Hey guys hope you all are doing well. So I know todays' times we can easily YouTube just about anything. However it defy steals communication from us and being we are "a Samsung group" I thought i'd ask, my Samsung screen went blk/dark which we can't figure out why. We don't know if it's the lighting element or something is wrong with the solar part of the phone. Does anyone have an idea of this particular problem, i'm sure this problem is too common. I'm hoping I can get some feedback. I took it to change the frontal screen to 2 different places I just couldn't allow myself to get robbed, being the phone was free and now I have to pay $130 at one place 2nd place $160 now these quotes are extremely high now pls do not allow me to take any value from Samsung because I think Samsung is an exceptional brand. I was thinking of purchasing a screen from Amazon and doing it myself right I thought I could take on that challenge but watching a screen repair video it looks like I need a mini welder. Is this correct?
1) Your device was not free. You may have received the device subsidized as part of a promotion from a carrier or retailer, and as such you were not required to pay up front. But you ultimately will still pay for the device, whether that is through pre-installed bloat, on-device ads, or over the course of a contract. You can look up your device's MSRP to find out what it's actually worth.
3) If you don't know how to do the repair, please don't try to do it on your own. YouTube Academy cannot make you a certified repair technician. Beyond this, aftermarket parts are not guaranteed to work properly.
4) The A series is Samsung's budget line of devices. Depending on what A series phone you have, it may or may not be most cost effective to just replace the device. Do price comparisons before you make a final decision.
This definitely sounds frustrating — but you’re right, Samsung devices are generally solid. If your screen is completely black but the phone is still turning on (vibrating, making sounds), it’s likely the display panel or the backlight that’s gone out.
You don’t actually need a “mini welder” — what you’d need is a heat gun or heat pad to separate the glass from the frame, plus some very careful hands. DIY is possible, but for most people, professional repair is safer since there’s a high risk of damaging other components.
If you go DIY, buy a genuine AMOLED replacement screen (not a cheap LCD conversion) and check reviews carefully. Sometimes paying the $130–$160 at a reputable repair shop ends up saving you money (and stress) in the long run.
For an A series phone, they seem VERY high. Without knowing the actual model, I can't say with 100% certainty that you don't need a mini welder...oh wait yes actually I think I can 😂. I have never come across a phone that is held together with anything more than screws and glue! I really would like to see that video or set of instructions just for the laugh...."next you use your mini welder to (do something that involves extreme heat and or electrical current without damaging all of the super small sensitive fragile components that the phone is full of)"
Although, that's assuming that when you say "mini welder ", you aren't actually referring to a soldering iron...which isn't unheard of, but still hasn't been required for the few screens I've replaced.
Have you tried shining extremely bright light into the screen to see if you can faintly see any image at all? I've had a couple of phones that had back lights that used to constantly go out. But then usually came back on after a restart. But I can easily see somebody assuming the screen was broken in that situation.
