Xperia Z3 Sreen Replacement Questions

[stanfield81]

I have an Xperia Z3 with a cracked screen at the bottom, less than 1 inch long. The screen only responds to touch where it is cracked oddly enough so I can only use it by plugging an external mouse into it which is not ideal.

My question is, if I just buy a glass will the whole screen work again? Or will I also need to buy a new digititizer?

The glass seems easy enough to replace, the digitizer seem a bit of a pain in the behind.

Thanks

[Lord_viridis]

The digitizer is inside the glass, which is bonded to the lcd.
Trust me, it's a lot easier getting your local support to fix it.

[stanfield81]

I was looking into it further. What a shame, I can get the parts for cheap enough (around £15) and it looks simple enough from the YouTube tutorials but I don't think I have the time and/or patience

[Lord_viridis · Accepted solution]

Its easy up until you realise the glue is still bonded in places and the lcd panel cracks or tears.. Then it becomes quite expensive.

[stanfield81]

Cheers mate! 

[Kalimer0]

I do not suggest changing the screen. use it as long as You can. After I changed mine, i had a lot of problems. The screen would go black and I can not take out the battery...or sometimes I can not end the call if they don't hang up on me.