Hello,
Some days are better than others...
I managed to break several of the small metal pins in the sim reader, don't ask me how but I did it =(
I unmounted the phone and it's really just a small circuit board linked to the motherboard with a single ribbon
I have googled for where to find this spare part but no chance so far
Would you know where I could find this part and help me revive my Nexus S ?
Thanks for your help
Thanks for deleting my useless post : just found out a link in the post below !
Sorry =(
Did you find a solution ? My sim card reader (or sim card tray) is broken too and I can't find the replacement part to buy...
Couldn't you guys just do a warranty claim? It shouldn't break that easily unless you were messing with it.
I can't claim warranty since it's "customer induced damage" : needed to insert my sim card into an Ipad. Not willing to lose my micro sim adapter, I put it in the Nexus S without a sim in an tore the pins when taking it out
Moreover, I live in Europe and Samsung has after-sales per region, if not country. they would'nt accept an US purchased handset anyway.
Didn't find any trace of this spare part on any other site but globaldirectpart and it's still showing as "Coming soon"....
I am in Brazil and the phone hasn't arrived in here so Samsung Brasil don't touch it.... despite the fact that they are going to say that this is not covered by warranty.
I did not find anywhere else too...
How about insurance then? But I'm assuming you don't have that either or can't.
Good luck to finding the part though. Globaldirectpart seems to have a tendency of inflating price.
DKYang said:
How about insurance then? But I'm assuming you don't have that either or can't.
Good luck to finding the part though. Globaldirectpart seems to have a tendency of inflating price.
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Don't have any insurance for my phones and it wouldn't work either cos I damaged the phone myself =)
I don't really mind the price since it would cost me about 50 euros including shipping due to the exchange rate between $ and €. Just missing my phone a lot and tired of waiting =)
rahan95 said:
Don't have any insurance for my phones and it wouldn't work either cos I damaged the phone myself =)
I don't really mind the price since it would cost me about 50 euros including shipping due to the exchange rate between $ and €. Just missing my phone a lot and tired of waiting =)
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here goes the replacement part right here but they are out of stock for now
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Nexus-S-GT-I9020T-SIM-Card-Tray-p/smsng6098700.htm
Thanks but we've known that for weeks =)
The best part is the "Coming soon" !!!
Yep! We still waiting for the replacement part to be available... I read about a guy that replaced it with a Galaxy S part... but I did not figure out how.
I called a few suppliers in Asia but no luck so far
it's killing me to have my Nexus S in a drawer for a 10 bucks spare part =(
Yes, me too... that's why I love Apple and my iPhone... Samsung sucks... If I find it anywhere I will post it. I will try to find some more information about replacing it with Galaxy S part.
Do you have any link about this guy using the Galaxy S tray ?
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Anyone have an update on this? I just broke one of the pins inside the sim tray as well....I am unable to find the parts anywhere online. This is driving me nuts....I'll even pay to repair it!
How did you break yours? I can see the op breaking his with an empty micro sim adapter, but if this is breaking from normal usage, that's not good..
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Not yet. I've read that it is possible to replace it with the Galaxy S sim tray. I've bought one and I am waiting it to arrive. I should have it in one week.
It seems that this sim tray is not good at all...
Bad News! The Galaxy S connector is different from the Nexus S one. Look at the picture:
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I believe that the guy who changed it, changed only the sim part, keeping the "sim board" the same... I don't know how to do it, I will try to find out, if anyone know, please help me.
if you read the post carefully, the guy did say sim tray, you can use most sim tray, as long as the pins are position 3+3 at each sides, but you must know how to solder/desolder.
Do you know how do I do it ? I know how to solder/desolder, but I don't know exactly what should I do.
Here is a picture of the Galaxy S Sim Tray. Should I desolder this points marked by the red arrow (and off course in the oposite side) and sold it to the Nexus S board ? Is the sim tray just fixed by this solded points ?
Hey,
So long story but I lost my phone (the cappy) for a while and I ended up getting a new one (cappy glide) and I then found it. Now I am in the unfortunate position of having to sell this wonderful device because my new phone is using a micro sim and and not a regular one so I have no use for the captivate any longer. Its running the SlimBean Rom 2.5.0, rooted and all that. Everything works fine as far as i can tell (I can't test the sim slot as i only have a micro sim) but nothing is outwardly defective. I have an extended battery on it and it lasts forever. I am trying to find the original back cover and battery. So, my question is does anyone want to purchase this device let me know I'm asking for $100.
Thanks
I'm not sure if you are allowed to sell stuff in this section... I advise that you create a listing under the "Wanting to sell" marketplace forum section.
Why is it so hard to find any parts for this device?
I have managed to pretty severely crack my screen on my Tab S2, and unfortunately( never again), I did not buy the protection plan from Best Buy.
There is a local place close to where I live that will do the work, but wants to charge $350+ to replace the screen. Needless to say, that's not going to happen.
I've been scouring the interwebs to try to find a screen/digitizer I can purchase and attempt to replace on my own, but I can't find a single site selling parts for the Tab s2.
Anyone have any ideas? I haven't owned the tablet long at all and I would love to be able to repair it.
Thanks.
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Why is it so hard to find any parts for this device?
I have managed to pretty severely crack my screen on my Tab S2, and unfortunately( never again), I did not buy the protection plan from Best Buy.
There is a local place close to where I live that will do the work, but wants to charge $350+ to replace the screen. Needless to say, that's not going to happen.
I've been scouring the interwebs to try to find a screen/digitizer I can purchase and attempt to replace on my own, but I can't find a single site selling parts for the Tab s2.
Anyone have any ideas? I haven't owned the tablet long at all and I would love to be able to repair it.
Thanks.
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a diffrent approach to take and i would reccomend is to buy the screen yourself online, then take it to a shop (maybe the one you mentioned) and asked them to install the glass on your device, this way you only pay them for the manual labor
Phurkus said:
a diffrent approach to take and i would reccomend is to buy the screen yourself online, then take it to a shop (maybe the one you mentioned) and asked them to install the glass on your device, this way you only pay them for the manual labor
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That would be great, but the whole point is that I can't find anywhere that sells the screen.
If they want $350 to replace the screen, I would simply buy another Tab S2 on Craig's List. If you look a bit, you can find Tab S2 8.0's for less than $300 on Craig's List. I bought mine brand-new on Craig's List with the official Samsung book cover for $280.
--Ron
dutch_in_seattle said:
If they want $350 to replace the screen, I would simply buy another Tab S2 on Craig's List. If you look a bit, you can find Tab S2 8.0's for less than $300 on Craig's List. I bought mine brand-new on Craig's List with the official Samsung book cover for $280.
--Ron
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It just surprises me that there are sites that sell replacement parts for every other Samsung tablet and phone on the market, but nothing for the Galaxy Tab S2.
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It just surprises me that there are sites that sell replacement parts for every other Samsung tablet and phone on the market, but nothing for the Galaxy Tab S2.
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Yes, its totally ridiculous that no one sells it. You can buy a LCD with Digitizer on Ebay for about $250 from China. I found another place that I think is in California but they want you to buy a minimum of 2 LCD's. What kind of crap policy is that??
ITdrummer said:
Why is it so hard to find any parts for this device?
I have managed to pretty severely crack my screen on my Tab S2, and unfortunately( never again), I did not buy the protection plan from Best Buy.
There is a local place close to where I live that will do the work, but wants to charge $350+ to replace the screen. Needless to say, that's not going to happen.
I've been scouring the interwebs to try to find a screen/digitizer I can purchase and attempt to replace on my own, but I can't find a single site selling parts for the Tab s2.
Anyone have any ideas? I haven't owned the tablet long at all and I would love to be able to repair it.
Thanks.
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I think the reason is that it requires a special "heating box", to even open the case on an S2. You have to heat the entire tablet to a certain temp to melt the glue to open the case. I have yet to be able to even determine what that temp is. This should be warning to every S2 owner to be double sure to get a protective screen for their tablets.
Hi. Another question. What can we say about screen compatibility between T710 & T713 or T810 & T813 (and their respective 4G versions) ? Are they switchable?
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Hi. Another question. What can we say about screen compatibility between T710 & T713 or T810 & T813 (and their respective 4G versions) ? Are they switchable?
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They are. Plenty of youtube videos showing you how to change screens. It's not difficult at all.
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I think the reason is that it requires a special "heating box", to even open the case on an S2. You have to heat the entire tablet to a certain temp to melt the glue to open the case. I have yet to be able to even determine what that temp is. This should be warning to every S2 owner to be double sure to get a protective screen for their tablets.
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I've succeeded in opening an 810 using a simple household steam iron and an xacto knife. The problem is that a replacement screen cost as much as buying a used tablet. And the risk of breaking something in attempting to replace it yourself is fairly high.
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And the answer is pretty much irrelevant anyway. Even though the screens are interchangeable, I doubt very seriously if you'll find either one at a price that's less than what you'd pay for a used tablet. I've been looking for months on eBay for a T8xx with a good screen but something else bad, that I could buy for less than $225 and haven't found one yet. The cheapest I found for a new one is $250. That is less than what a used T810 in decent condition would cost, but I'd have no guaranty it would fix the bad tablet. The bad one boots and I can hear audio messages when I turn it on, but what if there is something else wrong other than the screen itself causing it to be blank?
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ITdrummer said:
Why is it so hard to find any parts for this device?
I have managed to pretty severely crack my screen on my Tab S2, and unfortunately( never again), I did not buy the protection plan from Best Buy.
There is a local place close to where I live that will do the work, but wants to charge $350+ to replace the screen. Needless to say, that's not going to happen.
I've been scouring the interwebs to try to find a screen/digitizer I can purchase and attempt to replace on my own, but I can't find a single site selling parts for the Tab s2.
Anyone have any ideas? I haven't owned the tablet long at all and I would love to be able to repair it.
Thanks.
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Hi; If you have the patience, you can just buy a digitizer, and replace that... it's about 1/4th the cost. I've noticed the digitizer for the Tab A 8.0" looks identical to the digitizer for the S2, I wonder if they are the same? I know the lcd in the S2 is not the same, but the digitizer, I suspect is... they're on ebay for about $15.95
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The temp to release the glue is 60 Celcius/140 degrees F.
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s2 uses a special 4x3 amoled screen. The digitizer and led display is integrated into one assembly. Good luck finding that, it probably comes directly from samsung fabs, so its not going to happen for a reasonable price... Shops that offer repair are most likely scavenging parts from used/damaged units they buy. Most common you find worn battery, broken usb port, or cracked screen. Seeing as how the display consists of 2/3 or more the bill of materials, it makes sense for them to charge so much. The labor and screen costs a ton. Keep in mind that the components on the mainboard are cheap, the soc is probably only 60$ or so... Batteries are like 10-15... Replacement usb port is pennies...
Generally when you break an amoled display or burn it in, you are SOL and have an expensive paperweight. It is like totaling the front end of a commuter car. Its not like an apple ipad screen that is mass produced and available directly from china for pennies.
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hi there, do you have the link to the digitizer? I have sm-t719y with broken screen and lcd. I just want to extract some important data out of it. usb debugging is not turned on... tried this adapter but does not work with the Tab S2.
www.tokopedia.com/alonline26/mhl-to-hdmi-otg-untuk-samsung-galaxy-s3s4note2
mhl has different versions. You should be able to find one that works. IIRC the white samsung chinese knock offs work, and are just a few $ us
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They are. Plenty of youtube videos showing you how to change screens. It's not difficult at all.
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I'm sorry to bump this but I have the same question as Beyaz66, but I believe the question was phrased a little confusingly. The actual question is if the different model screens are interchangeable with one another. For example, putting a T719 screen on a T713 model. I see the specs are basically the same and it seems only the appearance is different, but does anyone have any knowledge on this? Thanks!
I have an AT&T Galaxy S5 , long story short..as i was taking my stuff out of storage after we moved,it was a very hot day here in Texas.I decided to take a break and sit in the shade and pulled out my phone and was using it,I leaned against something and heard a noise but ignored it.Then a small safe fell on my head and knocked my phone out of my hands.I wondered what happened then seen the safe so picked it up and my phone was under it.
all screens shattered and the corner of the safe landed right on the edge of the screen near the power button.I fixed the power button but Instead of just replacing the lcd/digitizer i am safer to buy another and swap motherboards.
I have seen all 4 of the main carriers S5 motherboards and have asked in a few places if i could put my motherboard in another carrier S5, as buying any other S5 is cheaper than buying an AT&T one and cheaper than buying the lcd combo.I can get a refurbished Verizon S5 on newegg cheap or of course bricked ones and flashable ones on ebay cheap as well.Now as to why i want to swap motherboards is my data on the phone,its fully unlocked from AT&T rooted etc,things i do not want to do again as i had that phone exactly how i liked it.and since i have upgraded my laptop to win 10 i cant get adb rights again the only way i can maneuver on the phone is with otg mouse but i cant get hdmi to work nor use [email protected] via adb to see anything so all i can do is unlock it and guess.Knowing my luck if i play around like that i will factory reset lol.
I see on ebay some people selling lcd combos that say they fit any s5 and others saying it only fits what carrier they say.but as long as the lcd combo fits the motherboard i can take anything else out of my s5 to swap .
I am not interested in getting any other phone as This is the last one that has user removable battery and a microsd slot.I dont like manufacturers following apple and locking the phone down with limited storage.
short story long, does anyone know if the screens are swappable and i don't want guesses please as i have searched and searched but havent found nor tested yet since my funds are tight.Oh and its no issue for me to repair any phone but im trying to go the cheap route and keep my phone.
Anyone?
Does anyone know?