xperia active also has the same screen as the xperia x8(I think):
Protection: Scratch-resistant glass
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And Now take a look at this video:
What do you guys say now? Do you still think we need a screen protector?

_Sparks said:
NEW INFO:
Guys look at this:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3403&idPhone2=3998
The xperia active also has the same screen as the xperia x8(I think):
And Now take a look at this video:
What do you guys say now? Do you still think we need a screen protector?
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I think it's some type of mistake on Gsmarena site about x8's scratch resistant display. Because some people claimed, that when they removed the screen protector because of this arcticle , they experienced scratches later anyway.

I have used x8 before recently changed to xperia active.i myself haven't test something like that video.
On the specification says :
Scratch resistant
Yes it's scratch resistant
But it's not scratch proof right
Xperia active screen is using ashahi's dragontrail mineral glass
It's almost the same technology that corning gorilla glass using
Take a look at the end of the video, Xperia active screen got scratch by the wrench
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puppet13th said:
I have used x8 before recently changed to xperia active.i myself haven't test something like that video.
On the specification says :
Scratch resistant
Yes it's scratch resistant
But it's not scratch proof right
Xperia active screen is using ashahi's dragontrail mineral glass
It's almost the same technology that corning gorilla glass using
Take a look at the end of the video, Xperia active screen got scratch by the wrench
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Still man...he killed it with a wrench..I mean when you will try to kill your phone with a wrench!

Is capacitive touch works well with screen protectors? as to my knowledge it is not.
I use a leather case for my X8 which i got from ebay for $2.5 or so.

great! this will be my next phone.
the screen size similar to x8.

Medo2 said:
Still man...he killed it with a wrench..I mean when you will try to kill your phone with a wrench!
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The phone just got scratch and not killed. Hehe
There still other options to choose beside Xperia active :
- Xperia mini - st15i
- Xperia mini pro - sk17i
- Live with walkman - wt19i
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Medo2 said:
Still man...he killed it with a wrench..I mean when you will try to kill your phone with a wrench!
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When it lags like hell ??
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i will not risk my phone not to use. better use.

I have a screen protector and a leather case :')
So none of them are necessary? ^^