Refreshing the N9 (unibody and screen replacement)
 

I have been thinking about doing this lately since I have been in the process of replacing my wife's Lumias shattered screen.

Her digitizer (not including lcd) was around 100 USD, CRAZY!

So I was a bit scared to look and see how much the unibody and screen would cost for the N9.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that I could get both for around 50 USD plus shipping!!!!!!

My screen was scratch free after everyday use for 2 years, but during a football match I asked my wife (hulk hands) to hold it for me during the game, after I came off the pitch she hands it back to me and guess what I see, 2 scratches, not bad, but now they bother me to no end.

The unibody was ok, but I was carrying it without the case that came with it, and it slipped while I was trying to put it in my pocket and landed on the corner near the simcard, so it took a little damage there. After always having it in the case I noticed that it started to rub and discolor parts of the unibody.

So I am really starting to want to refresh the old N9.

Anybody else do something similiar?

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recently i have changed my n9's housing for one in white color :-) it looks beautiful! it's only dissasemble and put in your new housing (this new hosuing have all the needed parts)

cheers!

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Links for parts ?

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i have bought this housing, good quality, very similar to an original nokia housing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:AAQ:US:1123

and i have been looking thi other one, maybe i buy it just for fun :-)

http://www.ebay.es/itm/ws/eBayISAPI....:X:RTQ:ES:1123

what do you think?

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Is the metal one (comes from where by the way ?!) lighter than the plastic unibody ?

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My screen is also scratched and after replacing my Wife Lumia 800 screen I am considering doing the same to my N9. Quite keen on a white case too.

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don't understand what do you mean with "the metal one"? it comes from hong kong.

for me, at least,, is the same weight my friend.

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do it, you won't regret.

just find a good screen that comes withe light sensor, other way you may have problems like your n9 doesn't boot with the new screen :-)

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here is where I ordered mine

http://www.etradesupply.com/nokia/n-.../nokia-n9.html


I ordered from there because of their quality control


EDIT: Use coupon code "ETS2" for 2 bucks off

also they are OEM Nokia parts

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i have a quuestion:

why is less expensive the body that you post in your link if they say that is nokia oem partes thatn the one that i buy at ebay?

i don´t understand that...

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not sure, however last night I got a somewhat disconcerting email from the company I bought it from, it was a shipping notice.

my parts are in the mail, BUT they are coming from china....:mad:

I hope they are legitimate Nokia parts.

when I get them I will take photos of the parts and post them to see what you guys think.

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That will be grat,thanks! I'm about to change my.housing.too and the link you provide have quite good price. Thanks!

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hope your are right... my hosuing comes from hong kong...

i will wait to see you pictures and compare with mine.

cheers!!!

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WOW

I just went to DHL and my parts are in a city 40 miles away.

From China to Texas in 2 days...

amazing!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013
1 Shipment picked up SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC 19:16

Thursday, June 27, 2013
19 With delivery courier EL PASO, TX - USA 08:32

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that was fast... mine take about to 20 days to arrive to mexico :-( hahaha

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hijo de su! lol

well here are the pictures of the parts I got

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...g?t=1372438446

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psb12b27ac.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psc6af14ed.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps995a35e8.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...g?t=1372438465

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...g?t=1372352079

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psc54457cf.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psa472a764.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps43b40eb3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps6faa2d60.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps9a1df59a.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps4327e231.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps4957ef00.jpg

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Wow, thanks!
The n9 housing seems so so good. Thanks a lot.

I will buy mine there =)

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Questions about the screen and housing


My original screen looks different on the back to this one? it has small metal teeth things?do you need to dismantle anything from the original display?

I have just done a white N9 conversion (more info on the white N9 thread and the shredded screw thread :) )

but was a little disappointed with my housing and the fitting of the original screen!

The metal strip on the back is slightly raised around the lens. I'm not sure if i did this by over tightening the screws or if it was already like this?

secondly the usb door isn't completely flush. I think its bent.

and lastly the screen i have is too raised so there is a flat sharp edge whereas my old housing it was smooth from plastic to glass (edge to edge). Top to bottom is fine.

I think the newer N9 has less plastic and more glass on the sides and this being more curved than the early models, really would like someone to confirm this?

Has any one got a couple of N9s? ever tried swapping the screens around?

If I got a more curved screen it may line up better? also wondering if screens on ebay can really be fake? surely not? it would be too hard to replicate? and get away with selling them without negative feedback?

My housing for example i reckon was rejected on quality grounds?

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Does it say NOKIA where it should? I see that all places where the logo should be are covered with stickers. I'm also wondering if N9 screens are actually AMOLED. On ebay it always says LCD. Even if I search with AMOLED it shows some results with both AMOLED and LCD in the description.

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do you know why this screen looks different on the reverse? it has no little metal teeth thingings?

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I havent opened mine yet to start rebuilding it.

where should it say Nokia??

I havent cracked mine open yet, do you have pictures to compare it too?

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I'm very much interested in the quality of the amoled lcd screen as well as I have cracked mine. The prices on that site look quite interesting and shipping to my country is fast.
Please keep us updated ... Thank you in advance for your precius feedback!!!

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I will probably change my screen out in a couple of weeks, my inlaws are in the country visiting, so Im pretty busy at the moment

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the best i can do is link from ebay

this one has no projections

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3308607961...84.m1423.l2649

this one does

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3008924433...84.m1423.l2649

I'm just starting to notice that some of these screens on ebay do not have the Nokia Logo!!

I really concerned about ordering one now!

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thats the bad thing about ebay, they put stock photos then its a gamble to see if you actually get that part

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hey! just be careful when using the screwdriver (t4 if you can't find the torx+ that you will need)

before that you turn the screwdriver, make sure that you have secured the scrwedriver to the screw and without turning back the screwdriver or loosening, do the work need... hope i can explain myself, my english sucks hahaha

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I agree! a bit of a concern that some do not have the Nokia logo?

Unless their made in the same factory and the logo was removed?

Any ideas why one screen would be completely black on the back and another with metal teeth things?

I believe that the ones that look completely black on the back are without frame. I've read that in that case the frame has to be removed from the old screen and installed on the new one.
As I haven't done it myself yet I don't know if that's an easy and safe process or not.
Maybe it would be easier to buy an lcd assembly that includes the frame and just swap the part.
I'm looking for suggestions as well before buying the part and replace my broken lcd (just the glass). Thank you in advance

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This is correct. If you buy a screen without the assembly, it will have to be removed from your old screen with a heat gun. I would spend the extra money to find one WITH the screen assembly.
And FYI, if the screen does NOT have the Nokia logo, it is definitely not legit. However, just because it has the logo doesn't make it legit either...

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you can't replace only the glass. the screen is always the combination of the oled digitalizer and the gorilla glass...

if you rtry to separate the glass and the oled screen you will have a nice useless black screen.

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Yes, I just wrote my sentence in a wrong way.
I'm not willing to try to replace just the gorilla glass: even if the glass of my phone is cracked and the lcd is still ok and actually I'm still using the phone anyway, I'm following with a lot of interest this discussion to try to have a feedback from the users who have already bought the complete lcd part in order to buy one for my phone as well.

Despite that, it seems that some sellers are also offering just the N9 glass for around 10$, even on ebay, and on youtube there are a lot of videos showing people replacing just the gorilla glass on iphones and other phones. Apparently it seems that the glass has to be completely cracked and removed first, and that looks like a very tedious and aggressive job even if they say that the process is easier after warming the glue film (silicone?) between the lcd and the glass with an hairdryer.
Even in case that this would be possible, replacing the whole part sounds definitely much more convenient to me :)

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now we are talking the same language :D

the only thing that you will need (and i am almost sure that the new screen does not have it) is the proximity sensor... just put the old sensor on the new screen and that's all! check this post (in spanish) but very helpful for this issue.

cheers!

http://www.taringa.net/comunidades/n...comment-437316

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you will need to transfer the LED light too, but that looks quite easy!

I have been having a similiar discussion here:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=89548&page=2


and have ordered from this seller based on this thread! and the screen is now very cheap!

if you are going to get one now is the time!

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Just ordered the lcd from that ebay seller after having read your suggestion. I love this community.
I'll let you know as soon as I'll do the replacement

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i did not know about the led light... buta that depends on the type of the screen, right?

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I got my screen today! and transferred over the sensor and LED! all went well and now alongside the white housing it all sits flush again!

I had an early N9! and glad I was right here! the new screen curves in properly now! and all lines up better!

I found it much hard to clip back in than the old screen which I had out a couple of times (maybe the old one had loosened?

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Just in case you all are looking for a good DIY video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dxsT...794B7&index=21

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9u7r...794B7&index=22

LE55ONS is really good and always answers your questions quickly

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Just to report that last week I received the lcd screen and I've replaced it. The quality of the screen is at least the same as the stock one despite the low price paid.
The replacing process has been quite straightforward. Probably the only tricky part is to migrate the proximity sensor from the old screen to the new one. And also after connecting the two flex cables the phone was apparently dead, I couldn't turn it on anymore.
I had to disconnect and reconnect the battery internally in order to have it back working again.
Thank you again for your suggestion guys!