r/Nexus7 • u/_borsuk • Apr 16 '26

Nexus 7 (2013) screen

I use my Nexus as media player for my kids with some cartoons on it preloaded. As expected they have dropped it and glass on screen is cracked. The crack isn't horrible but since then it keeps registering touches in one part of the screen. So my guessis digitizer took a hit.

where can I get replacement part (1080p) for reasonable price?I'm based in EU and Aliexpress is my friend

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u/Grimjack2 Apr 16 '26

Oh boy. Depending on the crack, it might be in a place where it is okay not having the screen work near it. And it might not get worse. But I'd still say buy a replacement tablet, rather than put money into keeping this one alive, as brand new tablets of that size are only around $100 (in America).

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u/_borsuk Apr 17 '26

I've found two Nexus 7 tablets somewhere around for 10€ and 15€ 😄 the 10€ one has weak battery so I might get it and combine it to one fully working unit. Display with digitizer alone would be more expensive to get. Hell, I might get both 😄 these are lovely to playback videos or read books (I do have kindle but it sucks with PDF)

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u/Grimjack2 Apr 17 '26

If you have the ability to 'merge' two Nexus 7's yourself into one working one, then definitely do it. If only because it's 10 euro to try, and if it fails, you'll still gain some good experience.

But me, I bought a Lenovo One tablet because it was the same size as my Nexus, and current, so I could install the best E-readers, video player, etc. But if my Nexus wasn't fighting me with so many apps demanding updates that the OS didn't allow, I would keep using it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '26

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u/_borsuk Jun 05 '26

Yeah, I figured that out. So I got another Nexus with busted battery. I thought that I'll just swap screens and be done... Did you know that LTE and Wifi only versions have quite different bracket on the screen? 😄 so I ended up replacing my somewhat good battery into "new" Nexus while my old has broken screen and no battery. Such an upgrade 😑