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Replacing Front Housing on i9020T

So i picked up a Nexus S i9020T for a price that was steal in any working condition. The screen on it is great, no scratches and I've read the thread regarding the battery door and I'm going to order the rear door from Samsung under a warranty replacement for $16.
That leaves me with the front housing ring around the screen... I see that iFixit's tear down shows them using a heat gun at that step. Is the display connected to the front housing ring with adhesive? For showing a picture of using a heat gun they were mum on exactly what it was needed to pull apart. If it is the ring connecting to the screen, will I lose all adhesive to the old ring by pulling these two apart?
Here's a link to the part below on Global Parts Direct. I'm probably going to replace the back plate with the camera lense too but that seemed self explanatory.
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Nexus-S-GT-I9020T-Front-Housing-p/smsng6098620.htm
I could avoid all of this via a case but I'm just not a case type of guy...

I can't really help with your question but where can you find the back piece with camera lense? I've scratched the ring around the camera lense and was trying to find a replacement.

daisun said:
where can you find the back piece with camera lense?
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Check the link to the website above, Global Direct parts has the midplate with and without the lense. I didn't look close enough to see if they had just the lense. They seem to be on some sort of holiday and aren't shipping right now but judging from the verbage on their website they'll be back up and running in a few weeks.
Keep the answers coming folks... Surely I'm not the only person that has "refurbed" a scratched front housing ring.

Well I ordered the back from Samsung as a "warranty" replacement. So does anyone know if theres another place other than Global Direct Parts that has the front ring? I don't see any parts available at CNN.CN or Truesupplier.com
And again if anyone knows what the glue situation is going to be like, I'd love to get some feedback on that.

Get ready for the pain of a lifetime. I replaced the front bezel on a galaxy s (they're glued the exact same way) and it is an absolutely terrible experience. I wish you the best of luck because I've seen many people crack the screen while doing so.

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Get ready for the pain of a lifetime. I replaced the front bezel on a galaxy s (they're glued the exact same way) and it is an absolutely terrible experience. I wish you the best of luck because I've seen many people crack the screen while doing so.
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So how did those people reattach the screen to the bezel?

Yeah I also been wondering the same thing and from my reseach I think that its not a strong glue but rather a adhesive thats not very strong. A hair dryer on a low setting will do the samething in helping to separating the parts. You can always contact the people at ifixit to find out how it is really attach.

You can always contact the people at ifixit to find out how it is really attach.
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...and when they told you, you tell us .-)
please, please with sugar on top
anyway - I wanna replace the bezel too...but havent found anything. let's keep eachother up to date here.

I work at a service and repair store and already tore mine open. The bezel around the screen is the scariest part. Its easy tho, just use a guitar pick and go all the way around the ring. It just snaps in. may help to take the back of the phone off while your doing it.
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Its attached with a fairly mild adhesive, I got the screen/bezel apart on my i9023 without using any heat just leveraging it off a little at a time. If I was going to do it again I would use a little heat.
When I replaced my screen all the adhesive stuck to the screen not the bezel. I used a heat gun on low heat to transfer it over to the new screen. It worked but I couldnt get it all over. If you are going to heat it I would recommend it being fairly low, not hot enough to burn your hand.
I bought a replacement front bezel for an i9020T from global direct a few months ago hoping that it would fit my i9023. It doesn't. All yours if you pay postage, Im in Australia.

aygriffith said:
So i picked up a Nexus S i9020T for a price that was steal in any working condition. The screen on it is great, no scratches and I've read the thread regarding the battery door and I'm going to order the rear door from Samsung under a warranty replacement for $16.
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Did you received the battery door already? Is it the NFC version?

Hi, do you still have this part of Nexus S 9020?
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execsupport said:
Its attached with a fairly mild adhesive, I got the screen/bezel apart on my i9023 without using any heat just leveraging it off a little at a time. If I was going to do it again I would use a little heat.
When I replaced my screen all the adhesive stuck to the screen not the bezel. I used a heat gun on low heat to transfer it over to the new screen. It worked but I couldnt get it all over. If you are going to heat it I would recommend it being fairly low, not hot enough to burn your hand.
I bought a replacement front bezel for an i9020T from global direct a few months ago hoping that it would fit my i9023. It doesn't. All yours if you pay postage, Im in Australia.
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Hi, do you still have this part of Nexus S 9020?

Dust in front facing camera

Hey guys, I'm having a massive problem with dust in my front facing camera. It renders it practically unusable, everything looks white when I switch to the front facing camera.
Any ideas on how to remove the dust? I don't even have any idea how it got in. Best bet is through the ear piece I guess.
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not sure if it will help you
but for most of my high end cameras i use a Giottos Rocket blower to get rid of the dust in most parts

Thing is, is behind a glass piece sigh
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arghh! this seems very problematic since unless you dismantle the Note, it will be nearly impossible to wipe the dust. Didn't you use a protective cover and screen protection from the beginning or the dust was present the 1st day you got the Note?

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arghh! this seems very problematic since unless you dismantle the Note, it will be nearly impossible to wipe the dust. Didn't you use a protective cover and screen protection from the beginning or the dust was present the 1st day you got the Note?
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Thats the thing. I dont remember if it was present the day I bought it. Yeah I did use a protective cover. You guys don't have a problem with dust in the front camera?

Maybe it's a fault? Can you physically see the dust on the glass in front of the camera? Mine looks clear like this image:
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/reviews/108271-image/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-LTE-Review-Design-16.jpg
You probably can take it to warranty Samsung service and say it never worked.
I don't use a protective cover and have had no dust issues. I've noticed some dirt/dust getting into the back cover area which i just blow out occasionally. Maybe if you clean/blow out those areas and ports it might dislodge any debris?

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Maybe it's a fault? Can you physically see the dust on the glass in front of the camera? Mine looks clear like this image:
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/reviews/108271-image/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-LTE-Review-Design-16.jpg
You probably can take it to warranty Samsung service and say it never worked.
I don't use a protective cover and have had no dust issues. I've noticed some dirt/dust getting into the back cover area which i just blow out occasionally. Maybe if you clean/blow out those areas and ports it might dislodge any debris?
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Yes, I can physically see the dust. The front facing camera is greyed over. Sighh

Well if you're feeling adventurous, you can dissemble the Note yourself and clean it. There are a few tutorials on youtube under "disasemble galaxy note" such as this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFDr3PQMTxw
It doesn't seem that hard and you don't need any special equipment.

This definitely sounds like a clear cut warranty claim case.
Nothing is supposed to be able to enter that little space in front of the camera if the phone has not broken or been broken since day one. Thats my point of view anyway.

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Well if you're feeling adventurous, you can dissemble the Note yourself and clean it. There are a few tutorials on youtube under "disasemble galaxy note" such as this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFDr3PQMTxw
It doesn't seem that hard and you don't need any special equipment.
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I followed the video and dissembled the phone. Luckily it all went well and I was able to remove all the dust. The front camera is working perfect now. Thankss!

Julian2103 said:
I followed the video and dissembled the phone. Luckily it all went well and I was able to remove all the dust. The front camera is working perfect now. Thankss!
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Awesome

Just a generall concern...shouldn't the warrenty cover a scenario like this?

Julian2103 said:
I followed the video and dissembled the phone. Luckily it all went well and I was able to remove all the dust. The front camera is working perfect now. Thankss!
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I had same problem, and also eventually dissasembld to clean. I did otice (prior to dissassembly) that the glass screen was slightly loose against the chrome bezel at along the top edge (i.e. where the earpiece & front cam are located). pressing on that edge (particularly at the RHS near the cam) there was some "give" - i.e. you could push the glass and it would depress into the bezel by 1mm-2mm and then spring back up.
I suspect that is why dust has ben able to enter. Unfortunately, after cleaning and reassembly, the same "give" is still there. I'd hoped that it was just a badly assembled unit and that it would now be properly sealed, but no joy.
did/does your phone have a similar issue by any chance?
Also, I did the cleanout yesterday, same day as I upgraded to ICS (UK CPW XXLQ2 baseband XXLPT). I'm now noticing terrible wifi/cell radio performance (lost 25% battery in 45 mins just browsing with min screen brightness, lots of wifi dropouts, loads of heat dissipating to rear of case). This in same place (my bed!) as I always surf same sites every morning and where on Gingerbread I'd have no dropouts and my battery drain would be minimal (<5%).
Again, I'm wondering whether ICS is to blame or whether I've somehow messed up during reassembly (maybe poorly reconnected one or more of the ribbon connectors leading to the radio chip?). Have you noticed any difference in Wifi/cellular reception since reassembly?

Battery drain and wifi performance continued to be terrible, so I took it apart again and reassembled once more, this time with greaer care. I think I had done a bad job 1st time round as it's now got much better wifi signal, back to how it was originally.
Battery drain is slightly better too but still much worse than on GB but I think that is just a defect of the stock ICS, just coincience that I did the ICS install same day that Itook the note apart.

Did anyone try to blow out the dust and did that work?
I'm not to keen to pick the phone apart for it.

My back cover won't snap on properly

I've owned other samsung phones and didn't have a problem snapping those on. For some reason however, three of the snap points on the side with the notch opening will not snap into place no matter how much I push down. I attached a photo. There are six snap points. The top two around the notch opening and the bottom one snaps on easily, but the three in-between do not, causing a nice hump. I've tried fiddling with the snaps on the back cover, but honestly you can't really move them from what I can tell, since there's nothing to move. Tried pushing them one way or another with pliers, but its really wishful thinking that it changed anything. So what am I doing wrong? I'm not 100% sure if the back cover was snapped on completely when I took it off the back for the first time, but I have never been able to snap those three points, ever. Also tried to take a picture of the back cover snaps but all my pics are blurry.

katamari201, I would suggest you refrain from toying around with the back cover thus avoiding a possible physical damage. I also suggest you take it to your nearest authorized Samsung service centre. If your device is still within the warranty period, you can get a replacement cover without bearing any charge.

YLNdroid said:
katamari201, I would suggest you refrain from toying around with the back cover thus avoiding a possible physical damage. I also suggest you take it to your nearest authorized Samsung service centre. If your device is still within the warranty period, you can get a replacement cover without bearing any charge.
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It's an import so I don't have that luxury. I could send it back to expansys for warranty...but just for this? I can live with it, but want to fix it somehow.

katamari201 said:
It's an import so I don't have that luxury. I could send it back to expansys for warranty...but just for this? I can live with it, but want to fix it somehow.
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Buy a battery cover It would be faster to buy it then to write this post. I did buy one because my was scratched. 8euros no shipping fee.
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Braxos said:
Buy a battery cover It would be faster to buy it then to write this post. I did buy one because my was scratched. 8euros no shipping fee.
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I bought a couple of TPU cases only $1.40 a pop. I think I'll just put the phone in it and remove the back cover altogether.

katamari201 said:
I bought a couple of TPU cases only $1.40 a pop. I think I'll just put the phone in it and remove the back cover altogether.
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Tpu I would never use one. Even my phone got groped last week on the floor with 3 spots ....ed on the sides no scratch on the screen even it ended up face down on the street.
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Took me this long to finally figure out how to snap the two clips in. Yes the design is defective, liable for improper finishes to screw it all up. LIke I said, I never had too many issues with previous galaxy snap on back covers, but this one was a doozy. Had two clips un-snapped for the longest time using original cover. Bought a metallic blue cover that won't snap on properly period, goes in and pops right back out, on all but the bottom side, which I didn't snap into place I just tucked into the holes.
Decided to try properly snapping all the clips on the original cover again. Lots of pushing down and thinking the phone will break. I finally did it, and it was REALLY LOUD snap for those two or three clips. They were not normal. Had to put the phone face down on my palm, insert the cover at an angle pushing heavily down on the side where the unsnappable clips were, and pushing the side heavily down while bending the rest of it upwards, forcing it at an angle. THe usual snap on bottom and move upwards on both sides all the way to the top did not apply for those two clips, whereas everything else snapped on easily, so I had to do those two clips first, and do them at an angle and bend the cover upward to make a large angle, because just pushing down on it when the cover is flat on the back will do absolutely nothing and basically be on the road to breaking the phone. The aftermarket metallic cover wouldn't even stay in any of the holes, just popped right back out. I really hate this snap on design. Samsung needs to learn to make deeper snaps or use a slide on design, and there is plenty of room for that since the chrome sides are so thick anyway.
Ugh I am so tired of poor samsung build quality. The note uses the same scratchable chrome sides as the S2, same cheap back and weak snap-on design. There's a reason why all the Samsung phones at my local AT&T have tape on the back along the battery seam.

Note 4 dust on front facing camera

I just noticed a white spec of dust in front of the front facing camera inside the glass. I'm pissed. I didn't notice this before, wondering if dust is getting inside the case from the edges that we know have a tiny gap in them. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there from camera glued inside the case? Debating opening the case up to clear the dust but that's only possible if it's just mounted in front of the camera hole from the back and not glued in there. Ideas?

dandan112988 said:
I just noticed a white spec of dust in front of the front facing camera inside the glass. I'm pissed. I didn't notice this before, wondering if dust is getting inside the case from the edges that we know have a tiny gap in them. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there from camera glued inside the case? Debating opening the case up to clear the dust but that's only possible if it's just mounted in front of the camera hole from the back and not glued in there. Ideas?
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I would just take it back where you got and complain. If you ordered it call customer care and politely tell them. I think if you open it up if you can then more dust will get in. I guess on the bright side it's on the front camera. Can you tell a lot on the pictures? I don't have any dust in mine. *Knocks on wood* I have the issue with past phones though not just Samsung phones.

I got it from tmobile online. On the phone with them now but getting the run around. So annoying. I've never had this problem with any Samsung phone either ...

dandan112988 said:
I got it from tmobile online. On the phone with them now but getting the run around. So annoying. I've never had this problem with any Samsung phone either ...
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The device came defective ur in your 14 day. Tell them to replace it or you will go to the BBB and report them.

well, its samsung, not apple, you can't expect stelar customer support.
This is why most people go with apple phones, they like the customer service.
I was able to replaces iPhones, ipads etc from the apple store in 15 mins...
After the honeymoon is over (14 days) with any samsung products they will put you through hell to get a replacement.
All you can do is call and call and try to get it replaced, I would be extremely pissed if I got a flaw on 750 dollar phone and got the run around from them.

Yeah go buy an iPhone that needs replacing every other month. Good luck doing anything with it.
BAD ASS NOTE 4

dandan112988 said:
I just noticed a white spec of dust in front of the front facing camera inside the glass. I'm pissed. I didn't notice this before, wondering if dust is getting inside the case from the edges that we know have a tiny gap in them. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there from camera glued inside the case? Debating opening the case up to clear the dust but that's only possible if it's just mounted in front of the camera hole from the back and not glued in there. Ideas?
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I think all the Note 4's have some issue. Mine is perfect, but if I wanted to find some minor annoyance, the spen slightly jiggles if I put it with the button faced down.

MattMJB0188 said:
I think all the Note 4's have some issue. Mine is perfect, but if I wanted to find some minor annoyance, the spen slightly jiggles if I put it with the button faced down.
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I try not to put a magnifying glass over my phones anymore. LoL

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I try not to put a magnifying glass over my phones anymore. LoL
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Exactly. I use too lol. It just ended up ruining the experience.

note 4 dust
it not dust, its a reflection of the light. just tilt your phone and see the white spot move.

How could the OP go to the BBB when the business is not even business accredited?
Anyway the good news is that the BBB accepts complaints whether or not the business is a BBB Accredited Business.
http://www.bbb.org/western-washingt...supplies/t-mobile-usa-in-bellevue-wa-27026359
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The device came defective ur in your 14 day. Tell them to replace it or you will go to the BBB and report them.
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Never came across that at the retail unit at the store. I would insert my own S-Pen to make sure.
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I think all the Note 4's have some issue. Mine is perfect, but if I wanted to find some minor annoyance, the spen slightly jiggles if I put it with the button faced down.
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There are many possibilities in how dust may have encroached on your device. There are many areas on the device exposed to open air such as the areas related to gapgate, in and around the ear piece, around the home button, and through the back cover (on the top right, some devices have a prominent opening; the light from the LED indicator leaks through, the degree of light leakage varies from Note 4 to Note 4 where the worse was on the AT&T variant). That's what happens when a customer is too anal over their devices.
However the following statement may keep you calm; these are manufacturing issues which Samsung will never address because we're talking Samsung. Run through each thread discussing issues on Galaxy Devices and you'll see what I mean though I never came across dust on any of my devices so that raises a red flag.
If you're within your 14 days, return the defective unit through Tele-sales over the phone, do not go after an exchange order, and park yourself directly in front of a Brick and Mortor T-Mobile Store. Good Luck!
Apple doesn't have much inconsistency across their quality control process, however, I'm sure none of us would have want to get near the iOS ecosystem.
dandan112988 said:
I just noticed a white spec of dust in front of the front facing camera inside the glass. I'm pissed. I didn't notice this before, wondering if dust is getting inside the case from the edges that we know have a tiny gap in them. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there from camera glued inside the case? Debating opening the case up to clear the dust but that's only possible if it's just mounted in front of the camera hole from the back and not glued in there. Ideas?
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Cracks

I thought I had a very fine barely noticeable scratch both on the front and back glass. There is nothing in my pocket or where I place my phone usually that would scratch it(plus isn't it gorilla glass 5?).
Anyway, now I look at the back and that very fine scratch has expanded... GREAT, it's not a scratch but a crack. The front is staying put but the back crack is spreading and now split off to form another one. It is very tiny and you have to angle the phone to see it.
This phone has never been dropped. I don't put it in my back pocket. Nothing has ever been placed or dropped on top of it. WTF?
Anyone else have this problem. I doubt this is covered under warranty. I am so pissed. My last couple phones have been disasters. I need to stop buying phones right after they come out... (all though that might not help as the nexus 6p I had didn't have problems for a year. argh! why do phones suck these days)

It sounds like a manufacturer defect. And that's difficult because you have to prove that. Perhaps you can just go into wherever you got it or to a carrier store and talk to them and explain. They might be cool with replacing it.
I've read a lot of posts around talking about how this phone scratches easily. It's actually got me considering putting on a screen protector and I've never done that before.

Could the crack possibly be due to heat causing the expansion of the glass? I'm thinking perhaps the gap everyone talks about on the note 3 note 4 etc models is for that reason. To allow the glass some space when it gets hot.
Just my thoughts.
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Limeybastard said:
Could the crack possibly be due to heat causing the expansion of the glass? I'm thinking perhaps the gap everyone talks about on the note 3 note 4 etc models is for that reason. To allow the glass some space when it gets hot.
Just my thoughts.
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I have the light leak along the sides, but it is not caused by a gap in the glass. It's the black along the edges of the screen not being all the way to the very bottom.

centran said:
I thought I had a very fine barely noticeable scratch both on the front and back glass. There is nothing in my pocket or where I place my phone usually that would scratch it(plus isn't it gorilla glass 5?).
Anyway, now I look at the back and that very fine scratch has expanded... GREAT, it's not a scratch but a crack. The front is staying put but the back crack is spreading and now split off to form another one. It is very tiny and you have to angle the phone to see it.
This phone has never been dropped. I don't put it in my back pocket. Nothing has ever been placed or dropped on top of it. WTF?
Anyone else have this problem. I doubt this is covered under warranty. I am so pissed. My last couple phones have been disasters. I need to stop buying phones right after they come out... (all though that might not help as the nexus 6p I had didn't have problems for a year. argh! why do phones suck these days)
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I have yet to join an XDA forum regarding all the mobiles I have owned in recent years and not found one of these threads.
Some peers actually claim to have had their screen crack overnight while on the bed side table? And so it goes on. Its a mystery?
I have seen an 18" dia ships porthole 1.5" thick get dropped and not break yet overnight while standing in a wooden jig they have broken! Glass is an inherently odd material and I have no idea what you are going to do to resolve this situation? This phenomena can happen but its generally owners who, either known or unkown, break the glass.
Where is the crack? Can you possibly post a photo? This would be invaluable to asses what may have accurd.
This could be difficult for you to resolve. Have you insured it?
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I noticed I have a crack on the back as well. Been in a case since I got it and no drops, but still a crack. Don't know how it got there, but at least I can't see it
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I was on the Verizon support site tonight. There are a small number of people there who are complaining about this exact thing.