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Hey Guys,
Recently some salt water manage to get in my Samsung Galaxy S while i was fishing. Ive open my phone and clean as much corrosion as possible. Now I've notice that somethings are starting to fail on me in the past few hours My accelerometer, Charging port, 3.5mm head jacks, screen is all good and sim card slot. I can call out but cant take calls in. Chances are the corrosion can finish my phone off for good, in a few months time.
I was thinking if i can buy, new replacement parts or even the whole samsung galaxy s board ? and if any please link.
thank you, kindly appreciated
only level 3 services centre can get new boards but then you also need to write an IMEI to it and print out a new IEMI sticker so not something that can be done. buy a broken screen galaxy s from ebay and swap screens.
I'm sorry for your unscheduled swim.
Frankly,salt water damage is about as bad as it gets-anything depending upon capacitance or resistance will ultimately be affected by the salt.
In my opinion the whole phone is either now or soon will become erratic-even if you swap your screen into an ebay broken screen replacement as suggested I feel the screen from your current phone will deteriorate quickly so you may be sending good money after bad.
I think it's bite the bullet time
Best Wishes
Ashley
disappointed .... : \ Is the phone worth selling ? while phone housing is still new around 2 days old. Screen is still working but might die in the future due to corrosion but so far so good screen is fine.
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Is the phone worth selling ?
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Not as a whole phone, maybe for parts, but you would have to mention the salt water damage otherwise it would be fraudulent.
Some times things happen that are just plain accidents and most likely, like AshleySear said, it's bite the bullet time time.
Maybe look around eBay for a used phone, or wait for the new Galaxy S 2.
Sorry for your potential loss,
Ian
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TheKoomba2010 said:
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Page 121 of the i9000 user manual.. They have a built-in water sensor, to allow Samsung to identify when moisture has entered the device. If it's similar to the iPod's, it's probably inside the headphone port (so they can see the color change without opening the device).
So don't warranty it..
There is 6 in the galaxy s plus we have microscopes to check the board as well.
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I hade same problem
I managed to drop my 2 weeks old GalaxySII in water. The left side of the phone was in sea water for maybe 2 seconds.
I dismounted the battery and tried to blow on it.
That war 10 days ago. Now that the warranty is gone and insurance dont cover anything I yesterday decided to disassemble it and try to clean it with filtered water.
Well the salt had dried and started to corrode on the circuits. It did not look promising but i gave it a try anyway. I used Electrical Cleaner and even bathed the circuit board in lukewarm water. The salt would not come off.
I dried then assembled the phone and pressed the power button with a spark of hope... nothing happened
So my conclusion is DO NOT BADE YOUR SMARTPHONE IN SEA WATHER!!
At least if your unlucky and it is to late put it in your pocket and annoy someone to push you into the sea. Then at least the insurance covers it
I guess my next phone will be a Motorola Defy+ or a Samsung Galaxy Xcover since i have a bad habit of breaking my phone.
today morning i droped my sgsl in detergent water .
i will keep it alone for one week
i wanted to know that detergent water damages more than water or salt water or any ways to get my phone alive
hey, 2 days ago i used my xperia z to took video underwater,,,, after about 5-8 mins underwater...color in my screen fade to white....so i did hard restart.....screen back to normal after 1-2min back fade to white......but every i turn off and turn on again (or restart) it'll be normal but after 1-2min it'll change to fade again, but the touchscreen still works, everything is ok but the problem is the screen back to white again and again.......how to slove this problem? please help me.....
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hey, 2 days ago i used my xperia z to took video underwater,,,, after about 5-8 mins underwater...color in my screen fade to white....so i did hard restart.....screen back to normal after 1-2min back fade to white......but every i turn off and turn on again (or restart) it'll be normal but after 1-2min it'll change to fade again, but the touchscreen still works, everything is ok but the problem is the screen back to white again and again.......how to slove this problem? please help me.....
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nothing to do by yourself
if u r sure all ports were closed underwater just take it to official service for replacement.
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Hey OP, I had the same problem after water damage. Just keep using your phone like normal, it'll start turning white/negative less often, and after 3 weeks or so, your phone will be back to normal!
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if u r sure all ports were closed underwater just take it to official service for replacement.
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Hey OP, I had the same problem after water damage. Just keep using your phone like normal, it'll start turning white/negative less often, and after 3 weeks or so, your phone will be back to normal!
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can i charge my phone, i think there is water in my lcd...
thank you for your attention....
i thought i should let put my xperia z to the sony service center....but i think twice to put it in ssc, cause in my country their service is very bad....the customer very difficult to use their guaranty....once again thank you for all your attention
Water damage isn't covered in the warranty, and it's expensive to repair. When my phone got water damaged (happened less than 48 hours after I got it), I put it in a bag of rice with the 2 smaller flaps open for a few days. That didn't help at all, so I decided to leave it in my cupboard with all the flaps open for a day or two. Surprisingly, this took care of all the visible condensation. I charged my phone after this, and there seemed to be no problem. I continued to use the phone like nothing happened, and I kept using it even while the screen was white.
I've had my Xperia Z for almost a month now, and the white screen issue is entirely gone. I also had other problems like condensation in the camera, a malfunctioning proximity sensor, and an external speaker that didn't work. These problems are gone too.
The only signs of damage left on my phone are condensation in the flash and a little silver blob below my screen (no clue what this is, but it doesn't seem to affect the phone).
I'd say leave your phone somewhere airy with ALL of the flaps open for a couple of days, and then try charging it. DO NOT USE A BLOW DRYER OR A VACUUM TO TRY TO REMOVE WATER, AS THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT/STATIC DAMAGE.
By the way, how many of your water ingress indicators have gone red?
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Water damage isn't covered in the warranty, and it's expensive to repair. When my phone got water damaged (happened less than 48 hours after I got it), I put it in a bag of rice with the 2 smaller flaps open for a few days. That didn't help at all, so I decided to leave it in my cupboard with all the flaps open for a day or two. Surprisingly, this took care of all the visible condensation. I charged my phone after this, and there seemed to be no problem. I continued to use the phone like nothing happened, and I kept using it even while the screen was white.
I've had my Xperia Z for almost a month now, and the white screen issue is entirely gone. I also had other problems like condensation in the camera, a malfunctioning proximity sensor, and an external speaker that didn't work. These problems are gone too.
The only signs of damage left on my phone are condensation in the flash and a little silver blob below my screen (no clue what this is, but it doesn't seem to affect the phone).
I'd say leave your phone somewhere airy with ALL of the flaps open for a couple of days, and then try charging it. DO NOT USE A BLOW DRYER OR A VACUUM TO TRY TO REMOVE WATER, AS THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT/STATIC DAMAGE.
By the way, how many of your water ingress indicators have gone red?
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thank you for your attention
there 1 indicator have gone red, at charge port, but i really sure i've closed it before i brought it in to the water...
so if there is technical error when installation the port, are the warranty still valid ?
i just put my xperia in my bedroom and left with the ports opened, i hope the water inside my lcd can evaporate. I've the same problem with you, there are some silver blob below in my screen too, look like water behind the lcd. almost a week i never charge my phone, i'm afraid there will be shorting inside. so can i charge my xperia now ?
I put my iPod touch on the dash of my car for a day. It dried it out. No sign of water damage. It was in my pocket of shorts and my wife washed it in the laundry.
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deathknellx said:
I put my iPod touch on the dash of my car for a day. It dried it out. No sign of water damage. It was in my pocket of shorts and my wife washed it in the laundry.
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Yeah, but your iPod isn't held together by a heat-sensitive adhesive. The Xperia Z is. So that's not exactly the best idea...
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thank you for your attention
there 1 indicator have gone red, at charge port, but i really sure i've closed it before i brought it in to the water...
so if there is technical error when installation the port, are the warranty still valid ?
i just put my xperia in my bedroom and left with the ports opened, i hope the water inside my lcd can evaporate. I've the same problem with you, there are some silver blob below in my screen too, look like water behind the lcd. almost a week i never charge my phone, i'm afraid there will be shorting inside. so can i charge my xperia now ?
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Wow, that's funny. It's the same exact water indicator that's turned red on my phone.
The flaps on your phone could be faulty, and if they are, you are still under warranty. Next to your headphone flap, there is actually a Waterproof Test Hole, which Sony Service Centers use to test if your phone's waterproof capabilities are okay. The test hole can't be seen as there is a piece of plastic that covers it.
The thing is that it's more than likely that your phone will pass the waterproof test, and that your flaps came loose underwater when you were taking the video (pretty sure this is what happened to me as well).
Oh, and I can confirm that the silver blob is not water, but actually some sort of corrosion. It happened to my previous phone as well, and when I took it apart there was no water at in it at all.
Go ahead and charge it, you've got nothing to lose. Your warranty is void, and it's not like your phone will work without charge. Good luck!
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Yeah, but your iPod isn't held together by a heat-sensitive adhesive. The Xperia Z is. So that's not exactly the best idea...
Hey, don't mention it
Wow, that's funny. It's the same exact water indicator that's turned red on my phone.
The flaps on your phone could be faulty, and if they are, you are still under warranty. Next to your headphone flap, there is actually a Waterproof Test Hole, which Sony Service Centers use to test if your phone's waterproof capabilities are okay. The test hole can't be seen as there is a piece of plastic that covers it.
The thing is that it's more than likely that your phone will pass the waterproof test, and that your flaps came loose underwater when you were taking the video (pretty sure this is what happened to me as well).
Oh, and I can confirm that the silver blob is not water, but actually some sort of corrosion. It happened to my previous phone as well, and when I took it apart there was no water at in it at all.
Go ahead and charge it, you've got nothing to lose. Your warranty is void, and it's not like your phone will work without charge. Good luck!
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i put my xperia z to sony service center yesterday, and They were looking for what ' s wrong with my xperia, and check is the warranty stil valid or not.....
but it'll surely need a long time, about 1 month++.....
Hi all, since few days ago, I played around and bring my z3c to the pool, took some underwater photos and video, after that, part of the screen is not responsive anymore (about 1cm from the top of status bar) so I can't use the status bar or use the screen in that part, is there any possibility that my phone was broken ? should I go to the sony centre any get it fix or keep praying and waiting ?
You seem to have narrowed down what the issue was... this is why, even if it's water proof I never go diving with my phone... It's known for this to happen far too commonly.
The best thing you can do is throw it in a bag of rice and leave it but... it sounds like the damage is done. Sony most likely wont replace it because water getting inside is the cause of the user, not the phone.
Kind of sounds like a small amount of it went into the headphone port.
Open up the USB flap and check the white tag in there, if its color has changed water went in from that part. Since only the top doesn't work, sounds like just a few droplets went in.
Bag of rice it for sometime (few days to a week) and if the issue persists, Sony will charge you a fee to fix that unless they're really nice to you.
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b_boy_9x said:
Hi all, since few days ago, I played around and bring my z3c to the pool, took some underwater photos and video, after that, part of the screen is not responsive anymore (about 1cm from the top of status bar) so I can't use the status bar or use the screen in that part, is there any possibility that my phone was broken ? should I go to the sony centre any get it fix or keep praying and waiting ?
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is thr anything u did and not mention it here?
for example try to dry it or little bit pressure or sudden drop?
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Actually, I just realized the problem after coming back home, guess I'll wait few more days then come to the sony centre to get it fixed
now I'm living in a camp so can't find a rice bag or something similar also.
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You seem to have narrowed down what the issue was... this is why, even if it's water proof I never go diving with my phone... It's known for this to happen far too commonly.
The best thing you can do is throw it in a bag of rice and leave it but... it sounds like the damage is done. Sony most likely wont replace it because water getting inside is the cause of the user, not the phone.
Kind of sounds like a small amount of it went into the headphone port.
Open up the USB flap and check the white tag in there, if its color has changed water went in from that part. Since only the top doesn't work, sounds like just a few droplets went in.
Bag of rice it for sometime (few days to a week) and if the issue persists, Sony will charge you a fee to fix that unless they're really nice to you.
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btw, you said about the white tag in the usb flap but I couldn't found it, can you post some pic ? I want to check first if the water got inside my phone or not ? at first I thought it just normal after sinking the phone in water like my Z1 but now it became like this (
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btw, you said about the white tag in the usb flap but I couldn't found it, can you post some pic ? I want to check first if the water got inside my phone or not ? at first I thought it just normal after sinking the phone in water like my Z1 but now it became like this (
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Wrong side sorry, it's not the USB flap. It's the one under it, near the bottom of the phone. The Sim card flap.
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Wrong side sorry, it's not the USB flap. It's the one under it, near the bottom of the phone. The Sim card flap.
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I've checked, nothing strange.
btw, the non-responsive part is at the top side so that's why we couldn't see anything wrong with this flap.
Calvat said:
You seem to have narrowed down what the issue was... this is why, even if it's water proof I never go diving with my phone... It's known for this to happen far too commonly.
The best thing you can do is throw it in a bag of rice and leave it but... it sounds like the damage is done. Sony most likely wont replace it because water getting inside is the cause of the user, not the phone.
Kind of sounds like a small amount of it went into the headphone port.
Open up the USB flap and check the white tag in there, if its color has changed water went in from that part. Since only the top doesn't work, sounds like just a few droplets went in.
Bag of rice it for sometime (few days to a week) and if the issue persists, Sony will charge you a fee to fix that unless they're really nice to you.
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update : phone was fixed, change the screen without any fee, I think they don't know if it is because of water or not (unless I tell them, lol)
when you buy a used gs5, MAKE SURE YOU TRY IT UNDERWATER AND CHECK IT FOR WATER DAMAGE!! (www(dot)verizonwireless(dot)(com)/support/knowledge-base-142121/)
I just bought mine 2 days ago, this morning I discovered that it is water damaged (the little things are red) so I tried it underwater and surprise surprise it died.
I am so sad now because it was gs906s model (s5 prime) which ise very rare / expensive in my country. I tried contacting the owner but he said "when I sold it it was working !" really??!! I did put it now in rice and who knows...
i hope you get my point and sry for my english
Why would you be that stupid to put your device in water, even though it is second hand? The glue used for the front softens up with time and starts to lift, breaking the water seal. NEVER put your device in water, even though its IP67 rated. Good work, dingbat. You wasted a very good device, even though you saw the water damage indicators were red. This is not a guide, and it should not be named as such. There are many other things that need to be tested on a SH S5, like the AMOLED, all the sensors, the cameras, the accesories, the flap over the microusb 3 port, etc. That is the least of your concerns.
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Why would you be that stupid to put your device in water, even though it is second hand? The glue used for the front softens up with time and starts to lift, breaking the water seal. NEVER put your device in water, even though its IP67 rated. Good work, dingbat. You wasted a very good device, even though you saw the water damage indicators were red. This is not a guide, and it should not be named as such. There are many other things that need to be tested on a SH S5, like the AMOLED, all the sensors, the cameras, the accesories, the flap over the microusb 3 port, etc. That is the least of your concerns.
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It was sooo hot and I tried to cool it down lol ...
quick update : the rice method worked!!! I relived it from rice and everything is working as far as I know...
ps: after putting it in water I checked the usb port and there were no water there.
I want it to be waterproof(thats why I bought it) do you think buying an original back case will be enough ?
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It was sooo hot and I tried to cool it down lol ...
quick update : the rice method worked!!! I relived it from rice and everything is working as far as I know...
ps: after putting it in water I checked the usb port and there were no water there.
I want it to be waterproof(thats why I bought it) do you think buying an original back case will be enough ?
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What the actual F. Whatever. Original back cases are very hard to come by, because most battery covers are fake, but if you are lucky enough, then it could work. To tell you something, my G900F, SH, has this weird issue: the front glass is lifted on the right side of the device. Not just the top, but about 50% of the height, and i can see that dirt has gone in and stuck to the original adhesive.
I will buy some 3M adhesive and a frame, because i want to change the frame, and will try to get an original back cover too.
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What the actual F. Whatever. Original back cases are very hard to come by, because most battery covers are fake, but if you are lucky enough, then it could work. To tell you something, my G900F, SH, has this weird issue: the front glass is lifted on the right side of the device. Not just the top, but about 50% of the height, and i can see that dirt has gone in and stuck to the original adhesive.
I will buy some 3M adhesive and a frame, because i want to change the frame, and will try to get an original back cover too.
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thank you for the reply,it worked like charm for about an hour then the screen became green then it turned black. tried removing the battery and turning it on again but nope. I also experienced some extreme overheating (+50 degree). I did put it in rice again who knows..
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thank you for the reply,it worked like charm for about an hour then the screen became green then it turned black. tried removing the battery and turning it on again but nope. I also experienced some extreme overheating (+50 degree). I did put it in rice again who knows..
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The water got in it, and there was some water left. You did not tear it down to dry the insides too, that's the problem. Unfortunately, if you say that went green then black it means that it most likely died. Because of water related damage.
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The water got in it, and there was some water left. You did not tear it down to dry the insides too, that's the problem. Unfortunately, if you say that went green then black it means that it most likely died. Because of water related damage.
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yeap I took it to 5 different repair shops and all agreed to that, the problem is no one have a screen replacement for it, I tried to find it online but 99% of sites dont ship to my country (I will try contacting some friends that live in usa)
I have root in it, just before screen died It was connected it to tv and I was playing some old school ps1 games x), the problem is that after reboot, no hdmi no pc connection work unless you put password( because I used the fingerprint method ), i tried connecting a usb keyboard via otg but nope didnt work, I have usb debugging off also
Do you have a solution how to mirror screen to pc without usb debugging? or how to enable usb debugging via flashing? I remember my galaxy fame"s screen broke so I open the recovery menu clocksworkmod and boom usb debug is on on recovery menu(I installed an apk that enabled me to mirror the screen so I recovered my files), do you know a recovery that works in this model and do the same? and can you plz confirm that if you connect keyboard via otg , you cant input the password?
&thank you in advance )
I'm gonna buy is it a good phone
So... teardown videos on YouTube fooled me and I thought that this phone is water-resistant. I washed it under tap water (multiple times, actually). After the last time, the screen stopped working, but the phone appears to be OK — even the touch clearly works. I've already disassembled the phone and cleaned the connectors with 95% alcohol, but the screen still doesn't work. Is buying a replacement screen and hoping for a cheap repair the smartest thing to do? After all, the motherboard can also be borked.
EDIT: the screen is completely black
BlueOner said:
So... teardown videos on YouTube fooled me and I thought that this phone is water-resistant. I washed it under tap water (multiple times, actually). After the last time, the screen stopped working, but the phone appears to be OK — even the touch clearly works. I've already disassembled the phone and cleaned the connectors with 95% alcohol, but the screen still doesn't work. Is buying a replacement screen and hoping for a cheap repair the smartest thing to do? After all, the motherboard can also be borked.
EDIT: the screen is completely black
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I've replaced the screen after dropping the phone. Was only a small chip in the bottom corner, didn't look much at all, but the screen was completely dead. I was in a similar dilemma of wanting to be sure it was only the screen before spending about $100 on a screen. I booted into fastboot, then connected to a PC, then done the fastboot devices command, which returned a valid ID, so I knew the phone wasn't completely dead. Also connecting to the PC and booting the phone, the PC recognised the phone was connected, though without being able to unlock the phone I couldn't check anything else. That was enough for me to go ahead and order the screen. Now everything works fine.
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I've replaced the screen after dropping the phone. Was only a small chip in the bottom corner, didn't look much at all, but the screen was completely dead. I was in a similar dilemma of wanting to be sure it was only the screen before spending about $100 on a screen. I booted into fastboot, then connected to a PC, then done the fastboot devices command, which returned a valid ID, so I knew the phone wasn't completely dead. Also connecting to the PC and booting the phone, the PC recognised the phone was connected, though without being able to unlock the phone I couldn't check anything else. That was enough for me to go ahead and order the screen. Now everything works fine.
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Thanks for sharing your experience! In my case, the phone clearly isn't dead, but I wonder whether some circuitry on the motherboard that's responsible for making the display work might be fried. Well... if that's the case, I can always sell the replacement screen after testing, but I'm not sure that someone will buy it for a good price.
Also... where did you get your screen from? On AliExpress, they are as cheap as $50, but most of the cheap ones are clearly some fake crap — TFT/IPS LCD, smaller than the original, fingerprint scanner not working... I guess I need to buy something more expensive. Have you noticed any difference between the original screen and your replacement?
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Thanks for sharing your experience! In my case, the phone clearly isn't dead, but I wonder whether some circuitry on the motherboard that's responsible for making the display work might be fried. Well... if that's the case, I can always sell the replacement screen after testing, but I'm not sure that someone will buy it for a good price.
Also... where did you get your screen from? On AliExpress, they are as cheap as $50, but most of the cheap ones are clearly some fake crap — TFT/IPS LCD, smaller than the original, fingerprint scanner not working... I guess I need to buy something more expensive. Have you noticed any difference between the original screen and your replacement?
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It was 4 months ago I got mine from AliExpress, at that time there wasn't any of these cheaper ones for sale. Looking at these cheaper ones they are TFT, though it's not always obvious in the description.
One seller is selling both TFT and OLED and are clearly labelled in the options. So from this assume that all cheaper ones are TFT.
It is a bit of a minefield. I doubt that any of the sellers have the actual original genuine screens. It took me a couple of days to go through all the listings and determine which one would most likely be good quality.
I eventually went for this one, which was slightly more expensive than most. Now though it appears to have gone up about $15 from when I bought it.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_d7OqLlE
At that time it had the best reviews, which appeared genuine. There were others with a higher review count, which appeared to be just as well reviewed, but reading the reviews you realise they are fake. Many reviews, supposedly from the USA, written in very poor pigeon English.
Also saw some stores with high review count, but then realised that most reviews are for completely different products (a common trick by some Ali sellers, completely change an existing listing so a new product looks like it's got high reviews)
The screen is good quality. It took about 3 weeks to arrive, but it was about 2 weeks after I damaged it before I ordered. So it was around 5 weeks after I last used the phone before installing it. After that time it's hard to judge if it is as good as the original. To look at and use the phone you wouldn't think it was a non original replacement, to me it seems to be as good as the original, without doing a side by side comparison. As far as an oleophobic coating, I couldn't say, it's had a screen protector since installing.
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I washed it under tap water (multiple times, actually)
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Umm. What? Even with IP rated phones you don't wash it with water. IP rating generally means that its good for accidental drops into water or for use in light rain. Why on earth would you wash it? Yes, I know jerryrig says there's some water ingress protection but it doesn't mean you should wash it with water. It just means you're good for use in light rain at best.
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Umm. What? Even with IP rated phones you don't wash it with water. IP rating generally means that its good for accidental drops into water or for use in light rain. Why on earth would you wash it? Yes, I know jerryrig says there's some water ingress protection but it doesn't mean you should wash it with water. It just means you're good for use in light rain at best.
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Yes, I know. Very stupid. At least y'all can learn from it and avoid making the same mistake.
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The screen is good quality.
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That's reassuring!
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it's hard to judge if it is as good as the original. To look at and use the phone you wouldn't think it was a non original replacement, to me it seems to be as good as the original, without doing a side by side comparison.
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Well, I guess that even if it's a bit worse, replacing the screen is better (in my case) than dealing with an older/cheaper phone or throwing a nice sum of money on a phone in similar price range. I will report my experience after replacing the screen, maybe it will help someone. I'm definitely not going to find another guy with 9T (Pro) because of the coronavirus, but comparison with another high-quality AMOLED phone is another way to check the quality.
So... I wanted to order the screen, but when I checked whether the phone still works... it appeared dead. It charges, is visible in USB devices (but no fastboot etc.), the notification LED blinks, but that's all. It worked perfectly some time after the water damage occured, so I guess that the damage progressed. Yes, I didn't clean the phone thoroughly after disassembling it - I thought that the water probably evaporated anyway after using a heat gun, so, as I mentioned earlier, I cleaned only (easily accessible) connectors. Maybe it is something stupid (power button?), but it seems too good to be true. If I don't post another update, just assume that my phone died.
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So... I wanted to order the screen, but when I checked whether the phone still works... it appeared dead. It charges, is visible in USB devices (but no fastboot etc.), the notification LED blinks, but that's all. It worked perfectly some time after the water damage occured, so I guess that the damage progressed. Yes, I didn't clean the phone thoroughly after disassembling it - I thought that the water probably evaporated anyway after using a heat gun, so, as I mentioned earlier, I cleaned only (easily accessible) connectors. Maybe it is something stupid (power button?), but it seems too good to be true. If I don't post another update, just assume that my phone died.
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My k20 pro Disable screen problem
Hi xda developers
After wetting the phone with a hand sanitizer and using the same wetness of the screen, I played the online game and put it in automatic game mode and rested for a while...
After waking up, I noticed that the phone was turned off, which was turned on by holding down the power button, but the screen is off...
Currently, only vibrators and notification lights work for the phone, and the phone is organized by a computer.
Also, the phone is charged and its sound can be heard while connecting it to the charger, and its sound can be heard in the same way to lock the screen.
Does anyone have an idea?
my phone just take s swim in the river yesterday, now its has no display but still on and even the touchscreen is working (i know is working cuz its register sound when i try to touch it everywhere). it have been dead first but then turn back on with everything work normal. but after about half hour, the screen suddnly dead.
after tear it my self i found where the water coming in, its from the 3.5mm jack. other holes have rubber protection but the jack has nothing. they even put water dammage indicator below the 3.5mm module....
i have try few method like clean the board with isoprofil alcohol but no avail. now im waiting my screeen replacement and will try to fixit my self.
IchsanWin32 said:
my phone just take s swim in the river yesterday, now its has no display but still on and even the touchscreen is working (i know is working cuz its register sound when i try to touch it everywhere). it have been dead first but then turn back on with everything work normal. but after about half hour, the screen suddnly dead.
after tear it my self i found where the water coming in, its from the 3.5mm jack. other holes have rubber protection but the jack has nothing. they even put water dammage indicator below the 3.5mm module....
i have try few method like clean the board with isoprofil alcohol but no avail. now im waiting my screeen replacement and will try to fixit my self.
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Hello! Had exactly the same issue. Did it work to replace the screen?
My phone got into the sea (well the sea went into it), nothing happened for a while, and then it suddenly went black. Is working (like i can still use it as alarm lol) but the screen is not. Same as BlueOner, i'm afraid is not the screen itself but something in the mother board, so I would love to know if any of you were able to use it after replacing the screen or i will end up with the same issue.
Thanks!
saityro said:
Hello! Had exactly the same issue. Did it work to replace the screen?
My phone got into the sea (well the sea went into it), nothing happened for a while, and then it suddenly went black. Is working (like i can still use it as alarm lol) but the screen is not. Same as BlueOner, i'm afraid is not the screen itself but something in the mother board, so I would love to know if any of you were able to use it after replacing the screen or i will end up with the same issue.
Thanks!
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It's toast. Don't even bother. The sea salt is hygroscopic, conductive (with moisture), corrosive and -everywhere- now.
It not a question of if it will fail only when.
Tap water is similar but not near as aggressive. The smallest amount of salt (sweat) can change that if it gets inside too. Even so if the device >didn't have it's battery pulled immediately<, then completely turn apart and cleaned with anhydrous isopropyl alcohol it won't fare much better in the long term most likely.
Any water internally can cause massive damage quickly. Or the signs of damage can take months to fully manifest themselves especially if the battery wasn't quickly pulled.
Salt water is fatal because it's residue doesn't easily rinse off as well as what was stated above.
This is why manufacturer warranties refuse to deal with water damage.
It's the gift that keeps giving...
Occasionally you can get lucky if you act fast
My Buds case fell into my coffee cup and immediately crash dived to the bottom like the sub in Das Boot. Cream and sugar too.
I pulled it apart and rinsed it will RO water then with anhydrous isopropyl alcohol in less then 3 minutes. Got as much as the isopropyl out as possible without compressed air and allowed it to dry in a warm sunny spot. Couldn't disconnect the Li battery as it was soldered or spot welded in. After about 2 days of drying it worked and other a year and a half later still is working.
I am still surprised...
Hi. I got water damage. The screen can be turn on but its not responding at all. I can press the power button, the screen lights up, as normal. I just couldn't unlocked it. It wont accept any touch. Also i tried calling from another phone, sound okay, also led notification working.
I havent try the charging port yet.
Anybody have similar experience? Can someone explain my problem? Should i order new screen replacement? Im just afraid its not screen problem.
harithzaim88 said:
Hi. I got water damage. The screen can be turn on but its not responding at all. I can press the power button, the screen lights up, as normal. I just couldn't unlocked it. It wont accept any touch. Also i tried calling from another phone, sound okay, also led notification working.
I havent try the charging port yet.
Anybody have similar experience? Can someone explain my problem? Should i order new screen replacement? Im just afraid its not screen problem.
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Read my previous post.
You need to dry it out completely.