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Hello! I have a potential customer with a shattered screen on her Galaxy Tab A 9.7". I cannot find anything that shows how the screen comes off. Have any of you repaired a shattered screen on this model? Is it the same as another Galaxy tablet model? Any info you have would be greatly appreciated.

I just took one apart today. Getting the back off was the standard affair for Samsung tablets- run a spudger or plectrum all around the edges. However, the model I am repairing, the SM-P550, has a bit of a problem. The digitizer is sealed to the LCD in the same manner as a phone screen. Got the screen out intact, but now will have the arduous task of trying to separate the layers without ruining the LCD. So, if you are looking to repair one of these, don’t! The cost to get a whole assembly is $200 and not worth the price.

I’ll try to take some pics in the next day or two. Heat will be needed- I did the sides and bottom first and then discovered the LCD fused (9.7" model) when I started lifting it. There was also light adhesive along the sides under the LCD, so don’t pry too hard. The model I have has 1 connector for digitizer and 2 for the LCD which has the standard Samsung pop connector and a swing up zif connector.

Did you ever get an answer to this question or find a good guide?

same here… apparently the tablet from !&&* to repair.. one guy quoted me 400 dollars

Sorry for the late reply, one of these landed on my desk today, I’ll post back tomorrow when the screen arrives, and I’ll let you know how it goes!

The one I did was the Canadian/American model and was fairly easy to remove the digitizer alone If Samsung and apple both start doing sealed units these units are going to be worthless after a screen break. The iPad air 2 for me to repair total all in out to the customer is $400 CAD. Tough to justify a repair that’s well over half the cost of the device at any age.

I know this is an old thread but can anyone tell me if the difference from sm-p350 and sm-t350 screen module? Is there a different connector for the active screen or do they both use the same hardware? The reason for asking is I am trying to see if I’m able to mod a smt350 to use an s pen because if the hardware is identical I may have a chance at doing this.

I’ve done one yesterday, it’s the same way as a tab 3 & 4. Remove the back cover. (difficult because of the hard clips) Disconnect the top digitizer cable. Heat the front around the edges, and use a suctioncup with guitarpicks. Lift of the screen, clean the whole %#*@ thing an stick a new digitizer to the frame. Connect the digitizer cable. Click the backcover back in place. ( I had to use a ridicoulus amound of force to make it click) The digitizer and lcd are not fused together. It was a model in Holland.

How. Uch dose it cost to fix the screen