Introduction

This is a quick post about how I tried to replace the screen from a Samsung A5 2017.

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And I said I tried because, although the result was fine, I lost a button in the path…

Tutorial

I’ve followed these two videos:

Process

I’ve bought the screen in aliexpress. For $30 you can buy a screen, so I’ve decided to give a try.

The screen came in this protected box,

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The smartphone in the previous status,

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The first step is removing the back cover,

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Then all the screws for removing the protection of the electronics,

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Disconnect the two cables, battery and screen,

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Remove the screen carefully

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If you don’t remove the screen carefully, you have the risk to cut some cable.. In this case, the cable for the right button (And it is a difficult solution if you don’t have a spare cable, so, I decided to continue..)

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Put the new screen,

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Connect the batter cable, the screen cable and screw all the screws back

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Et voilà! The screen is working correctly,

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We could see how the right button is not illuminated and obviously, it’s not working

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Here the old screen,

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Conclusion

The process to replace a screen, at least if it is the first time, it’s kind if tricky. You have to be careful with the hot gun and also removing the screen and cover.

The screen I bought, 30$ in aliexpress, seems not be the best screen in the market. The luminosity is less in the screen and also, it seems there is a delay (micro seconds) more than the original screen. Maybe the chip of the screen is also cheap.. So I would not recommend this screen.