Samsung galaxy s3 mini smashed screen

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• kidspud Posts: 18,341

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  20/08/14 - 08:15 #2

  Bernard_Doyle1 wrote: »

  Hi
  
  I have an s3 mini ans accidentally dropped the phone resulting in a smashed screen.
  
  I still have 12 months left on my contract so went into carphone warehouse to see what they could do.
  
  I have been quoted £169 to have it repaired. Im sure there must be another option.
  
  Any advice please. I'm based in the Liverpool area
  
  Many thanks

  
  You could either find a 'market store' repairer who will do it a lot cheaper. Look for one that has a regular pitch as they will not be doing a runner anytime do on.
  
  Or you could order a screen off the internet and do it yourself. There are usually instructional videos available (YouTube) to guide you through it.

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• Anika Hanson Posts: 15,629

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  20/08/14 - 10:32 #3

  The amoled screens on samsung devices are a lot more expensive to fix than regular LCD screens. My OH smashed his iPhone screen a few years ago and he paid about £40 to have it replaced. The guy who fixed it told us that had it been my galaxy note it would have cost close to £200 to fix. He advised us to get insurance for it (which I had) . That seems to be the going rate. I've seen signs in shops where they quote the price to replace screens and the Samsung galaxy screens are always £100+
  
  I know someone who smashed his S2 screen and paid & £180 to have it replaced.

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• alanwarwic Posts: 28,396

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  20/08/14 - 22:55 #4

  Can you fit a cheap IPS screen?
  
  AMOLED screens are not a commodity which is a negative when they break.

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• Peter_Carlos Posts: 87

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  21/08/14 - 07:00 #5

  Bernard_Doyle1 wrote: »

  Hi
  
  I have an s3 mini ans accidentally dropped the phone resulting in a smashed screen.
  
  I still have 12 months left on my contract so went into carphone warehouse to see what they could do.
  
  I have been quoted £169 to have it repaired. Im sure there must be another option.
  
  Any advice please. I'm based in the Liverpool area
  
  Many thanks

  
  
  Well, I don't think there's any other best option than that you need to replace the smashed screen. Try heading out over the local vendors and see if they can bring the device back in the working condition by paying less.

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• IvanIV Posts: 30,310

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  21/08/14 - 07:19 #6

  One can get a new phone for as low as £125.99 at Amazon.

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• mark_b Posts: 854

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  21/08/14 - 12:23 #7

  The problem is that the glass is glued to the LCD making it very tricky to replace without running a real risk of breaking the LCD as well. For this reason, most repair shops will replace the glass and LCD as an all-in-one component which is why it is so expensive.
  
  Given that the repair can cost as much as a new phone and the glass alone can be bought on Ebay for a few pounds, you could attempt a repair yourself with the view that if you fail, you still have to shell out for a new phone anyway. There are plenty of videos on Youtube showing how it's done.

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