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Samsung Front Panel Assembly - I can't believe I Fixed It!!!

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Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S III Front Panel Assembly Replacement

Samsung Galaxy S III Front Panel Assembly Replacement

1 - 2 uren

Moderate

Mijn probleem

I dropped my phone on the kitchen tile floor (face down). When I picked it up, the screen wasn't damaged (1 Point Gorilla Glass); however, the LCD was cracked in the upper right corner. I was very angry because I only have had the phone for 6 months. Within 2 hours, the entire screen stopped working. I couldn't answer calls or make any calls. The next day at work, I tried calling AT&T about replacing it, but because it was damaged, it's not under warranty. I was trying to decide if I should get a cheap "stupid" phone for the remaining 1-1/2 years of my contract, or spend the large amount of money to buy a new Samsung Galaxy. Then my husband told me about something he saw in his Maximum PC magazine called ifixit.com, and sent me a link to the replacement front panel assembly. I looked at the step-by-step instructions on how to replace it and thought, "I can do this!"

Mijn oplossing

When my replacement front panel assembly came in, I sat down at the dining room table with my phone, replacement front panel assembly, the plastic opening tools, a screwdriver and a pair of tweezers. I followed the instructions step-by-step and was just in awe as to how easy it was. The only part I had a little difficulty with was the ambient light sensor. As a woman, I can be very delicate. However, when it comes to trying do deal with a delicate piece of machinery, I can sometimes be a big oaf. I asked my husband for help with this part (he's IT and works on computers all the time). It took him a few minutes, but then he finally lifted the sensor. He then went back to what he was doing and let me finish the repair. I was a little concerned when I got to the end of the instructions and there weren't any steps on putting it back together, but all I did was just go through the instructions backwards. When that phone turned on and I saw "Samsung" on the screen, I felt a great sense of accomplishment, and a huge smile came to my face. I couldn't believe I spent about 45 minutes and less than half the cost of a new phone, and my phone was working flawlessly.

Mijn advies

I ordered the plastic opening tools to help with the repair. If you have something plastic that's small and flat, you can use that. I do wish I bought a spudger because I had an issue trying to find something thin and flat enough to do what I needed to do. The plastic opening tools were too thick to deal with the items the spudger was used for.

The best piece of advice I could give is, when you take the phone apart, don't just place the pieces on the table around you. Make sure you put them in a line, and bunch them by steps. For example, I created my line right to left. The first bunch was the back panel, battery, SD card and SIM card. The bunch to the left was the 10 screws sitting inside the plastic midframe. The next bunch to the left was the headphone jack/speaker assembly. It just made it so much easier to put the phone back together because as I was going through the directions backwards, I worked from the left to the right on my line of parts.

On another note, when I placed my order, I requested overnight shipping. My order confirmation email said I would receive an email with my shipping confirmation. The next day when I didn't receive that shipping confirmation, and the order confirmation page on ifixit.com wasn't providing any shipping information, I emailed the company. I told them that I paid for overnight, but I wasn't seeing any shipping information, and I should be receiving the items today. I received a call from someone at ifixit later that day apologizing and telling me there was an issue with the shipment details updating and that my package was already delivered to the mail room (I had it shipped to work). Taking the extra step of calling customers to explain the issue, rather than sending an email, is the best way a company can show they appreciate their customers. In my opinion, it's that extra step every company should take.

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