Where to buy mid frame for the S3? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I am wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction of buying the middle part of the S3. The part I mean is where the volume button is and the other really thin piece on top of that. I'm not sure what it's called so trying to find it on ebay is proving to be quite hard.
Thanks
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Theres no "mid frame". The piece you perceive as the middle belongs to the front housing. You'll need the glass too.
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So it's apart of the AMOLED display or the digitizer?
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Usually when you buy a "screen" it is a package that includes the amoled display and digitiser, pre-mounted in the front housing with glass.
You can buy all these separately. If your amoled panel and digitiser are fine, you can buy "front housing" and glass. Reason being, you cannot remove the glass from existing front housing without damaging it
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So there's no way to replace that section without buying a whole new unit? The screen is fine its just the side
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Did you not read my last post? You can buy all the pieces separately. Just buy a front housing and glass. About £20
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S3 marble

Hey guys, I was wandering if any of you guys are having a problem with the marble battery back case such as hairline scratches and hairline cracks? These are located underneath the back camera light, camera and speaker.
On a side note I always use a protective case and I have never put the phone in any stress.
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I have zero wear and tear on my back.. And I hardy use a case
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[Q] How to glue Razr`s back

Hello guys,
I need some serious help here.
I opened my phone a couple of times and theres a horrible crunchy sound every time i touch the edge of my phone.So,guys,is there any way to glue my phone to be as it was before??
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I used two sided tape, but it's still not perfect.
Cant find it in MNE,any other solutions
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I have opened one for replacing the LCD, didn't knew gluing back would be a problem :/
I think you can use those 3M double sided tapes for phones or 3M Digitizer Frame Adhesive Double Sided Stick Tape
Look them up on Amazon.
justFaisal said:
I have opened one for replacing the LCD, didn't knew gluing back would be a problem :/
I think you can use those 3M double sided tapes for phones or 3M Digitizer Frame Adhesive Double Sided Stick Tape
Look them up on Amazon.
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Tnx for yrl reply, but at the moment i cant order anything(
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There're like 5-7$ with shipping
MarkelofRazr said:
Tnx for yrl reply, but at the moment i cant order anything(
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Then what do you want?
I have opened the og RAZR 910 several times for fun, and to revert the maxx batt upgrade. Usually, there is enough adhesive to restick.
This cover is obviously not held on by much and is barely functional as a dust cover. Make sure it's snapped on tight, use a little heat(hair dryer) to refresh what is left if the stock adhesive, and/or add some tape as has been suggested. You could probably use viscous adhesive putty sometimes found in reusable closure packaging; look around, and you sure to find something suitable. There are plenty of online stores that will sell OEM replacement parts for reasonable prices as well.
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Just "Did it myself" : replaced my own digitiser - tips inside

Hi ,
After i cracked my digitizer i tried to avoid from paying 300$ for fixing it.
I ordered "OEM HTC Droid DNA LCD Screen and Digitizer Assembly with Front Housing" - all the parts are already in one unit and factory glued (Digitizer, LCD and Front Housing)
Making the job less complex - no need to glue anything
btw
I did the order from http://www.etradesupply.com - very fast shipping and great service .
now few tips :
1. very hard to open the back cover of the phone in the first time ( it's glued to the loud speaker - need to be patient ).
2. there are 3 antenna cables : 1 of the wireless , and 2 of the camera flash i think - be very gentle to them, they are very sensitive.
3. Remember to remove the "Ear Speaker" from your old phone - it's not part of the new screen ( I forgot it and needed to reopen my phone )
4. Have fun !
If you have questions, i will more then happy to answer :good:
btw #2
If someone want my old parts (Cracked digitizer - fully working, fully working LCD screen and my old front housing - PM me , will discuss on good price to both of as.
Thanks for the post. I just cracked my screen last week and looking at different ways to fix it.
Does anyone know if they have this same part in white for sale anywhere? I want a white screen on my DNA but all I have been able to find are ones that don't come with the earpiece.
Saw on ebay.. but it without the housing..only digitzer and lcd
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Cool
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I bought the lcd and digitizer separate. Then realized I didn't have the adhesive to glue it all back together. Wish I went the whole front panel way..
Same here, I ended up buying the whole housing pre-assembled. Even when I third to glue it the slightest pull on the ribbon cable and part of the screen is unresponsive.
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Title is misleading ...digitizer only was never replaced ...
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munchy_cool said:
Title is misleading ...digitizer only was never replaced ...
sent from my GE RED DNA \m/
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I'm getting my cracked screen fixed tomorrow at a local phone repair shop and they only ordered the digitizer... Ill see how it goes
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Just replace my screen with the HTC butterfly screen. Looks much better without the Verizon branding imo
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I've got a cracked screen and was thinking about doing this... Wanted to ask how much experience (if any) you had doing this kinda stuff and also how long it took you. Also did you see any adverse effects (such as loose back, volume rocker, etc) from doing this?
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crookx said:
Just replace my screen with the HTC butterfly screen. Looks much better without the Verizon branding imo
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Post pics
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BigMace23 said:
I've got a cracked screen and was thinking about doing this... Wanted to ask how much experience (if any) you had doing this kinda stuff and also how long it took you. Also did you see any adverse effects (such as loose back, volume rocker, etc) from doing this?
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If you planning to buy the same part as i did, it's more easy.
Basic exp with tools suppose to be enough from my point of view.
Regarding the time, it's took me 2 hours - i had to open the phone again, cuz i forgot to place the ear speaker
For the adverse effects:
Back cover - not loose at all, it's connected with hhard plastic clips.
Volume rockers and power bottom - working as before.
One issue that i found, is the charging led, i forgot to takw it out from my old housing
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Love how the red buttons match the rest of the phone.
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crookx said:
Love how the red buttons match the rest of the phone.
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ThAts nice
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crookx said:
Love how the red buttons match the rest of the phone.
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Where did u buy this?
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Yes. I'd like to know too
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Hi
I got a white screen with red soft keys advertised for the 920e from eBay. Images here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44703091
I also agree the OP has a very misleading title for this post. It sounds like they are saying they separated their glass from the LCD and reused it. This is not the case. Not only did the OP replace the digitizer and the LCD but they also replaced the housing.
Great tips tho on removing parts.
~Hoovie
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Now I'm confused. I thought the digitizer was fused to the glass, but the LCD is a separate part. I see plenty of eBay listings for the glass+digitizer(with soft keys). You're saying if one were to buy that they'd have to glue it to the LCD? I'm skeptical that these 3rd party Chinese products actually use gorilla glass 2 and the same highly sensitive digitizer as HTC's, including the 5" 1080p LCD would make me even more nervous about quality.
thehoovie said:
Hi
I got a white screen with red soft keys advertised for the 920e from eBay. Images here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44703091
I also agree the OP has a very misleading title for this post. It sounds like they are saying they separated their glass from the LCD and reused it. This is not the case. Not only did the OP replace the digitizer and the LCD but they also replaced the housing.
Great tips tho on removing parts.
~Hoovie
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300894844116
Would be nice If you could use this too
Lol
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i wanna buy charging cover, part 4,76$ but shipping 34,18$ how foolish...
drumz0rz said:
Now I'm confused. I thought the digitizer was fused to the glass, but the LCD is a separate part. I see plenty of eBay listings for the glass+digitizer(with soft keys). You're saying if one were to buy that they'd have to glue it to the LCD? I'm skeptical that these 3rd party Chinese products actually use gorilla glass 2 and the same highly sensitive digitizer as HTC's, including the 5" 1080p LCD would make me even more nervous about quality.
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The LCD is a separate part, but I heard about how it is difficult separating the LCD from the glass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fTqPqh0fNkQ#t=559 at 9 :17 starts to show the front coming off. When I did mine, as my glass was broken, there was no really saving the LCD.
I cant tell the difference between my replacement, from a USA seller, than the original LCD.
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300894844116
Would be nice If you could use this too ...
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No doubt, but Can Not. That eBay listing has errors. It says the x920e in the listing but it can not be. That listing is for a back cover with an SD card. The x920d and the HTL21 have SD cards and a larger cut out on the top of the back cover. The x920e and the DNA have no cut outs are are a couple mms shorter than the other two. Now this one you can use. http://www.ebay.com/itm/290940405280

How much times did u drop it ? :D

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xtune said:
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Keen observation.
Drop it low?
Drop it hot?
Drop the beat?
Drop the sarcasm?
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Just look at his previous posts. Then walk away from another one of his unnecessary threads.
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Twice unfortunately, once face down onto a tile floor and cracked the LCD display (not the glass though), then a few weeks after getting my replacement it fell getting out of my car and cracked the display again. Ausurion canceled me
never...
All it takes is one drop right on the face to smash the glass. It's a bad design flaw. The glass is glued on so that it sticks out past the bezel. The bezel needs to guard the glass. I hope they fix this on the GN3. Don't carry it around without a case. You'll be sorry.
Dropped it twice on concrete but luckily both times my Otterbox did its job. Definarltely a satisfied customer.
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I found out the hard way. I'm using my second GN2 now and it stays in the Otterbox all the time.
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Never
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Self refurbish?

I bought my s3 second hand and it looks terrible, you can pick up full housing, glass and back for £15, anyone done this before? I don't fancy paying for a new LCD but the heat gun method looks sketchy at best
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Search for all the other people who broke their oled screen or cooked the screen/motherboard.
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