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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 touchscreen tablet is manufactured by Samsung and was released in 2015.

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Are LCDs interchangeable between SM-T710, SM-T713, SM-T715 etc.?

Trying to fix the battery in a Galaxy Tab S2 8.0, I broke the LCD. I knew this was a risk, so, some you win, etc. I followed the iFixit Guide, but some blob of glue remained in the middle somewhere as I lifted the glass on the side away from the ribbon, and the LCD screen itself cracked (though the outer glass remains intact). This one seemed to have a lot more glue than the teardowns suggest, with the edges around the bottom especially liberally and firmly glued, and a very broad strip of glue on the lefthand edge - I’d heated the whole thing to 85ºC on a hot plate, but the glue, while softened, wasn’t exactly super-keen to let go. Meanwhile, the LCD seemed quite inclined to separate from the digitiser.


The only replacement screens I can find for the SM-T713/719 (which I know are compatible) are model number GH97-18966C/B/A, and ferociously expensive. Other model variants of this tab, notably the SM-T710 and SM-T715, have replacement screen assemblies available for 2/3 of the price or less; these have exactly the same spec, AMOLED, 2048x1536, 24bit with capacitive multi-touch digitiser, but they have a different model number, GH97-17679C/B/A and/or possibly GH97-17697C/B/A (the latter might be a typo in an ad).


Question is, these all look the same and have the same spec; the cover glass as a separate item is stated to be interchangeable, so the buttons and holes etc are in the same place - is the different assembly part number simply because of a different screen manufacturer or something? Would the (very much cheaper) 2048x1536 AMOLED screen for a SM-T710 fit (as in same connector) and work on a T713?


The cost of the GH97-18966 LCD is sufficiently high that it’s literally cheaper to buy a refurb or ex-demo Galaxy S2 8 in mint condition, so I’ve ordered one, but the GH97-17679 type LCD assembly is just about cheap enough to make it worth fixing the tablet I broke, and I hate to chuck stuff away…


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OK, in the absence of anyone else’s input, I took a £100 punt and can report that as far as I can tell, the GH97-17679 type LCD and digitiser assembly appears to work on a SM-T713 model Galaxy Tab S2 8.


Hence it appears that the same screen will work on SM-T713, SM-T719, SM-T710 and SM-T715 - and probably other models in the series. I don’t know for a fact that the GH97-18966A/B/C (the letter suffix is just the bezel colour) screen for the SM-T713 is compatible with the other models, but the GH97-17679A/B/C seems to work fine on an SM-T713, and is a lot easier to source.

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My SM-T713 LCD failed with the purple rot phenomenon. Samsung refused to repair it under warranty even though they was no physical signs of damage.

At this point in time spending £100+ to restore the tablet isn't worth it when like you say you can source working ones for about the same price.

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