Hello guys!
It's my first post on this forum so excuse me for all mistakes that I have made
Some time ago i dropped my LG G Flex from about 0,5m. The screen have "spider webs" so it makes annoying to use it. Luckily the screen and touch layer managed to survive .
I searched web for replacements but i didn't find the glass. I only managed to find a glass with whole display. The cost of whole thing was about 50$-100$. The price of that part was too expensive to make it happen (i bought phone for about 140$).
Soo i have came up with bright idea. I was gonna remove the screen glass like this girl on video (Search YouTube for "HOW TO REPLACE A SMARTPHONE SCREEN!" uploaded by "everythingdiy").
Thing was very easy because LG don't have any physical buttons on front and the whole "frame thing" was attached to bottom layers (With samsung phones the "frame thing" is attached to glass").
After removing broken glass i cleaned everything up with just a tissue.
Next step was the easiest one. I bought online a tempered glass protector and applied it on my screen.
Here you go, everything is working very well !
I have payed for replacing my screen glass about 5$ (+ work with removing old glass)
I think i have helped someone with similar problems.
REMEMBER !! To preform this your display and touch must work !!! You are doing it on your own and i don't take any responsibility if you damage your phone !!!
what tempered glass protector did you buy? please can you send a link
also, when you remove the glass, was it attach to the lcd with glue?
cfli1688c1 said:
what tempered glass protector did you buy? please can you send a link
also, when you remove the glass, was it attach to the lcd with glue?
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I bought the cheapest one Any tempered glass will do the job.
The glass was attached to the LCD with glue. Make sure to warm up the screen with hair dryer or heat gun
You can try removing that glass at any point. Just google "removing phone screen glass" or something like that.
Remember it's not that easy as it sounds, the display is very fragile.
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Hi folks,
Waiting patiently for my O2X to arrive to replace my dated Hero... I have had my Hero in a case with screen protector since day one...
So now i'm stuck wondering whether to bother with the same for my O2X?
I know its got Gorilla Glass, but not sure I would trust it in my pocket with keys... and would be gutted if my phone got scratched.
So what does everyone else do?
Check out this video before thinking of screen protector
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt4hi_lIfmI&feature=related
As for case, I have ordered this
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/lg-cch-120-kick-stand-hard-case-lg-optimus-2x-p27952.htm
The image shows two kinds of covers, do you get both or is it just one or the other?. I like the kickstand tho
But I will assume it just attaches on top of the original one or?. But in earnest I would prefer a regular screen protector on the LG's screen, simply because they are easier to keep clean and doesn't take to fingerprints etc too easily.
Be Careful!
Metals can't scratch glass! Never! Not only gorilla glass.. try the "key trick" on your home's windows!
Metals can't scratch glass(but there are exceptions.. like cutters, that can scratch easly due to the small contact area - high pressure on the glass) .. but minerals can scratch so easly glass, even gorilla glass!
And ground=minerals
hello xda , :fingers-crossed:
i wanna buy a new phone and iam admiring the xperia z1 , but iam a little anxious about some things , one of them is the screen as it is not Ghorilla Glass , i had a samsung galaxy s2 and it was really resistant against scratches , so i dont want to pay lots of money on a phone which could be scratched so easily.
so i just wanted to ask people here who already have the Z1 about their experience with that phone's screen and their overall rating to the phone and its camera, cause i've read many posts that the camera wasn't like what they expected
thanks in advance
Check out Glass-M. They make a tempered glass screen protector for the z1 for like 17USD, mines in the mail. I always put a screen protector as soon as possible, even a 5$ urethane protector can easily stop a scratch that would be ridiculously expensive to repair. Gorilla glass wont save you. Stock glass feels better then urethane, but i can always replace a damaged screen protector.
The camera is usually covered by a sapphire lens i believe, which is much harder then the glass screen and doesn't need to be protected. Just keep your diamonds in a different pocket and you wont scratch it.
My advice, get a screen protector for it before you take it out of the box. Mine was scratched after 2 days, compared to all the other phones I've had (HTC One, SGN, SGSIII etc) I have never had a scratch on the screen. The glass itself is tough, it's just the anti shatter film they put over the top of it which scratches easily. It's like having a cheap screen protector on but they say you void your warranty if you pull it off to replace it once it's scratched.
Go with a tempered glass one. I love the phone, just not the cheap film they put over it.
thanks for your fast response guys :angel:
Is this Tempered Glass projected to being scratched and i'll need to replace it several times ? or it is a scratch-resistant glass which will act like gorilla glass maybe ?
and is the camera worth it ? one of my main reasons of choosing that phone is its camera , but i've read many posts which say that camera sucks , and another posts which say that camera is great !! anybody here has any actual experience with this camera ?!
no one has tried z1 or has faced what iam telling or what :crying:
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no one has tried z1 or has faced what iam telling or what :crying:
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The camera is good, just not mind blowing. If you take picture in good light pictures will be fine. In the end its still a small sensor and will not replace my full frame camera. The Glass-m is made of gorilla glass and is pretty tough. The reason for putting one on as soon as you get it is due the anti shatter film sony insists on putting on. This ASF scratches very easily
The screen panel has detached from the phone in the top right corner. Also the headphone jack stopped working about a month before that.
I'm a little worried about peeling the tempered glass screen protector off. I've done it before and it's no easy task, it's on there firmly. I'm worried that I'll damage the screen doing so.
Could I just leave it on, or might they reject the warranty for "using unsupported accessories" or some BS, claiming it might be my fault that the screen has detached?
in Europe they would just disregard the protector.
Unfortunately not every time they disregard it. Yesterday I was repairing one with same issue (You can look at my blog http://e11mtlab.blogspot.com/2016/01/sony-xperia-z3-compact-odklejajacy-sie.html , it's in Polish but there are some good images I think). As You can see I fixed it without taking off screen protector but for example, Polish Sony Service Center says that they can detach tempered glass if it is necessary. I would say it's not necessary but in most cases they are changing Your firmware even if Your issue is broken screen etc. so no matter it's necessary to take off or not Your phone can return without tempered glass.
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Unfortunately not every time they disregard it. Yesterday I was repairing one with same issue (You can look at my blog http://e11serwis.blogspot.com/2016/01/sony-xperia-z3-compact-odklejajacy-sie.html , it's in Polish but there are some good images I think). As You can see I fixed it without taking off screen protector but for example, Polish Sony Service Center says that they can detach tempered glass if it is necessary. I would say it's not necessary but in most cases they are changing Your firmware even if Your issue is broken screen etc. so no matter it's necessary to take off or not Your phone can return without tempered glass.
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I'm having an issue where the screen is becoming to come off in the top right corner. Do you know if heating up the front screen (and adhesive underneath) and pushing the screen back down would fix the problem?
You can try. Original adhesives are thermosensitive so if there is no dust, dirt etc. on adhesive it can be fixed after reheat. Never tried it so if it works give me some info.
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The screen panel has detached from the phone in the top right corner. Also the headphone jack stopped working about a month before that.
I'm a little worried about peeling the tempered glass screen protector off. I've done it before and it's no easy task, it's on there firmly. I'm worried that I'll damage the screen doing so.
Could I just leave it on, or might they reject the warranty for "using unsupported accessories" or some BS, claiming it might be my fault that the screen has detached?
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If there's a problem related to the screen like the panel coming off or something it's best you remove the Tempered Glass as the personnel would have a harder time trying to fix your phone without "cracking" the tempered glass.
A thing to note is tempered glass is very weak against bending, since it is engineered to withstand force on its complete surface area.
Good luck!
In case of Z3c I never had problems with tempered glass. I have changed adhesives in 3 or 4 Z3c and never need to take off glass or protective film. However there is really hard or maybe even impossible to take off back door without braking tempered glass on it or destroying film. Back door glass is flexible and tempered glass is not so one fold and it breaks. Fortunately it's not so easy to break back door but I repeat one more time - heat it up with hair dryer before taking off, same with screen.
If you care about reusing the tempered glass, then take it off before sending in for warranty. Otherwise, it could be removed and not returned to you. It will not void your warranty though.
Sent from the only flagship device that can fit in my hand... Sony Experia Z3 Compact
Okay so I have the device for over a month now and only now I managed to find a screen protector for it. But as soon as I applied it, the bottom part of screen won't respond to touch anymore unless I am touching the metal bezel. So basically if I try to use my phone as it lies down anywhere, I can't. I'll have to pick it up in my hand. I then even tried with a different tempered screen protector but the issue remained. Though the touch works perfectly fine without the tempered glass on.
I understand how capacitive touch screens work but I believe if the touch works fine without the screen protector, there should not be any such issue with it. Is my device defective? Any help would be appreciated.
I'm having the same problem in a lesser degree. Since putting a tempered glass, the very bottom of the navigation bar is unresponsive (while I didn't have any problems before putting the tempered glass on). I'm using a cheap tempered glass so it's been my guess that it's not a good quality product, which explains the touch screen issue.
I didn't try another tempered glass since I got used to using the top bar of the navigation bar so I don't know if the problem occurs with all tempered glasses. I bought a couple of plastic screen protectors if I get tired of the problem.
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I'm having the same problem in a lesser degree. Since putting a tempered glass, the very bottom of the navigation bar is unresponsive (while I didn't have any problems before putting the tempered glass on). I'm using a cheap tempered glass so it's been my guess that it's not a good quality product, which explains the touch screen issue.
I didn't try another tempered glass since I got used to using the top bar of the navigation bar so I don't know if the problem occurs with all tempered glasses. I bought a couple of plastic screen protectors if I get tired of the problem.
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Did you try touching the metal bezel and then trying whether the navigation bar responds aptly or not. In my little understanding, touching any metal parts provides earthing to the circuit and facilitates transfer of electrons thereby improving touch function.
But I have never had any such issues with any of my previous devices.
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Did you try touching the metal bezel and then trying whether the navigation bar responds aptly or not. In my little understanding, touching any metal parts provides earthing to the circuit and facilitates transfer of electrons thereby improving touch function.
But I have never had any such issues with any of my previous devices.
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No, it doesn't change anything. It's the first time I'm using a tempered glass on one of my devices so I don't have any point of comparison.
I don't think the Motorola Service Centre is going to be of much of a help here as the device works just fine without the screen protector on.
Guess I'll have to find some plastic screen protectors and trust the Gorilla Glass 3.
Same with me, putting a tampered glass on made the bottom right portion of the screen very unresponsive, after taking it off, the sensitivity was fine.
Anyone know of a good plastic protector?
I took off the tempered glass and put a simple protective screen and the difference in screen responsiveness is amazing. It feels like a totally new touchscreen!
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I took off the tempered glass and put a simple protective screen and the difference in screen responsiveness is amazing. It feels like a totally new touchscreen!
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It would really help if you could tell where you got the simple protective screen from.
No matter the device has gorilla glass 3 protection, but I still don't want to keep the screen exposed.
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It would really help if you could tell where you got the simple protective screen from.
No matter the device has gorilla glass 3 protection, but I still don't want to keep the screen exposed.
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I just bought the cheapest matte protective screen I could find on Amazon here in France. I don't remember the exact reference, just that it was coming from Germany (I usually buy protective screens made in Germany, I've never been disappointed so far).
Hi, yesterday my phone fell to the ground from about 30 cm. It was with his original flip cover and glass screen protector. But unfortunately it took floor with front glass side by right edge down and went in crash.
Now can I change ony the glass? ( as samsung phone)
Or I must change all the display ?
Because the glass is broken a little and only in the lower part to the right of the central key. I put a new protection glass and almost I do not see it but if it does not cost too much I would like to change it.
Is there anyone who changes only glass? can you show me where?
doromax said:
Hi, yesterday my phone fell to the ground from about 30 cm. It was with his original flip cover and glass screen protector. But unfortunately it took floor with front glass side by right edge down and went in crash.
Now can I change ony the glass? ( as samsung phone)
Or I must change all the display ?
Because the glass is broken a little and only in the lower part to the right of the central key. I put a new protection glass and almost I do not see it but if it does not cost too much I would like to change it.
Is there anyone who changes only glass? can you show me where?
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Try Ifixit.com
doromax said:
Hi, yesterday my phone fell to the ground from about 30 cm. It was with his original flip cover and glass screen protector. But unfortunately it took floor with front glass side by right edge down and went in crash.
Now can I change ony the glass? ( as samsung phone)
Or I must change all the display ?
Because the glass is broken a little and only in the lower part to the right of the central key. I put a new protection glass and almost I do not see it but if it does not cost too much I would like to change it.
Is there anyone who changes only glass? can you show me where?
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Hello mate, did you fix it?
I broke on my P20 pro front glass, by the way touch screen is working.
I ‘ve seen on Youtube that possible to replace glass only, but I not sure about digitizer, should I replace together or not.
Maybe someone has experience with it?