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There are guys on eBay selling the LCD only for the Nexus 7. Any potential buyers beware, the LCD is fused to the glass and digitizer. I don't even see how these LCD's could be useful. It would be a pain in the ass to separate the digitizer and glass. This will not help you if you have a broken glass display.
Do your research before you attempt to save money and try to repair your own Nexus 7.
Just a heads up. I've heard about people doing this for other devices.
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thankee..... get a damn case, ppl. this wont happen.
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thankee..... get a damn case, ppl. this wont happen.
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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That is good advice, thanks! I was planning to drop it tomorrow, but now I won't!
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You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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but it is less likely with a case .. .that's the whole point isn't it? :laugh:
I wouldn't necessarily warn people not to buy this. I broke the screen on my Skyrocket, and the replacement I bought was with the glass and LCD glued together. If the price is right, there's no issue with replacing both at all.
I dropped my Nexus 7 from about 5 feet the other day straight onto tile, and no damage at all thanks to my amazing case. I was about to mourn deeply had it been cracked at all. You just gotta make sure you get the case with padding over the corners. That's usually where the hardest impact is.
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GETCASHMONEY said:
I dropped my Nexus 7 from about 5 feet the other day straight onto tile, and no damage at all thanks to my amazing case. I was about to mourn deeply had it been cracked at all. You just gotta make sure you get the case with padding over the corners. That's usually where the hardest impact is.
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Which case do you have?
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I used to have the screen unresponsive issue and had my Nexus 7 sent back to Asus for repairing. The technician had my whole LCD module repaced, which included the LCD and the glass and the touch panel (or whatever it's called). So, I believe it's supposed to come as a whole package in the first place.
You break a part of it, you have the whole LCD module exchanged.
Op, you might wrong. They do come fused together in all new devices I have disassembled. I have changed my cracked screen several times on galaxy S2, HTC desire HD, HD2 and iPhone 4, it meant changing both the lcd and touch panel since they are fused together to avoid dust and other particles getting in between.
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I have the best case 36 dollars can buy, a squaretrade accidental handling warranty
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djjonastybe said:
You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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The LCD is fused to the digitizer on the Nexus 7. Your argument is invalid, and your attitude towards the OP is unnecessary and unwarranted.
djjonastybe said:
You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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I can see if you just need an LCD that being an option. I'm just trying to inform people that the LCD is fused to the glass and that buying just the LCD won't help you much unless you want to remove the broken LCD from the digitizer and glass. (Sounds like a pain in the arse)
I did not buy this LCD or get ripped off. Its just a buyer beware post. Don't want anybody to waste their money thinking they found a cheap fix.
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is there a way to easily unfuse/seperate the lcd and glass/digitizer,
my lcd broke but the digitizer works and glass is good
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I can see if you just need an LCD that being an option. I'm just trying to inform people that the LCD is fused to the glass and that buying just the LCD won't help you much unless you want to remove the broken LCD from the digitizer and glass. (Sounds like a pain in the arse)
I did not buy this LCD or get ripped off. Its just a buyer beware post. Don't want anybody to waste their money thinking they found a cheap fix.
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They fuse them together to make the combo thinner, among other reasons. Separating the two will likely be difficult, if not impossible.
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Lupercal said:
They fuse them together to make the combo thinner, among other reasons. Separating the two will likely be difficult, if not impossible.
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You use an hairdryer. Heat it up then it will come apart, If it's like the S3. My mate saw it on YouTube when he broke just the glass on his, but made an arse of it and bought both in the end.
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petedaddi said:
You use an hairdryer. Heat it up then it will come apart, If it's like the S3. My mate saw it on YouTube when he broke just the glass on his, but made an arse of it and bought both in the end.
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+1 for the hairdryer treatment. It's the poor man heat gun. You'll find most, if not all devices have a bonded digitizer/LCD combo. I've repaired a many an htc device and they were all like that although the worst ones to do are ipads. They're well made with plenty of glue and real glass. I burnt out an one hairdryer dong it. Good job I'm bald otherwise I'd have very wet hair
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Here is a link to the whole unit as one.. I did not find a just digitizer on ebay. do you have a link ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-display...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2c68886ac8
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Here is a link to the whole unit as one.. I did not find a just digitizer on ebay. do you have a link ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-display...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2c68886ac8
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I have not seen the digitizer by itself or the glass.....
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I have had my Nexus 4 for a week now. It was sitting on the table this morning, and it managed to slip off, I cant remember what I set it on but when I was looking for it I couldn't find it. So I rang the phone and found it under the table.
There are 3 chips now on the screen. They are like little dots, they don't seem to be the same as scratches as they are deeper on the screen. Is there anyway I can smooth them out. They are almost like small grains of sand stuck on the phones screen. Very annoying.
Sorry to hear that happened. Looks like if it is dropped on a hard surface it is hit or miss.
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The exact same thing happened to me. The phone is super slippery on some surfaces. I put it on a desk and after a few minutes I heard the phone hitting the floor. Screen totally cracked and not responding.
I did catch the phone almost slipping off the a coffee table before but I never expected it to do it from my desk because it looked like it was resting on its surface firmly.
Buyers be careful. Make sure you use a case.
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Dannyboyni said:
I have had my Nexus 4 for a week now. It was sitting on the table this morning, and it managed to slip off, I cant remember what I set it on but when I was looking for it I couldn't find it. So I rang the phone and found it under the table.
There are 3 chips now on the screen. They are like little dots, they don't seem to be the same as scratches as they are deeper on the screen. Is there anyway I can smooth them out. They are almost like small grains of sand stuck on the phones screen. Very annoying.
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Yeah sorry for your loss, but I don't define dropping a phone from 3-4ft onto a hard surface as " easy to break". Basically any phone in that situation has a chance of breaking.
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Did anyone of you know that it could slip off of surfaces beforehand?
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Did anyone of you know that it could slip off of surfaces beforehand?
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It has been mentioned many times all over the Internet. It has been mentioned in many reviews. Most of us know that it is a slippery device by now.
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Surely any phone screen chips if you drop it?
My answer has always been: be careful with your phone.
Never scratched any of my phone screens, and never had screen protectors on.
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Richieboy67 said:
It has been mentioned many times all over the Internet. It has been mentioned in many reviews. Most of us know that it is a slippery device by now.
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I saw it in action in a review, but I was asking because I wasn't sure if those users were informed or not.
Bad break. It's annoying to have a new phone and chip the screen it so soon.
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how are your phones just slipping off tables? are your tables slanted/ or is the table sloped. Get a level and check, phones just don't slide off level surfaces.
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well some good news, seems parts are slowly popping up for the nexus 4, I saw the screen the other day for about 130$ on ebay.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Replace-LCD-...n_0&hash=item2a25f96f7a&_uhb=1#ht_1222wt_1271
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how are your phones just slipping off tables? are your tables slanted/ or is the table sloped. Get a level and check, phones just don't slide off level surfaces.
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well some good news, seems parts are slowly popping up for the nexus 4, I saw the screen the other day for about 120$ on ebay.
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My USB cord pulled my phone of my nightstand. I put a screen protector on the back and have had no slipping issues since.
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I know a lot aren't fans but I put Zagg on mine yesterday, front and back till my case comes. look wise its not noticeable on back.
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how are your phones just slipping off tables? are your tables slanted/ or is the table sloped. Get a level and check, phones just don't slide off level surfaces.
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well some good news, seems parts are slowly popping up for the nexus 4, I saw the screen the other day for about 130$ on ebay.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Replace-LCD-...n_0&hash=item2a25f96f7a&_uhb=1#ht_1222wt_1271
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That's the point, it didn't look like it was slippery in the desk when I out it there...but I guess it was it slippers right of the desk. I'm not going to level every desk I'm going to put this phone on. Sadly it was so new that no cases were shipping yet otherwise it would be in a case day one.
This is just to advise other users to pay good attention or use a case.
This is coming from a person who never ever dropped or broke a phone before. The N4 is almost a floating phone on some surfaces.
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I'm not a fan of cases, especially bulky ones. I'll def get something like ZAGG for the back it has that rubbery feeling so should add grip.
I had a ZAGG screen protector on my htc one x, it was just to noticeable.
minty1978 said:
Surely any phone screen chips if you drop it?
My answer has always been: be careful with your phone.
Never scratched any of my phone screens, and never had screen protectors on.
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I'll take that to mean you've never used a phone with a resistive screen. The screens on my old WM HTC phones used to scratch easily but on my Desire Z, the screen looks like brand new even though the phone is 2 years old and never had a screen protector on.
Hope the N4 stays this way.
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I saw it in action in a review, but I was asking because I wasn't sure if those users were informed or not.
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I know and I was just answering..
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js2021 said:
I'm not a fan of cases, especially bulky ones. I'll def get something like ZAGG for the back it has that rubbery feeling so should add grip.
I had a ZAGG screen protector on my htc one x, it was just to noticeable.
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They make a HD version now that is MUCH clearer and smoother. No more orange peel and rubbery feel.
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Sounds like I will get a case even before I open the box when I get it. (If)
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They make a HD version now that is MUCH clearer and smoother. No more orange peel and rubbery feel.
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Isn't that what we are looking for, at least for a back protector, a more rubbery feel for grip? I guess you were refering to the front.
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Gorilla Glass my ass. Dropped the Nexus 4 today and the screen shattered. Not only that but the screen is no longer touch sensitive.
FML
Ouch man that's no good well you better get on the phone with a CSR to get a replacement.
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Daniel Dumile said:
Gorilla Glass my ass. Dropped the Nexus 4 today and the screen shattered. Not only that but the screen is no longer touch sensitive.
FML
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Pics?
Gorilla Glass can only do so much hombre. I'm sorry your phone shattered.
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Ouch man that's no good well you better get on the phone with a CSR to get a replacement.
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Why would Google send him a replacement for a phone that he broke?
Daniel Dumile said:
Gorilla Glass my ass. Dropped the Nexus 4 today and the screen shattered. Not only that but the screen is no longer touch sensitive.
FML
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Gorilla glass is more durable than ordinary glass. It's a not shatter/crack resistant.
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Pics?
Gorilla Glass can only do so much hombre. I'm sorry your phone shattered.
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Unfortunately, the Nexus was the only camera I had.
Dude... Gorilla Glass is still glass.
It's engineered to be scratch resistant, not shatter proof.
If it makes impact with something sharp/pointed or if it makes contact in just the right spot, it will shatter. It's just physics.
If the shock can't disperse evenly or if it's absorbed entirely by the screen, it will shatter. That's what bumpers are for.
Either way, you dropped it. That's not Google's fault. They didn't sell you a defective device, they sold a device to a clumsy person.
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lwfb said:
Dude... Gorilla Glass is still glass.
It's engineered to be scratch resistant, not shatter proof.
If it makes impact with something sharp/pointed or if it makes contact in just the right spot, it will shatter. It's just physics.
If the shock can't disperse evenly or if it's absorbed entirely by the screen, it will shatter. That's what bumpers are for.
Either way, you dropped it. That's not Google's fault. They didn't sell you a defective device, they sold a device to a clumsy person.
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Not scratch proof. I had a scratch on it after the first day of light use....I have no idea how it got there.
Is there any way I can get this repaired? This is my only phone and I hate the thought that I just threw away $340.
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This is the way the warranty service works here: The warranty that we offer is valid for 12 months with the copy of the receipt and it covers only manufacturing defects, no liquid, physical or cosmetic damages, otherwise charges may apply for the repair on the unit. The process takes 5-7 business days, and the only cost that you need to cover would be shipping and handling by sending the defective unit to us and we cover the shipping back with Fedex.
michelle: If the phone is out of warranty, you can still send it in to us, we can evaluate it and check if it is repairable or not. If there’s a repair cost, we will inform you how much it is and then you decide if you want to pay or not for the repair on the unit.
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LG sent me this
You can get our repaired, but it will be a while before replacement parts are available. Lg would new the only ones that can fix it for now.
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People need to understand that scratch/shatter RESISTANT != indestructible.
A shame that you dropped it and it broke, but LG nor Google has a responsibility to fix your mishap free of charge.
Sorry to hear man. At this time with backorders and **** you could be waiting along time for a new replacement phone. I don't think parts are even out yet to fix that... That ****ing sucks man.
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I don't mind paying for a repair. Only reason I didn't have a bumper is because Google sold out of them.
The lady at LG told me to contact Google first and see if they have a repair program. Will let you all know when I can get to a phone to call them.
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I don't mind paying for a repair. Only reason I didn't have a bumper is because Google sold out of them.
The lady at LG told me to contact Google first and see if they have a repair program. Will let you all know when I can get to a phone to call them.
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Yes, same here chief. Bumper sold out, Immediately tho I bought my ass a $3 TPU case from China for the time till the bumpers come back up. You could be paying if the screen/digitizer cost like the nexus did at like 150+ just for that part! Good luck tho man.
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I did the same with my GN2
As stated above my GN2 had the same fate. Luckily Sammy had a deal here in Sweden and i got it fixed for $100 (US). Shipping included. I really hope Samsung push the development of flexible scratch resistant screens. Hopefully they will be less likely to shatter.
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The glass is also easily scratched and i have treated it like a new-born.
Dmwitz said:
As stated above my GN2 had the same fate. Luckily Sammy had a deal here in Sweden and i got it fixed for $100 (US). Shipping included. I really hope Samsung push the development of flexible scratch resistant screens. Hopefully they will be less likely to shatter.
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Flexible screen still has to be covered with glass and digitzer ....
My main question is . how much more protection does a cover gives is there a drop test ?
Second question. Dude don't you have a home insurance or anything like that ?if it broke at home you are covered . check your bank account if you're paying for it you might have an insurance on it.
And this is what I'm going to do. Get an insurance for my phone and won't even use a cover or bumper .if it breaks I'll get a new one
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This is going to be just like the nexus 7, a cheap build that breaks easy and the slightest crack will make the touch screen stop working. I dropped my nexus 7 on carpet and it cracked in a case. Not a big crack but everything stopped working and the cost to fix it was as much as buying a new one. Had to do a squaretrade scam to get my money back.
Only because the phone is 300 dollars will I be buying one. Going to buy 3 and get one squaretrade warranty so whichever one breaks first can use it.
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Second question. Dude don't you have a home insurance or anything like that ?if it broke at home you are covered . check your bank account if you're paying for it you might have an insurance on it.
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I live in an apartment bro.
That sucks, my friend's Nexus 4 cracked a few days too, lower left side of the screen is unusable. If you want to do a DIY repair, the Screen+Digitized+Frame can be found on eBay (shipped from California). Unfortunately, it's pricey ($200+). I think LG is going to charge around $160ish for a repair. Let us know what they quote you.
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This is going to be just like the nexus 7, a cheap build that breaks easy and the slightest crack will make the touch screen stop working. I dropped my nexus 7 on carpet and it cracked in a case. Not a big crack but everything stopped working and the cost to fix it was as much as buying a new one. Had to do a squaretrade scam to get my money back.
Only because the phone is 300 dollars will I be buying one. Going to buy 3 and get one squaretrade warranty so whichever one breaks first can use it.
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Lol cheap build quality just because someone cracked or broke there screen doesn't mean the quality is cheap it just means the phone was exposed to more force than it can handle
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Visa covers it. But only a signature or plat card.
Debit is a no.
If you bought a 350 dolla device with no insurance. Well, Yer kinda messed.
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So I pulled out my phone at work, turned it on and 3/4 of my screen was black, there was a tiny crack on the very edge under the glass. I have a hard case and screen protector. Took it to Sprint and asked how it was possible, they said pressure cracks with these are common, but since it is physically damaged I'd have to pay $150 thru Asurion, fantastic. So be very very careful with these because apparently ANY small amount of pressure on these will crack the LCD, even with no other physical damage to the phone.
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Damn....sorry to hear that man....
If this is true that its common then make sure you find a complaint and talk to the highest supervisor at sprint to get this reversed if its later found to be a known defect. Worked in the past.
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I really hate to see this post in the Sprint section. Was hoping that maybe this issue was a problem with the manufacturing line that is producing the GSM varients. This does seem to be a fairly widespread problem for the S4 and it indeed has to be a defect. There is no way that this should be happening on such a wide scale just by having the phone in a pocket....even if it is skin tight. The international S4 thread as well as the AT&T and T-Mobile threads are littered with this same issue as the OP here stated .It really makes me nervous and I hate having to be extra careful with this phone.
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I really hate to see this post in the Sprint section. Was hoping that maybe this issue was a problem with the manufacturing line that is producing the GSM varients. This does seem to be a fairly widespread problem for the S4 and it indeed has to be a defect. There is no way that this should be happening on such a wide scale just by having the phone in a pocket....even if it is skin tight. The international S4 thread as well as the AT&T and T-Mobile threads are littered with this same issue as the OP here stated .It really makes me nervous and I hate having to be extra careful with this phone.
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Yeah, it has to be a manufacturing defect. I asked 3 different corporate stores how the hell the lcd under the glass cracks without any other damage to the phone, or without dropping, hitting it, etc. They said they don't know, of course. After I ordered my replacement, I tried barely flexing the phone without my case as is if it might in your pocket, and sure enough it cracked underneath in 3 more places
I'm going to call Samsung on Monday, and very nicely request my money back for my insurance deductible due to it being an obvious widespread defect. I shouldn't have to pay $150 for a refurb when it's a little over a month old with absolutely no abuse
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If you go to a Sprint preferred retailer that had a service and repair center they can replace the screen if you have insurance for free. That is a fact it happened to me.
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If you go to a Sprint preferred retailer that had a service and repair center they can replace the screen if you have insurance for free. That is a fact it happened to me.
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I went to 3 different repair centers, and they all told me it was an insurance claim.
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Yeah, it has to be a manufacturing defect. I asked 3 different corporate stores how the hell the lcd under the glass cracks without any other damage to the phone, or without dropping, hitting it, etc. They said they don't know, of course. After I ordered my replacement, I tried barely flexing the phone without my case as is if it might in your pocket, and sure enough it cracked underneath in 3 more places
I'm going to call Samsung on Monday, and very nicely request my money back for my insurance deductible due to it being an obvious widespread defect. I shouldn't have to pay $150 for a refurb when it's a little over a month old with absolutely no abuse
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Them niggaz playin u man. U better tell them straight up.
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was just in the international s4 thread and there a bunch of s4 users that have had the same problem.. that sux man.. seems samsung is not owning up to the problem.. guess ill have to be extra extra careful now
It's sickening because you pay so much, and expect there to be at least SOME quality
I'll call Sprint tomorrow and see if I can get the deductible credited after reading about it being a widespread defect, and the fact that the repair tech wouldn't even look at it closely before blaming me
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I fear this happening. Especially since the S4 seems to have a fish eye effect when looking at things from the screen off as a reflection
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I went to 3 different repair centers, and they all told me it was an insurance claim.
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Did you go to corporate locations or preferred retailer
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Mine broke from a 1 foot fall on a dirt road. Sprint wouldnt even look at it paid $150. Got the first replacment and it was all jacked up. Got the 2nd replacment and its all good now. When the screen broke I was so pissed. First broken screen since the treo 600.... Told my wife as soon as a good replacement is in my hands I was gonna spike the broken phone..... Well touch screen still works lol after two13 ft falls
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Did you go to corporate locations or preferred retailer
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Corporate. All the repair centers here are corporate stores
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Mine broke from a 1 foot fall on a dirt road. Sprint wouldnt even look at it paid $150. Got the first replacment and it was all jacked up. Got the 2nd replacment and its all good now. When the screen broke I was so pissed. First broken screen since the treo 600.... Told my wife as soon as a good replacement is in my hands I was gonna spike the broken phone..... Well touch screen still works lol after two13 ft falls
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See that's different, I'd own up to breaking the glass after dropping it, but the amoled UNDER the glass cracked in my pocket
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So I pulled out my phone at work, turned it on and 3/4 of my screen was black, there was a tiny crack on the very edge under the glass. I have a hard case and screen protector. Took it to Sprint and asked how it was possible, they said pressure cracks with these are common, but since it is physically damaged I'd have to pay $150 thru Asurion, fantastic. So be very very careful with these because apparently ANY small amount of pressure on these will crack the LCD, even with no other physical damage to the phone.
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What brand/model case do you have? Now, I'm spooked. I've never cracked a screen. I've had Windows PC phones: the 6600, Mogul, original Touch, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, and Treo 700wx. Then Android phones: Hero, OG Evo, and Evo 3D. I've always had them in cases. The Windows phones had pouch cases. The Treo had a silicone case. The Evos both had the Best Buy Platinum cases which are Seidios. Most of them I used without screen protectors. Never a broken or cracked screen.
My S4 has a Casemate case on it. It's a 2 layer case: silicone with polycarbonate shell. I also have a 3M anti-glare screen protector on it. I wonder if this is enough? I often put my S4 in my jeans pocket, though sometimes I put it case and all into a sort of pouch in my purse if I don't have a pocket in my slacks or skirt.
Those of you that have had S IIIs and Note IIs, were there any defects with those screens? Thanks.
I've never had a phone do this and I've had pretty much every generation of touch screen device starting from the mogul, and I've NEVER had this happen. Sure I've shattered the glass on a few, but that was from severe drops. I have a clear plastic/rubber case and HD screen protector. The only activity I was doing was squatting up and down cutting appliance boxes open. I didn't hit against anything. The AMOLED should not break beneath the glass, even if the phone were to be flexed from being in your pocket.
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I'm glad I ran across this thread good info
I love the 90s good times
I honestly don't think the screens are breaking from just sitting nicely in pockets and purses. Over flexing in pockets makes sense. Its a big long wide thin phone. But its not just breaking for no reason. Just not buying it sorry.
This was discussed before about edge to edge displays on big phones. Maybe some sort of cushions can be used to reduce this effect if its is truly the cause.
A corporate repair store is suppose to replace the screen. In my experience I've seen some corp repair stores are just bad and say no we can't but then I've called sprint and gotten supervisors on the phone and handed the phone to a store manager and all of a sudden the story changes and its then repaired.
Side note... I do not see a fisheye effect on my screen or girlfriends Verizon phone. Maybe the ones that do have a issue and are prone to breaking easier? Idk.
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I've owned 8+ large screen touch phones, that have been dropped, bumped, flexed, etc WITHOUT a case that haven't broken. Now this one in a case, never dropped, never hit, or bumped, suddenly the lcd cracks under the glass? Yeah, call me crazy, but that shouldn't happen. Especially on a flagship $650 device.
And to further explain the damage the crack was vertical about a half inch, right along the power button under the white frame. There is no physical damage, no dings, scratches, NOTHING to the phone.
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Today I got my Nexus back from the RMA Department guys from Asus.
After a series of e-mails to and fro, my patience has been tested and I have no clue what to do.
The only issue I had was a screen that cracked itself. I was watching Game of Thrones happily on HBOGo when the screen just shattered. This problem is a known issue and I found some people over at AndroidCentral that got their RMA honored with the very same issue, I cannot get in contact with them though.
If you have had issues with your Nexus7 screen before you know that the screen and digitizer are an all-in-one assembly making perfectly certain that any sizable crack will disable the touchscreen, making it a regular old LCD...
SO... I have 2 options.
1. Use the information I hopefully gain from the people that (again, hopefully) post in thread.
2. USB OTG Wireless Mouse.
What would you do?
Thanks so much in advanced,
Nacho!
Replace the screen yourself. I'm in the process of waiting for my new screen to come in today so I can fix my N7.
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And, as a reminder to all tablet owners, a Square Trade drop and spill warranty is the only way to really have piece of mind.
Apparently these spontaneous screen cracks aren't uncommon on iPads either....
Happened to a friend of mine. Asus warranty is awful.
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Well they aren't full warranties. 99% of screen cracks are from physical damage to the unit. They are hard to prove otherwise and so they just don't do it. I'm actually surprised I've heard a few of them replaced from Asus.
But replacing the screen is a long and tired process, so I've heard. They are also expensive. I also find it hard to believe that the screen just exploded during a movie. Regardless, whatever happened, the screen is busted. With the new N7 due out within weeks, I don't know if I would even drop the cash buying or repairing the old one.
You might try to buy a Square Trade warranty on it, wait a month, and call it in. That falls under some bad karma, but I guess in the long run it doesn't matter whether you purchase it day 1 and break it 2 years later, or purchase it day 100 and replace it 30 days later.
I would just be careful with it and use it as long as you can until the new N7 comes out... then sell the broken unit for parts. Too bad the N7 doesn't have HDMI out or you could just repurpose it into a dedicated Android TV device.
I would personally buy and replace the screen myself. I would also probably make a point of boycotting Asus if they gave me trouble, fortunately, I have not had to test my warranty or their services.
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Since when did warranties start covering physical damage?
BlackFire27 said:
Happened to a friend of mine. Asus warranty is awful.
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Gotta play devil's advocate here... should a warranty cover a broken screen if someone pots their N7 in their back pocket and accidentally sits on it?
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khaytsus said:
Since when did warranties start covering physical damage?
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Only the extra cost extended ones like Square Trade.
Anything else is a 'good will' and entirely at the discretion of the company.
danvee said:
Only the extra cost extended ones like Square Trade.
Anything else is a 'good will' and entirely at the discretion of the company.
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Square Trade isn't just a 'warranty' it's also theft and accident protection.
Don't bother replacing the screen. Mine cracked with a very minimal impact..... Putting it onto a table. The screen themselves cost almost as much as a new 16gb unit and breaks as easily as a wet piece of tissue.
Get a new tablet that are more durable, I.e. Samsung tablets and drop test videos prove it.
I opted for an iPad Mini instead as I prefer a app orientated tablet.
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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kj2112 said:
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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No suprises there
kj2112 said:
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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Thanks for the laughs xD.
That is exactly why I bought mine at Walmart and got the extended warranty, and my 2 year old constantly plays with my tablet so I thought it would be 30 bucks well spent Lol and I still have not used the warranty
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My screen spontaneously cracked a while ago. Called Asus and told them I had minor screen lift (which I did) and it then all the sudden cracked. The repaired under warranty for free.
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They don't usually cover broken glass and just like me I'm sure they are not buying that it broke so by itself. Sucks but electronics are fragile.
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MrAndroid12 said:
Don't bother replacing the screen. Mine cracked with a very minimal impact..... Putting it onto a table. The screen themselves cost almost as much as a new 16gb unit and breaks as easily as a wet piece of tissue.
Get a new tablet that are more durable, I.e. Samsung tablets and drop test videos prove it.
I opted for an iPad Mini instead as I prefer a app orientated tablet.
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That is crap...
I dropped my nexus 7 of the roof of my car onto tar and I did not break.. it dropped many times actually seeing as 2 kids are always using it. It is very durable and fast and spending hundreds more for a worse tablet is not the answer for sure.
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.
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My screen spontaneously cracked a while ago. Called Asus and told them I had minor screen lift (which I did) and it then all the sudden cracked. The repaired under warranty for free.
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The screen lift is a valid issue, and could contribute to screen breakage. That would be justification for covering under warranty.
Richieboy67 said:
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.!
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I agree.
"screen that cracked itself." is the funniest thing I have heard in a while.
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They don't usually cover broken glass and just like me I'm sure they are not buying that it broke so by itself. Sucks but electronics are fragile.
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That is crap...
I dropped my nexus 7 of the roof of my car onto tar and I did not break.. it dropped many times actually seeing as 2 kids are always using it. It is very durable and fast and spending hundreds more for a worse tablet is not the answer for sure.
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.
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All depends on how you "drop it". I guess i got a unit with manufacturing defects, probably only a limited number of units are affected.
Did you have the speaker buzzing issue as well or.........?