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Also known as the Moto G3—an Android smartphone released by Motorola in July 2015. It serves as an economical alternative to Motorola's flagship phones. Model XT1540 in the US, with dual-sim and "Turbo Edition" variants sold in other regions.

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Replacement LCD screen flickers

Hi

I have a nearly new Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation that I dropped and smashed the screen. It was fully functioning, but the front glass was shattered.

I bought a replacement screen / LCD / digitizer assembly from eBay and installed it. Initially, the screen appeared OK, but then started flickering at about 2 - 3 Hz. The screen appeared dull, but that is probably due to the flickering. It now consistently flickers, though is OK for a second or so on power up.

I performed a factory reset, but that didn't fix it.

I contacted the seller, who recommended I clean the contacts and try to seat the screen cable again. I've tried this a few times but it hasn't improved things.

Is this a defective screen? Note: I didn't disconnect the battery before replacing, because you can't get to the battery.

Many thanks

Mooncat

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If you did your replacement correctly (and it sounds like you did) and you have already cleaned the contacts and reseated the cable several times, it does sound like a display gone bad. Hopefully the eBay seller gave some sort of warranty on it. Otherwise you need to pick up another display and make surfeit has at least a 30 day warranty (that starts the day you receive it, not the day the send it, in case of longer shipping time, like if getting from China or Hong Kong).

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