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[contact]

Hi! I have a problem with my speaker of my ZTE blade. The sound from it is metallic and distored. And it is really impossible to hear person, you speak to.
As this phone was bought in London ant then transferred to Ukraine I have no local support here. So my only chance is to replace speaker by myself.
the problem is - the is no such speakers in Ukraine =(

Does anybody know what to do?
May be some one know the model of speaker used in ZTE blade, so I can purchase it by internet.

May be some one have fully broken ZTE blade, so You can send it to me (I'll pay for shipping), or get speaker from blade, and send just speaker?

Thanks!

[Andy58]

rayhigh, on 24 January 2011 - 04:24 AM, said:

Quite often you will find that the membrane over the speaker has got crinkled.
Try pursing your lips around the speaker to create an air-tight seal and then suck air gently. You should hear a slight pop as the membrane pops back out. If the sound is less distorted but still not quite right, simply reverse this process. Purse your lips to the phone again and give it a gentle blow.

In many cases, this will cure the issue. Perform the procedure with care and at your own risk. Good luck.

[WAWA72]

Speaker is the same as Iphone 4G

[totomorris]

Thats uncanny. I had the very same problem. Thought it might be dust so stuck a vacumm cleaner on it.and also yried this method. Seems oh now.

[contact]

Hi! Thanks to everybody! You are right, it seems that the speaker is one to one with iPhone 4. I`ve just purchased it. In few days I`ll make a replacement, and show a report.

Edited by contact, 11 January 2012 - 10:09 AM.

[WAWA72]

I waiting for your report.

It looks 1 to 1 and i hope the quality is better from iphone4

[contact]

Hi to all!
Yesterday evening I have made a replacement.  Here is short description:
1. iPhone speaker:
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2. Our patient. and card(I used it to open clips)
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3. Taking of Sim card, memory card, battery.
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4. Remove 8 screws
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5. Remove back panel
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6. Next I used pliers to get of old speaker
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7. You can see now together 2 speakers
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8.than I inserted new speaker
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8. And collected everything into one phone =)
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I is working!

Testing of speaker showed, that really problem was with it. With new one sound is not metallic or distoreshed.
But new IPhone speaker is really silent. So I think that speakers have different incoming resistance, but look similar.

The volume is lower than it was, but it is enough to talk =) So I can use ZTE again! Thank every one who helped!

[WAWA72]

How much lower? 20%, 30% 50% ....?


Thanks for review and testing !!!

[WAWA72]

Next Tester?

http://www.ebay.de/i...=item27c13a2cdf

K810i

http://www.ebay.de/i...=item2c5d5b2184

Edited by WAWA72, 13 January 2012 - 08:52 AM.

[shmizan]

great review and testing!!
I have problems with my ear piece speaker too.. sound is bad and blowing into it did not help much.
I want to do the same repair as you did.
we are talking about the ear piece speaker right? the one on the top of the phone above the "San Francisco" writing?

will this speaker be good?
http://www.ebay.com/...=item19ca78b57c
thanks!

[contact]

shmizan, on 13 January 2012 - 12:58 PM, said:

great review and testing!!
I have problems with my ear piece speaker too.. sound is bad and blowing into it did not help much.
I want to do the same repair as you did.
we are talking about the ear piece speaker right? the one on the top of the phone above the "San Francisco" writing?

will this speaker be good?
http://www.ebay.com/...=item19ca78b57c
thanks!

Hi, Yes the speech is about ear speaker. I used the same speaker as from ebay link (here it is). May be You`ll be lucky, i have just bought it in Ukraine, it may be not original.

sound volume is lover on 35-45%. My old Nokia shouts, if differ with it.   I had no possibility to try it in loud places, but I think it`ll be hard to hear person.  So I think I`ll try speaker from K810i next.

Let's get ready to rumba!

Edited by contact, 13 January 2012 - 02:39 PM.

[shmizan]

ok.

I ordered the speaker for now.

it will take 2 weeks to arrive.. in the meantime I'll be glad to see what other speakers you try!

[NELLY11]

I take it no soldering is required for this.

Is there much risk to the phone? Mine has intermittant crackling so will follow this with interest.

Thanks

[NELLY11]

Any further notes to this, any side effects?

Regards

[WAWA72]

Next 7 weeks i geht a lot new genuine earspeakers from ZTE Blade.

[NELLY11]

WAWA72, on 31 January 2012 - 04:12 PM, said:

Next 7 weeks i geht a lot new genuine earspeakers from ZTE Blade.

I have an original replacement but am nervous about taking apart the phone and it not working again. Did the speaker seperate easily?

Any major pitfalls as i could do with cleaning the dust away also

Thanks

[WAWA72]

its very easy

[NELLY11]

Thanks for the reply

Once the back plate is off and you can access the speaker, does it just pop off or require some force to remove it, is it easy to refit?

Which clips were opened using the credit card?

I looked for a more comprehensive dismantle tutorial but couldnt find one ;0(

Thanks

[WAWA72]

You neee only your fingenail to remove the speaker.

[NELLY11]

Can the anti tamper sticker be removed and replaced with ease. I am still under warranty but fear that if i return i may get a diffwerent phone rather than mine repaired and i would not know the history of the new one. But warranty still handy if the phone died completely

thanks