S4 screen, broken.

[Oyeve]

A colleague has dropped his S4 and the glass is broken. All touch works. Does he need a digitizer or just the glass screen.Or is it the same?

 

[ChronoReverse]

I believe the AMOLED fuses it all together to make it thinner. So it'll be a full screen replacement.

 

[Oyeve]

I believe the AMOLED fuses it all together to make it thinner. So it'll be a full screen replacement.

I thought they were two separate pieces.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I thought they were two separate pieces.

They are but on the S4 it is a bitch to separate the two.

 

[Oyeve]

They are but on the S4 it is a bitch to separate the two.

Need to do hair blower and such? So, its easier to get the whole assembly (digitizer)? Poofy, have a good purchasing source? Ive never done one and this guy is literally on his fourth S4. His insurance said nope.

 

[Oyeve]

After looking at videos to remove the glass I have told him a digitizer is the best way to go. His screen is too shattered to easily remove just the glass as no suction cup will be able to grip it and I am not slicing up my fingers getting all the little bits of glass out.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Need to do hair blower and such?

Yes. And its all VERY delicate. Like even experienced people can take hours. Much easier to buy the who thing.

I unfortunately do not have a good source though. Knock on wood I haven't had to replace mine yet because I am now religious about glass screen protectors.

These seem to have good reviews and just slightly high prices compared to Chinese on Ebay:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy...ef=pd_cp_cps_0

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy...ef=pd_cp_cps_1

 

[SAWYER]

There are places on ebay that will replace just the glass
$40 here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338acddc81