Samsung Galaxy S2 silver chipped

[ghost311]

So I've had my S2 for over a year and have been very happy with it.

Taking off the Casemate cover the other day to clean the lens I noticed that when I take the cover off the silver bit in the middle of the phone chips (like the painted silver bit comes off)

I was wondering if anyone knew if this was repairable or replaceable. The places I've contacted want to replaced the whole LCD for about R1700 which I don't find necessary as the chipping is not on the screen just on the middle housing bit.

I've attached a photo of the problem.

 

[Maverick Jester]

This is a normal problem on the S2. Only way is to replace the screen because of the process involved in attaching the screen (it is an ugly process).

 

[Volkyrie]

Just put the cover back on - if you can't see it, it won't annoy you. Unless you planning on selling it?

 

[JimM]

If you need convincing that a cover is the best option...

The lowest trade price I have ever found for the i9100 white front/LCD unit is R1200.00 for a genuine Samsung item.

The general trade price here in SA is closer to R1400.00 for the said item. The original item is not available as separate Front & LCD and even if they were, you'd almost certainly break your good LCD trying to remove it.