Samsung Galaxy A50 Screen Replacement

Written By: Adriana Zwink

Comments: 35

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

1 - 2 hours

Introduction

Use this guide to replace a cracked or broken screen in your Samsung Galaxy A50.

Note: The function of the fingerprint sensor might be lost after this screen replacement. Security patches installed after September 2020 don’t support this repair.

This guide instructs you to replace only the screen while leaving the original frame and motherboard in place. However, some replacement screens for this phone come pre-installed in a new frame (a.k.a. chassis), which requires a very different procedure. Make sure you have the correct part before starting this guide.

Before disassembling your phone, discharge the battery below 25%. The battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured, but the chances of that happening are much lower if discharged.

You’ll need replacement adhesive to reattach components when reassembling the device.

Tools

Parts

Samsung Galaxy A50 Screen

Step 1

Insert a SIM card eject tool, a SIM eject bit or a straightened paper clip into the hole on the SIM tray located at the left side of the phone.
Press firmly to eject the tray.
Remove the SIM card tray.
When reinserting the cards, make sure to properly orient them in the tray.

Step 2

Start by switching off your phone.
Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover to soften the adhesive.
The adhesive of the Samsung Galaxy A50 is very strong. A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used if you aren't able to open the device with the iOpener. Be careful not to overheat the phone—the AMOLED display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Überhitzen das Gerät nicht, das AMOLED-Display und der Akku sind sehr hitzeempfindlich.

Nur ein kleiner Tippfehler-Hinweis: (Überhitze das Gerät nicht)

Jonas Hahn - 19/02/21

OK, korrigiert. Das kann übrigens jeder machen, iFixit ist ein Wiki.

VauWeh - 01/06/21

how long should the heat pack be used for?

David Hall -

The heat pack is in the wrong position in photo - the glue that you are heating is actually all around the edge of the phone!

David Hall -

Step 3

Insert an opening pick at the bottom of your phone near the USB-C port.
If you can't get between the back cover and midframe with your opening pick, you can use a suction handle or strong tape to pull up the back cover to create a gap.
Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner.

It would be much better to attempt the opening from the top of the phone as there is a delicate flex PCB antenna at the bottom just where you stick the pick in that can get damaged.

David Hall -

Wish I would have read your comment before, since I destroyed that cable while opening my phone... It's a cable for microphone, speaker and headphone jack. Replacing it was a real pain because it's glued but luckily I was able to find a spare.

H.W -

Step 4

Insert a second opening pick and slide it from the bottom to the top left corner to cut the adhesive.
If you have trouble, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
Leave the opening picks in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 5

Insert a third opening pick under the top left corner of the back cover.
Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone.
Leave the opening pick in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 6

Insert a fourth opening pick under the top right corner of the back cover.
Slide the tip of the opening pick along the side of the phone to the bottom right corner to cut the adhesive.
Leave the opening pick in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 7

Remove the back cover.
After installing the back cover, apply strong, steady pressure to your phone for several minutes to help the adhesive form a good bond—a stack of heavy books works well.

Very straight forward and simple replacement to do with the right tools, I used my hot air gun work station so this might have been alot easier for me then someone without one? Hair dryers work too, just in case a hot airgun station is not available to you dont worry you can do this repair without, but some form of heat will make life alot simpler :)

Matthew Newton - 18/07/20

Step 8

Remove the 13 Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

To separate the screen from the mid-frame a few pointers I picked up from a video
1. use a hard pry tool such as iFixit Opening Tool
2. start on a long side about quarter way down from corner
3. work around the frame careful not hook the button assembly

Code Jason -

Step 9

Insert an opening pick between the display and the midframe at the bottom of your phone above the USB-C port.
Slide the pick along the bottom edge to release the clips.

I found it much easier to get the pick in at the sim tray. Down at the usb port the subframe is quite sturdy and just won't give.

Troy -

Step 10

Continue sliding the pick along the left edge of the phone to release the clips.

Step 11

Slide the opening pick along the top edge.

Step 12

Slide your opening pick along the right edge towards the bottom right corner.

Step 13

Make sure you free all the clips securing the midframe.
Separate the midframe from the phone.

Step 14

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 15

Use a spudger to disconnect the front camera by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 16

Carefully remove the camera with a pair of tweezers.

Step 17

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect and display flex cable from the daughterboard.
Carefully bend both cables out of the way.

Step 18

Use the tip of a spudger to loosen the display connector above the daughterboard.

The display connector has adhesive under it FYI

Jordan Edwards -

Step 19

Heat an iOpener and apply it on the display for at least two minutes to soften the adhesive underneath.
Place a suction handle close to the right edge of the display and pull with firm steady force for 30 seconds to loosen the adhesive.
If the phone's screen is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.

Step 20

Re-apply a heated iOpener to the display for about one minute.
Pull the suction cup upwards and insert an opening pick into the gap between the display and the frame.
Only insert the opening pick about 2 mm.

Step 21

Slide the opening pick down to the bottom right corner.
Leave it there to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 22

Insert a second opening pick and slide it to the top right corner of the phone to cut the adhesive.
Leave the pick in its place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 23

Insert a third opening pick and slide it to the top left corner.
Leave the picks in their place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
If cutting becomes too difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.

Step 24

Insert a fourth opening pick at the top left corner.
Slide the opening pick up to the bottom left corner to cut the adhesive. Leave it there to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 25

Insert a fifth opening pick and slide it along the bottom edge of the phone to cut the remaining adhesive.
Only insert the opening pick about 2 mm to avoid damaging components.

Step 26

Apply a heated iOpener to the display to loosen the adhesive underneath the screen.
As you wait, take note of the rectangular-shaped adhesive placed on the back of the screen.

Beste

Hoe kan ik de achterkant van het scherm bekijken wanneer ik deze pas loskrijg twee stappen later?

Met vriendelijke groeten

Sébastien

Roesbeke Sébastien -

Step 27

Insert a plastic card into the loosened left edge of the phone.
Press the plastic card in and slide it back and forth until you cut through the entire adhesive.
Once you are sure you cut through the adhesive, remove the four opening picks from the corners.

Step 28

Lift the screen from the top edge of the phone.
Carefully thread the display cable through the frame.
Remove the screen.

Conclusion

If possible, turn on your device and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing.

The best way to secure the new screen is to apply a sheet of custom-cut double-sided tape to the back of the screen.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

Author

Adriana Zwink

Member since: 18/12/19

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24 comments

considering it is embedded within the display assembly, any chance that the fingerprint sensor is affected by replacing the screen?

Steve B - 26/06/20

Hi Steve, the fingerprint sensor is not embedded within the display as you can see here. The sensor is fixed under the frame and can be seen through the hole in the frame.

Adriana Zwink - 29/06/20

Hey, I followed this procedure to replace my screen and now, whenever I am charging my phone it keeps on rebooting itself every 3-5 seconds, or even when it’s not charging and is just idle. I tried to open it up and realign everything however it didn’t help and kept rebooting. So I am not quite sure what I did wrong and was wondering if you have ever experienced that, and what to do about it.

Nishtha Sharma - 27/08/20

sounds like you may have damaged the battery in some way, try replacing the battery!

Braydon Vanvelzor - 16/04/21

A good instruction, but if you change the screen without a midframe, it will not work.

Kaig - 27/10/20

Which one is easier way to replace the screen on a50? With or without frame? Thank you.

Teemu Laulajainen - 12/11/20

With the frame. Without the frame you have to follow this guide. With the frame you only have to remove all the internals and place on the new mid-frame that is pre-attached to the new display.

BAM5 - 21/11/20

With frame is significantly easier (but more expensive)

jcage19 - 14/12/20

I replaced the screen with a frame. Yes, it was pretty easy. Few things I would like to note up: the back cover was in this particulary phone pretty tight. I warmed it and tried to extract, but still it bended enough to crack the paint inside. Kind of spider web crackling if you get my idea. So try not to bend it too much. Other thing was with the ear speaker. It was placed on a “cradle” or “hub”, dont know exact word, but anyway the speaker came out in two pieces. Adhesive tape inside it was not so strong. I could see the electric wires inside. So when taking it off, pry it from beneath, not from side. I put the ear piece back together and it was not harmed.

Teemu Laulajainen - 05/12/20

One more question about this. I hope you have experience about it. The finger print sensor doesn’t work with new screen. It took daughterboard out and I projected the brightest led through the finger print sensor hole. I was in dark toilet. No light whatsoever came thorough. And this finger print sensor technique is optical. I paid 66e from this screen from China. I thought you would get a decent one with that price. Has this happened anyone?

Teemu Laulajainen - 09/12/20

A friend has given me A50 Ear speaker not working on calls, I cant hear them they can hear me.

Tried tests receive dosent give dial tone.

apparently had new screen (not fitted by me) do i need to replace complete new screen or just ear piece Speaker?

any help gratefull.

Mark balfour - 14/02/21

Try just with new ear piece first, its cheaper. (By now you propably already did…) the ear piece is a separated component from screen.

Teemu Laulajainen - 01/06/21

I went through this repair and when I powered it on, the LCD came on, but there was no touch. Thinking it was just a defective LCD, I sent it back and got a replacement; the replacement they sent me didn’t come with a midframe, but didn’t respond to touch either (one of the comments above said “if you change the screen without a midframe, it will not work. “). I ordered a new cable and STILL no touch. Is it possible for the port on the board to be bad? The LCD and Digitizer are together on the same cable, but one works and the other doesn’t. Is there something (like the aforementioned midframe) that causes the digitizer not to function, but allows the LCD to?

Zuckerton - 26/02/21

Hello I have this question / problem, too. Could anybody please help us?

Martin Pittner - 01/06/21

Try power on safe mode. Triple check cables. Understand that woth vary bad luck you really got defective screens. I’m done with buying screens from china. Getting perfect quality screen is like a lottery.

Teemu Laulajainen - 01/06/21

Let me guess… you insist we BUY an Iopener… %#*@ half this repair read was advertising. Annoying as F&^%#

nicole wiedig - 27/05/21

Hi @nicole, in this guide the iOpener is used, but a hair dryer or heat gun could also be used.

Adriana Zwink - 08/06/21

my touch sceen not working

aidan -

I'm sorry that your repair didn't worked. Have you tried some basic troubleshooting, or asked our Answers community for help?

Adriana Zwink -

I accidentally damaged the “E4” antenna at the bottom while opening it, as you can see here https://i.imgur.com/XfvVt3Q.png

What was this antenna for? Where can I get a replacement?

Nekzuris - 26/10/21

What adhesive do I need for the back cover? Is a regular double-sided tape enough? Thanks.

knezi -

Hi @knezi! Yes, regular thin double-sided tape works fine. In our store we offer also pre-cut tapes for your use: Tesa 61395 Tape

Adriana Zwink -

I connected tft display to my a50 and the light underneath the display works but the display itself doesn't and also this is the second display that i tried the first one was amoled from aliexpress and it worked for like a month and then i once placed it on the table and only the touch part of the display worked but it didn't show anything

lucian Vondra -

Hii, I tried to fix new screen in samsung A50 and now the screen shows nothing.

Ssozi Arafat -