Hi,

I'm not new to the forums (been reading them for about a year, maybe more) but have recently signed up as I have a problem!

Basically I fell off my bike straight onto my Nexus S (I9020), not good! The screen is shattered and the LCD has stopped working, the phone still turns on, however there is no display and the touch screen doesn't seem to work, as the hardware buttons don't respond.

Anyway, I looked into a couple of options for repairing it, and I decided on sending the phone in to be repaired at the shop I bought it from so that I didn't void my warranty. However, they have returned the phone stating that it is beyond economical repair (more expensive to fix than it would be to replace as a whole.)

So my next option is to repair the phone myself, buying a new LCD screen and digitizer and fitting it. I just wanted to know whether anybody has done this before and has any pointers? Also, I want to make sure I buy the right screen replacement (AMOLED and not S-LCD) and am unsure whether all I9020s are AMOLED or not?

Cheers.

 

So that would mean that surely if I buy a replacement I9020 screen it will be S-AMOLED?

 

Actually, I've just ordered it from:

Original Samsung I9020 Assembly LCD Display Touch Glass (Black)

plus if you use the coupon EXS10OFF you can get 10% off.

Also, I used this guide to take my phone apart, but you can skip the steps involving removing of the motherboard etc...

Nexus S Teardown - iFixit

Will let you guys know whether it works or not once I receive the screen!

 

Hi,

Sorry for the delay in replying, just got back from my holiday. I ended up buying the part off ebay (for a lot cheaper I might add,

 

Hi -

This is the exact item I bought. Basically it had the front assembley attached (the plastic bit) so you can skip the heat gun part.

So the back will look like this instead of this

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
PWF

 

Ideally yes, but a hair-dryer might also work.

I'm pretty sure you'd still have to buy the LCD, Digitizer, Glass assembly as I've only seen it sold as a complete unit and not separately i.e. just the glass front and/or digitizer.

Also you need to make sure you buy the i9023 model as I'm sure I read somewhere the screens aren't compatible with other models. Good news though as i9023 screens seem to be cheaper than the i9020 ones!

Hope this helps!