Possible to get display repaired?

Gadgets and Devices Mobile Phones & Tablets
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I don’t mean to replace with another one. I mean, to fix the existing one.

I’m using an almost 4 years old K20 Pro. A while back the display got faulty - Even at max brightness it was only about 0.1% bright, I’d say. I could see the display working in a pitch-dark room, but wasn’t anywhere near being intelligible. Both official service center & local technician said they can’t fix it. I wasn’t using the phone much then, so I replaced the display locally to a cheap LCD one and have been regretting this ever since.

I still have the original AMOLED. Just wondering if there are any technicians who can fix this.

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I would say, try visiting another official service center, or contacting one in a major city. Fixing displays is very difficult, the person working on it needs to have a good grip on how the display tech works.

Search your phone here -

https://www.mi.com/in/service/sparepartsprice/

The front display module is 8k, and since the phone is 4 years old might as well get the battery changed.

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The official service center quoted 10k for the display alone. Didn’t think to check here, Thanks!

Anyway, I might upgrade later this year. That’s part of the reason I cheaped out. So, this will be the last resort then, if I decide to keep it.

Thanks again!

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Don’t know about the quality or if they’re legit, but you may want to check it out.

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Local displays / batteries are never worth the money. I skipped out on replacing the screen of my Mi A1, the replacement display had hella thin glass which cracked after 3 months of usage. Sad part, I only had to pay 3k more for a genuine display.

I would not recommend buying spares unless you know how to spot first or second copy fakes.

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Even you decide to go for repair, do not hand over to makeshift type shop at road side corner, near bus stop, railway station or near to slum/semi-slum area, they all are No.1 scamsters either make your handset condition worst or remove/replace original parts… they may quote you 50% or more lower than prevailing market price.