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[G2 General] tiguy99:
Hey.....free is good!!! :)

Yeah these screen panels come in different hues.

With the light boxes taken apart, I've seen some inconsistencies among different G2 LCDs...

Some have 3 layers of polarizer sheets and 1 has 2.

Of the three I have in my possession, one has a smooth clear plastic layer sandwiched between a thin polarizer sheet, a white waxpaper looking sheet and a thicker polarizer sheet.

What's different about this screen is the clear plastic layer has no marking on it while the others have a clear plastic layer with tiny grooves.

Not sure how this affects lighting performance, viewing angle or possible color reproduction on the LCD but the difference was enough to notice

Of the different G2s I've had, two had yellowish displays and the rest had more bluer hued screens

The screen I'm repairing now has a more bluer hue
[G2 General] tiguy99:
So I went all out... Ordered a few screen adhesives, got a refund on my light box purchase from a couple weeks ago and got another screen to refurbish wholesale!

With that said I think it's safe to say I have all I need to finish the repair.

With a snowstorm headed this way this evening think I have all the motivation necessary to geter done :)

Stay tuned
[G2 General] [] AL []:
Yo!

I was cleaning up my PC's desktop mess and found this pic that I saved while shopping for the G2...

How's the snow storm and the project going?

On my side, it's with great regret that I had to get a final refund for the G2. It was great to play around with it, set it up (4 times) and find camera and other specific apps for it, but the last one was also problematic: barely no 2G reception (~ -103dBm in my house...) and no GPS fix. Seller said that those two things were normal for this model here in China....: a big bag of BS if you ask me (and why doesn't he specify all that on his selling website if true...).

Anyhow, happy scraping and shoveling!

/A

Edit: found the pic again [emoji14]
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Nice stash of screens. Would love to test each one and compare screen quality lol

Sorry to hear about your phone going back.

Not sure which G2 variant is for your country but is it possible for you to get one that's more compatible with your GSM & LTE frequencies?

As for my phone, the repair went like this...fixed the light box and LCD=good... Loved the output

.. Everything can't out perfect.

Placed screen assembly back onto the frame= bad...

Found out the digitizer I bought off Amazon back in April has a myriad of problems I didn't notice until now

1. Alignment was off. No matter what I did (including using two 3M adhesives and various frame surface cleaning techniques) I couldn't get it to line up probably.

2. The killer...the digitizer had the wrong plug. Not sure what the hell this is but it didn't match my D801 connector on the logic board.....

How careless of a mistake....I always check the plugs but somehow missed this one simple mistake which basically rendered this entire project useless because I did a repair for a screen I won't be able to use.

Now I have to Seperate the LCD and place this digitizer for sale since I'm not sure the seller will take it back.

The best part...his ad says this digitizer is for the D801 LG G2...bull%&#+!!!!

So there that was my weekend. My wife saying you should have just paid someone to fix it for you didn't help either lol

Up next....I'm going to bit the bullet and buy another screen assembly praying/hoping I don't get duped again.

Worst case, I can always swap out the LCD for one of these 3 good OEM ones I've now amassed I'm my collection all this time.

I like this phone and still think it's one of the best money can buy considering what you're getting.

Just wish the aftermarket parts were of better quality than I've experienced over the past year.

Well at least I have one heck of a story to tell :)

Do I recommend this glass only repair... Sure if you:

1. Are technically inclined to do this

2. Are willing to shell out additional monies to buy replacement parts more than once since there aren't any guides available online to fix the G2 LCD via LOCA method so alot of your work will be trial and error

3. You have patience since this process will be a love hate experience for your phone. Many will not make it.

4. Know that most shops won't go this deep into the repair so once you start you're on your own until you're done.

5. Know it's very challenging so refer back to #1 & 4 before you even think about it!

Hope this helps the next lad in my position :)

Any other questions just ask.

Stay tuned...I'll be sure to update this thread after I get my new screen assembly.

At least now I know exactly what to do if I get a defective one like I did in the beginning of this thread.
[G2 General] Azurael:
Mine is with Carphone Warehouse :( who will most probably botch the repair going by their reputation... After about 6 months of intermittent lines, one of them went permanently dark and several others followed. I really hope they can fix it properly because I'm not impressed with the battery life on newer phones and the performance gains seem pretty immaterial to me. It should be even better with AOSP/CM marshmallow - it's done wonders for the Nexus 5 I'm using now.
[G2 General] s920:
i replaced a lcd/digitizer us34 from aliexpress. didn't notice any difference from previous original.

lucky me!

hope it stay that way
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Hopefully they get it right on the first try~

Fingers crossed :D

That's awesome :) Did you mark on the poll yet?

As for me almost gave in to Tmobile's Black Friday Galaxy S6 Jump deal for 0 down/0 per month...

Last minute I changed my mind since I had to pay tax + 20.00 for a phone I'll never own (Shakes head)

Picked up a screen assembly on ebay for 50.00 with LG logo.

Should arrive mid week.

Also picked up a Samsung 64GB Pro+ Class 10 Micro SD card for 19.00 at Fry's. ((Sick Deal))

Can't wait!!!!!
[G2 General] Azurael:
Nope... They lost it. So they gave me a store credit and now I've got a Nexus 5X and some cash. Well, I guess I can't complain too much. I did love my G2 though. :crying:
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Damn that sucks man.

Sorry to hear.

As for me got the screen assembly yesterday. Tested it...had a dead on arrival digitizer!!! Woo hoo

Where do they find this crap?!!!

Asked the ebay seller to test it before he shipped the screen.

He assured me they're tested at the supplier and not to worry these are high quality screens...yeah...right

Sending it back today.

Sigh.....

On a side note their glass and LCD weren't LOCA or OCA fused either. Probably why they sold it for 50 on Black Friday

Saw all kinds of mura lines when pressing down on the glass with basic typing taps...I HATE that

Don't want to pay you for a cheaply glued glass, LCD and white frame. I can make that myself...why do I have to do extra work to make it right?

I'd rather pay more for a better quality working product...

Which I did in the beginning and got the same results.

Come on LG G2 aftermarket screen suppliers.

Get it together...make a better product
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
I just bought another LCD/digitizer from gadget.kit on eBay for $35 US. The display looks okay but the digitizer only responds in certain spots and the phone is still unusable. It acts the same as it did after I cracked the screen.
[G2 General] ianmills:
hmm... any recommendations these days? Especially ones with reasonable shipping to Canada?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Hey everyone!

I'm back. After 2 more dead screens from eBay since Thanksgiving and one with a dead spot right in the middle of the digitizer from Etradesupply, I think I'm going to take a break from this screen repair for a while.

I think I've worked with about 10 screens now each with their own issues.

If I kept screen #4 or 5 which had the perfect digitizer but fuzzy looking LCD I would still have a working G2.

To add insult to injury, my 5 month old battery to a crap on me this weekend :(

So now this screen is going back and I'm in need of a new battery as well geesh...

Hopefully this G3 I just got won't have the same bad luck with screen issues

Just to clarify, I love the G2...its the BEST used phone you can buy right now when the screen's working.

If we can LOCK down a good RELIABLE source for these replacement screens, I think we'll have something good for those of us who fall on hard times and wind up here in this thread
[G2 General] tiguy99:
How are you liking your 5x?
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
I think etradesupply was the most reputable supplier, but obviously they can ship bad units too. It's always going to be the luck of the draw. So far I've spent a total of a few months waiting for screens for the g2. The etradesupply one worked fine but shattered on a very short drop onto asphalt, I suspect because the cheap plastic frame was already beat up compromising the integrity of the phone. Hopefully I will receive a working replacement this week and sell this damn thing.

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The last one had a bad digitizer.
[G2 General] Azurael:
It's probably the closest phone I could have got to replace the G2. It's a similar size - well, actually, it's closer to the G3 but I don't mind having slightly larger bezels as it means less 'accidental' taps. The LCD is near identical (which is a very GOOD thing - it has fantastic contrast and we don't need 1440p draining our batteries!) but it's better calibrated and maybe slightly brighter at 100%. To start with, I found the 5X disappointingly 'janky' in places compared to my Snapdragon 800 devices running Marshmallow builds, but since I put CM on it and ditched the encryption, it's just as smooth or better. With both running CM13, the battery life is very close (although the 5X is better on mobile data, I guess that's the benefit of newer generation modems.) Build quality at this early stage seems similar to the G2 - I am concerned about it being a multi-layered 'sandwich' vs. the unibody construction of the G2 but it's much better than the creaky, flexible original Nexus 5 at least.

All in all, it's a pleasant phone and seems like a decent replacement for the G2 - but not a very substantial upgrade, I wouldn't have bothered if I'd have had to pay! Also, the 5X doesn't have an IR transmitter although I can't remember the last time I used it.

Shame I'm still missing out on wireless charging and expandable storage, but I'm sure a company will eventually make my 'perfect' phone :p Since my contract ends in February anyway, I'll have a look at what's on the market then. Hopefully some SD820 devices :D
[G2 General] jal3223:
So you're saying the battery life on the 5x is comparable to the G2 (on CM)? If that's true I may pick one up. I love the screen/colors on the G2, so if the panels are similar it would be great.
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
So... I screwed up and ordered the wrong LCD. My Canadian d803 will not work with a d802 LCD. The eBay seller sent me a replacement as I thought it was defective. Turns out I was wrong so I just have him 5 stars for being helpful with the replacement.

Anyways does anyone on here want my 2 extra d802 LCD/digitizers? I'm giving up on the g2. I tried to find a d802 with a cracked glass for cheap but all I can find are ones with no cracks but defective digitizers and they still want well over $100. I'm not going to spend that on a phone that has cost me $400 total so far and given me about a month of use, that may never work again.
[G2 General] M_andy_s:
My LG D800 had full one inch unresponsive strip right across the top third of the screen ... Also horrible phantom touches ... After reading this full stream I decided to go with etradesupply for a replacement ... Just got it yesterday.. full screen digitizer and front frame .. Shipping was superrrr fast and packaged very well.. Replaced it yesterday also so I've been using it for just about a day...

So far it seems pretty perfect.. No unresponsive areas.. No phantom touches (YET!) So keeping my fingers crossed.. Color is amazing.. I really can't tell the difference.. I paid almost 78$ including shipping.. But so far I can say it's worth it
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
I paid around $110 for mine shipped from etradesupply. It worked perfect until a short fall shattered it, underneath the glass screen protector that did not crack at all. The cheaper ones I got looked good quality, I just ordered the wrong one.
[G2 General] villapark75:
What's the advice for a broken screen(and digitizer I think) but LCD still seems ok,. Is it better ( and easier) to just purchase thgevwhoke assembly and toss the old LCD?

Gutted I broke it, its pretty much useless atm, got a half inch of working screen, bottom right corner. Was able to adb and get my impooirtant stuff off and tried sideloading airdroid, but invalid apk or something???

Anyway so better to try and salvage existing LCD or just get the whole assembly new? Ta
[G2 General] gonk24:
Screen with frame assembly is the easiest by far. No heat guns and adhesive to mess with. Just swap out the internals.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Glad you guys got good sreens from etradesupply!

Perhaps I may return to this project again and complete this project once and for all.

Both of you have inspired me.

For now I'm enjoying my G3 and will monitor everyone's progress.
[G2 General] resinis:
its not an oem screen. there are TONS of knockoffs out there, and these issues plague them

etrade supply seems to sell oem screens only. so far, for me at least, they have been very solid there
[G2 General] [] AL []:
thanks. I agree that the devices screens were likely knock off ones, but when buying a phone (refurbished or not), I don't expect having to go and shop for a new display. So all the 4 G2 I got were returned to the seller. The last one seemed fine, but the (2G) signal reception was execrable, so that was the last nail in the coffin for the LG. I chose to buy a Moto X 2014 instead and I don't regret it one bit. A little more expensive and a fewer gadgets like the IR blaster, but the build quality is much better and I have yet to see someone on xda having any screen issue with that phone - which says a lot...
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Have to agree.

Love LG and have been down with them since 2013.

However one area I feel their QC dept dropped the ball was with their digitizes

Hopefully the G3 and up fixed the problem
[G2 General] tiguy99:
That's what I'm doing when i finally revive the G2...no more fooling around with aftermarket suppliers
[G2 General] igos2:
Hi,

I broke the screen of my D802 today :(

can you guys provide me with the cheapest/best replacement screen on ebay or aliexpress ? I'm so sad.
[G2 General] beankid:
Etradesupply is pretty good. There have been numerous other shops talked about through the thread though......
[G2 General] ayals99:
Lg d802 original screen sold by LG

I`m new, so I can`t post links.

But search this on amazon:

New Black LCD Display Touch Screen Digitizer Assembly for Lg Optimus G2 D802

seems like LG is selling an original screen for 37$
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
It doesn't appear to be OEM.
[G2 General] ronald4life:
EtradeSupply .com Seems to be the only option for an OEM screen at a reasonable price.
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
It looks like a reasonable price until I go to checkout and the shipping was like $32 or something. Not sure if that's just to Canada, but I have never paid that kind of shipping before. Brings the total to like $110 if I remember right.
[G2 General] ronald4life:
Yea, these phones go on sale for $80 to 120 LG Factory refurbished sometimes. Can't justify spending more than $40 just for the screen. Still GREAT phones though.
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
After almost a year in my closet I got a replacement LCD from Wholesale gadget parts on eBay, it was one of the cheapest I could find. I think it was around $55 or something, half of what I paid for the etrade one that I shattered. It looks as good as I remember for color and viewing angles and I can't find any flaws so far. There was a date on it of June 2013, so I almost think it could be an old OEM screen. Or it was refurbished or something.
[G2 General] lusseMagnet:
Not really satisfied with my replacement. Colors are bland and some really heavy artifacts and flickering are present. Flickers every time the screen refreshes. Probably got a defective one...

https://youtu.be/3rHlMZcjXHY
[G2 General] ronald4life:
A used screen might be a decent option.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Has anyone had luck swapping in a used screen?

When it decide to resurrect my G2 I will go this route.

May just buy a broken one and harvest it's organs lol
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
Most broken g2 have either a cracked digitizer, defective digitizer that doesn't respond in areas, or a bad LCD with lines all over it. So finding a good used LCD is hard.
[G2 General] ronald4life:
I have 3 times. One had a bad pixel and scratch, but was replaced. Other two are great. Realistically these phones are way past hay day. You can get the sprint model refurbished currently through freedompop for like $60 bucks. Great phones but not worth too much in investing new parts. LG G4 is about $240.. I'm not going to spend $100 on a new screen for the LG G2.
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
$240 will get you a used g3 here in Canada. About $400 for a g4.
[G2 General] mojito0:
I had my LCD replaced in Greece, by an LG authorized service center, after my original had a dead pixel. That was in Q1 of 2016. The new panel seemed the same although I think it might be of better quality (better colors? more bright? more contrast? I can't be sure which one could be if it is any of it at all. The only difference is that at direct sunlight when screen is off or at dark colors I can see the wires under the screen registering the touch. it looks like black vertical lines accross the screen (digitizer). So if any of you has noticed something like that after replacing your LCD you should know that it's not defective it's just a less tinted glass.
[G2 General] LilProphet:
I had a perfect screen, no yellow tint, no digitizer lined, but I broke it.

The new one, which is probably an original screen, looks a bit more vivid, although I also could see the digitizer lines, on brighter backgrounds, but I got used to it. Yesterday, after using the flashlight for a few minutes, a one pixel wide black line appeared all along the display, vertically, 20 days after changing it. I have warranty, but I'm not sure if I want to struggle with it any more. It's a great phone with many pros, even when compared with today's phones, but these display fails can really take away the positive side of it. Is this failure coming from the display itself, or is it related to any of the main board's components?
[G2 General] szqnl:
I still have my G2 (D802) with a crack in the corner. Still works but the top-right corner is unresponsive which means sometimes I must rotate or enable the zoom function in order to access the buttons there.

Service centre here want too much money to repair and I never bothered with trying to find a replacement myself. Lasted me a good 2 years, wonderful phone, LG nalied it with this one. Want to replace it but haven't found anything that matches it. I don't want to go larger, 5.5" is just too wide for me to find comfortable to use single-handed. And all other 5.2" phones are much larger than the G2 and much less comfortable. Thought about the Huawei P9 but find the top/bottom bezels too large and the squarish design is much less comfy to hold.

Closest I've found is the S7 but even that is taller with a smaller screen. And the glass rear is worse than the glossy plastic of the G2.

I wish LG would make a genuine follow up to the G2!
[G2 General] tiguy99:
I hear you! G3 literally is a larger G2 with better screen removable battery and micro sd
[G2 General] szqnl:
I actually was thinking about getting a G3. Even though it's larger than the G2 its top and bottom bezels are very small so it's actually quite compact, almost the same size as current 5.2" phones just wider. But I heard that the 2K display kills the battery life. How are you finding it? Do you have MM update?

No longer able to purchase a new one but there are a few used ones here and there.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
I like it. Not sure if lollipop killed our batteries for most Android phones of it it really was the G3's 2K screen or both...

Avg battery life I have is around 4 hours screen on time. When I first got the phone in December it was close to 7 hours!

Just did the thermal pad mod and the phone stays cool to the touch no matter what I toss at it.

Overall the G3 is a great upgrade
[G2 General] repulse:
So, overall, if i wanna get the best screen quality and as close as possible to original Lg screen, where should i buy it ? etradesupply.com ?
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
Probably yes. However with shipping, the price is about the same as what I have seen these phones sell for used in my area.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Best option is to buy a broken phone with functional screen and swap the frame over
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Bumping this thread up for those who need it....
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Missed the G2 and just sold my Moto G!

Going to give this one last try :D

Fingers crossed

Will update my stats once I find a good donor....

Last time will be the charm :)
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Picked up a nice G2 for cheap.

Look forward to being back and running shortly :D

This screen is nice bright and crisp :)
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Hey everyone!

Feels good to be back
[G2 General] weslyr:
Unfortunately I have a crack in the left corner of my screen aswell (as a result no touch-actions in the upper region can be registered. The other regions can register touch events, though with a delay. The LCD display itself still seems perfect).

A display+digitizer+frame from EtradeSupply will result in $58 ($35 + $20 shipping + $3 extra fees) . Frankly this seems too much for restoring such an old phone (which I do like a lot).

I'm going to buy a LCD Display Touch Screen Digitizer Assembly with frame from Ali Express for $38 (including shipping) and hope for the best.

I'll let you guys know what the quality is.
[G2 General] OOSG:
I purchased one from fixez.com. Quality seems as original to me, but I did a terrible wirk in the installation so I may have damaged it in some way because sometimes I have ghost touchs in the lower left corner, and sometimes it is hard to unlock because the screen turns off before I can unlock. I think it has to do with the bad installation since I didn't place it in the correct place, it's a little bit displaced to the top.

PS. If you purchase it, make sure to get the pre cut glue to stick it to the frame and don't use the glue included. That was my mistake.:crying:
[G2 General] tiguy99:
I'll add if you can buy the assembled screen/frame, get that version. Its a lot easier to install and less things to go wrong during the process
[G2 General] 350Rocket:
But it usually costs more than the phone would cost to buy used in mint condition
[G2 General] flyinjoe13:
Just got my replacement from fixez.com (full screen and frame replacement) and the screen is horrible. First off, the connectors are not of the same quality and make horrible contact causing the screen to display snow at times. I must have tore the phone apart 10 times to make sure everything is connected solid and it is, so I know it's not my mistake. I even re-connected the original screen to make sure I didn't damage a plug and it displays fine. Secondly, the backlight is a mess. It bleeds through the edges and when the screen dims, half the screen dims and the other half stays full brightness. But the biggest problem is that it overheats in under 2 minutes and the screen freezes. I ended up putting the original screen back on and will live with the dead spots until I hear back from them on whether they plan to replace what they sent me.

I only mention it because you may not have damaged it during your repair. I think they just have terrible products.