LG Wing Restoration - Repairing The Last LG Phone

Hey guys, welcome back to another great video from jefferies. In this video I am going to fix LG's latest smart

phone

, the LG Wing, it looks like just another standard smart

phone

, until you open the screen and another one is revealed underneath, this one has a broken screen. and very destroyed. I bought it in the US in its current state and imported it here in Australia, given the strange design. I'm curious how fixable it will be. I couldn't find a repair manual so I'll just have to improvise in terms of parts, we'll need a new back and display the new screen, which cost me $163, it has no adhesive and the edges seem a millimeter or too big, so I'm going to need to find a way to attach it to the existing frame, to start, I'm going to turn off the

wing

and start opening the phone.

To do this I will need to heat the back glass on a hot plate for a few minutes to help soften the adhesive, then the back panel can be removed with a suction cup and some picks. Fortunately, there are no cables or anything connected to the back panel that you need to be aware of. The more damaged the glass is, the harder it will be to remove it strangely. Some of the color printing also came off during removal. I've never seen this happen before, but if it happened to a back that wasn't cracked, you'd probably need to replace it or you could easily make the back transparent with the back loose.

We can remove it from the phone before we can access some of the screws. The remaining adhesive and sections of the back panel should be removed out of the way. It's time to remove several Phillips head screws securing the wireless charging module. Pulling the module up and out of place will reveal the phone's motherboard. Here we can see the inside of the device for the first time and get a glimpse of how that sliding screen works. Space inside a phone is limited, but that hasn't stopped LG. From installing a motorized pop-up camera and a sliding screen, the big difference with any phone I've ever opened is that this phone has a hole in its motherboard where the main screen cable runs through.

If we rotate the screen, we can see how the cable reacts. It has some slack that allows it to rotate with the screen, we will need to dig deeper to see something more and to be able to separate the screen, this will involve removing the motherboard from the phone with the motherboard outside, we can inspect it and see that it is in perfect condition. This phone is equipped with a Snapdragon 658g processor, 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM. We now have a clear view of the

wing

display mechanism. It even includes a small shock absorber to help soften the opening of the screen my question is how many ks does a crash

last

before it needs to be replaced wait this is not a car so how many turns I don't know but it only holds on with two screws, What is also held in place with screws is the screen mechanism itself. after unbuckling them, it still doesn't come off until unlocked.

Once I've removed it, you can see how the latch mechanism works. There is a post that prevents the screen from coming off unless the screen is slightly open. Then I can remove the bracket assembly. On the back of the display panel there are several screws holding it in place and some are even hidden under the hinge, so it will need to be twisted out of place after removing the p

last

ic connector bracket from the display. screen. The cable can be disconnected. While the remaining wires remain connected to the PCB, the screen is still attached to the plastic frame to separate it.

I will perform a similar procedure to when we remove the back panel after the screen has warmed up, it can be removed from the frame. The frame is just a very thin piece of plastic, so it's important not to apply too much pressure when prying as it could crack or break. I would always recommend getting a screen with the frame already attached, but in the case of this LG Wing, the only screens I could find came without the frame, this not only makes the repair more difficult but also increases the chance of the new screen becoming damaged. damaged during installation.

OLED screens are incredibly thin and break so easily with the screen free that we can now see how it works. The adhesive was applied under the panel and around the edges with a thin bead of glue. I'll try to replicate this when I put it back together. Now I can remove all the old adhesive while I'm at it. My tweezers are called magnets. These are extremely important. As we'll see later, it's important to know that the display extension cable runs under the display before reconnecting to the PCB, so if you damage this cable it can theoretically be replaced, but it would probably destroy the display.

Doing it now is a good option. Time to put that magnet back in place before I forget before putting the screen on. I'll test it really works to do this. I will connect the minimum components necessary to do it. After connecting everything, I can turn on the phone once. it booted up, we can see the screen is lit up but the touch is not working, it is not responding at all so I decided to check my connections because I have run into this problem before where something is just not connected properly and causing something. it's not working so with everything reconnected I can try one more time this time it's exactly the same the touch still doesn't work at this point you might think I have a faulty screen but remember those magnets I said were extremely important well , they have a purpose, they tell the phone what position the screen is in.

The phone currently thinks the screen is rotating, so touch is disabled to demonstrate this. Now I will install the screen as I normally would and test again now the touch works perfectly fine with everything tested. Now we can separate the screen from the phone once again and begin applying the new adhesive. I will apply masking tape to the same areas that LG did after making it. I'll also add a bead of liquid adhesive around the perimeter. This is especially important for the bottom section as there is no way to use tape, the bezel is too thin and you can't apply tape to the flex cable as it wouldn't help keep the screen in place with all that adhesive installed, it's sure to keep the screen in place. screen in place I will remove all the plastic protective film from the back of our screen panel before putting it in place.

It is important to ensure that there is no dust on the fingerprint reader, otherwise it could cause problems with fingerprint recognition with the screen aligned in position. can be pressed into place. I'll also use some rubber bands to help hold the screen in place while the glue dries. Once dry, it's time to reassemble. I'll connect the display cable to the PCB before reinstalling the hinge preceding the display module. can be attached to the frame. I'll be sure to maneuver the screen slightly to ensure the alignment post fits into the track you'll know it's in when the screen doesn't fall out of the frame even though there are no screws installed.

Once we have installed those screws it is time to put the motherboard back into position after putting in all the flex cables including the display cable that needs to go through the motherboard everything can be plugged back into place afterwards After reinstalling the SIM tray, it's time to attach the wireless charging module and its various Phillips head screws. With that, it's time to attach our new back panel. Before doing so, we will need to transfer the old camera lens to the new panel after removing it, any remaining glue can be removed. It is removed. I will use E8000 liquid adhesive to reattach it to the new glass panel.

A bead of glue around the perimeter will be enough after applying the glue. It can be glued into position. The pre-cut adhesive for the back panel can then be removed. Given the 90 degree curvature of the back of this phone, applying the adhesive proved to be more difficult than I had anticipated; However, after applying it, the internal parts of the phone can be cleaned with a microfiber cloth before attaching the glass panel, making sure it is properly aligned. up can be firmly pressed down to secure it in place, lastly, any excess glue that leaks from the camera lens or from under the screen can be wiped off before removing the plastic protective film from our new screen and that's it, this is LG's latest smartphone, the LG Wing, having restored this once broken unit, I am now not only left with a very interesting and fully functional phone, but I also know how it works inside.

The best practical use for this dual screen setup. It occurred to me to be able to watch a YouTube video while still using the phone on the other smaller screen and in that sense, this was a great video from Jeffries. If you like what you saw, hit the subscribe button and consider checking it out. phone restore playlist for more videos like this and if you are looking for any used device make sure to check out my online store link which is below the description that's all for this video and I'll check you out next time.