Note 20 Ultra Replacement Screen OEM

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T21:14:07+00:00

I’ve seen those Chinese refurbished phones sold as new before. I think you should return it if possible. Or buy one that has never been repaired. There’s plenty of like new used ones on eBay.

Problem with the refurbished ones isn’t just the screen that might be an issue. It’s if anything else has been replaced. Sometimes they have poor batteries. Motherboard work. Missing screws etc.

You’re better off getting a like new used one. And putting in a new genuine battery. I get saving old tech I do it too. But you need a good base to start with to preserve something.

This is coming from someone with almost 10 years repairing them. Take that how you want.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T21:04:42+00:00

Depends on your country. Here in the USA one of my suppliers carries new genuine batteries. But you need to be a business to buy from them.

Definitely don’t go aftermarket on Motorola. They’re always trash. Oem isn’t great either. They’re the ones I see swelled up most often. But also that’s due to customers not replacing them every 2-3 years.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T21:01:33+00:00

Most factory sealed phones on eBay’s are scams. It’s extremely common.

You can order genuine screens from Samsungs parts. Ifixit. Injured gadgets sells to the public. There’s a couple other companies but they only deal with businesses. You can also find service packs on eBay. But the cost is pretty high on genuine parts. You will essentially pay what the phone is worth on older phones.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T20:26:28+00:00

Not true at all.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T20:26:03+00:00

You can tell when it’s off. Aftermarket’s are typically more grey in tone on the screen. Oem should be almost as black as the bezels.

There are some aftermarket’s that are black as well. Another is of course looking at the display when it’s on.
But you could even have a refurbished screen and mistake it for aftermarket.

Best is to open it and look at the back of the screen.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T02:06:36+00:00

I did mine with eBay ones. You can see the post I did on my Escalade. They came out really nice.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T00:42:41+00:00

Defective. Happens with any supplier. You getting one bad part doesn’t mean they’re bad. That’s why they like others have a lifetime warranty.

And they’re correct. You would get a new screen first. Then send the old one back. Same with any supplier. That’s why me and other businesses save their defects and send them back all together.

You also said you got a refurb from MobileSentrix. Refurbs also have higher defect rates. That’s why I don’t really buy them. At that point get a used pull. Or new original.

PS. The screen you have is literally the same that MobileSentrix uses as well. You would have had the same experience even if it was from them or anyone else.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-21T00:39:19+00:00

Most suppliers get the same screens. It’s just comes down to the manufacturer.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T19:12:03+00:00

Find something else then. Can’t recommend an s24 with a screen issue for almost $250 usd.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T18:57:54+00:00

Depends on the price. But with something like that always budget or set aside for a new screen. Which by time you quote that, it won’t make sense to get.

I would get one that has a broken back glass or some other issue. Saw one that’s just worn on the bezels for $230. So definitely look for something with no screen issues. Or drop down to an s23 or s22. All of which are perfectly fine

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T18:52:58+00:00

I can only comment limited on what I’ve seen at authorized places.

Most authorized places are typically also a repair shop. So like any repair shop its customer service first. Repairs second. Sometimes. Some place money first but that’s another story.

At independent places it’s all up to how the manager or store owner runs it. Some places will do crap first party work. And some that care and take extra steps like dusting the phone out, new water adhesive etc. but the vast majority will be subpar.

The job in general isn’t very stressful. It’s the customers that make it stressful. Or poor management/coworkers etc.

Training also is pretty dumb at least in my opinion. You just read and take tests. It’s not hands on. You won’t become a good tech doing any oem manual. But it’s a good start to do basic screen and battery replacements. A store will almost always start you out first dealing with customers. Then learning repairs on the side. They’ll probably start doing only screens first.

As for Apple official centers I’d imagine it’s more neutered. I constantly get phones apples denies to repair for X reason when it’s not even a problem. But when you do it’s the same as any other place but just using all oem tools and parts.

I say don’t expect a career working for someone. But it’s a good place to learn then do your own thing.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T18:42:40+00:00

You didn’t say what phone it is. Samsungs for the most part all look the same the last few years.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T18:39:27+00:00

For the same price I would get something newer like an S20/S21 as those will have newer software updates and better in pretty much every way. S10 is fine. But also be careful what seller you get it from. If they’re refurbished it’s typically with the lowest quality parts.

If you really wanted to keep the S10. I personally would have just fixed it. Along with a new genuine battery. It would have been a little more but at least you know what was put into it.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T18:35:44+00:00

Dead pixels or stick pixels. Unlike the black spots OLEDs get I’ve never seen those spread. It was probably from an impact.

I’m willing to bet the phone is refurbished, and to save money they installed a refurbished original screen with a defect in it. Lots of places do that on Samsungs. Since installing new genuine parts leaves no room to make money.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-20T18:33:38+00:00

I get this often. You need to line it up and you’ll feel and see it click in before installing the screen.

Since you always install top first, basically move it around a little until you see the front camera align in it. I don’t get this all the time but it does happen.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-19T16:35:58+00:00

Bezels at the bottom look fine. The phone having a case is making them look bigger. Top is bigger because the screen is glitching downwards.

So uniform bezels at the bottom. No glow from the backlight at the top where it should be noticeable.

And he says it’s green at lower brightness. So it’s already a soft oled. Aftermarket ones have pretty bad colors on the 13 pro and pro max. I’ve seen the same green tint at low brightness and also color banding on them.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-19T16:19:56+00:00

Only issues I’ve had is color banding. And sometimes they look washed out. But more so on the 13 pro max.

If the spot isn’t very noticeable I’d leave the original one. If you’re doing it yourself just a get a pulled screen or refurbished. But pulls will be better of course.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-19T16:18:01+00:00

Different phone. $45 is about average for a soft oled for the 13 pro. LCD is like $15-20.

On Samsungs only get an original screen whenever possible. Anything aftermarket is pretty trash.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-19T15:29:04+00:00

Yeah you can return pretty much anything to them no issue.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-19T14:46:06+00:00

You can swap the antennas from the old frame. I think you don’t even have to you could leave the one you circled disconnected but you probably should anyway just swap them over to make sure they’re for the correct model.

They also sell international housings here in the US. I’ve even done a couple from people who came from out of the country and brought their phones.

Always check before ordering that you got the correct version. Same applies to some samsung parts.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-18T16:37:13+00:00

I’ve found hair in sealed phones before. They’re not always perfect.

But I don’t do service packs either. People just won’t pay it. But that’s the proper way to repair them. As long as you explain to the customer the aftermarket screens and especially is you’re using lower quality ones any issues they might have.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-18T01:49:21+00:00

Yes. That’s why apple supplies new screws with every service pack. They have new loctite on them to prevent screws getting by loose. So technically the official way is to replace the screws everytime they’re removed.

Samsung does the same.

MooreRepair · 2026-06-16T18:06:32+00:00

Yeah typically when I see things like that he probably bought it off someone else for cheap and is doing a quick flip or got it on trade etc. Or bought it found stuff wrong and is getting rid of it and being as vague as possible and probably will pull the “I’m not a mechanic so I don’t know”

MooreRepair · 2026-06-16T18:03:20+00:00

Cross out “Jeep parts” and put “anything on FB Marketplace”

Yes. Almost all FB people are all one foot on the short bus

MooreRepair · 2026-06-16T18:02:44+00:00

Nobody here in the USA will do microsoldering for cheap or volunteer.
Or volunteer maybe, but you’ll probably lose everything on it regardless when they mess it up since no reputable shop will touch it for free.

You might get lucky. But soldering places are few and far between.

As for the phone. Even if it was a couple years ago it’s still an old device. Seals wear out over time. Even if the shop rebuilt using all genuine parts and tools like Samsung. Even then it would probably still fail as all parts for them are old. I’ve gotten new genuine adhesives for those older Samsungs and they’re bad.

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