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I have a nokia lumia 1020 which has a cracked outer screen, the LCD below is working perfectly and the touch function is also working, can they be separated in order to replace only the outer screen? I’ve repaired a samsung galaxy s3 in this manner, but due to the fact there’s not alot of help online regards the 1020 i’m unsure if it’s based on the same principle. Any help greatly received……. Thanks in advance.
bikerjodie, the LCD and the digitizer/glass are fused together. Yes, some people separate those with something called an LCD Separator. Then you have to deal with getting the right adhesive to glue the LCD and the glass back together, and you will most likely need a UV source to cure that adhesive. By the time you are done buying the equipment, hoping that you get it apart properly, and more importantly, fusing it back together, the cost will exceed the cost for a complete assembly. I suggest you go with a complete assembly, and use something like this video for a guide. Hope this helps, good luck.
Yes, you can seperate and change the outer screen of lumia 1020,indeed if you are a DIY guy it is a little tricky. I have a lumia 1020 whose outer screen got shattered but the touch and the inner screen was still working ,I however fixed my screen that way but i eventually ended up with minor defects , its not impossible if you have patience and steady hands ,I did not find any guide on this kind of repair of 1020 but i did refer to the iphone guide (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9drzO9h...). You can buy the screen replacement kit at ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Outer-Touch-Scre…) Good luck.
I found this video showing the process on a similar Nokia phone. It looks like it is possible, but tricky and time consuming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX79l2jR…
I tried to replace only the glass and failed. Maybe with proper tools & chemicals. Basically the glass is glued to the ‘digitizer’ extremely well. Hard to separate old glass without wrecking the digitizer. I bought a glass/digitizer combo for about $60 on ebay. (Just the glass was $ 2.80, and a wrecked digitizer.)
