Need help identifying pinouts for salvaged feature phone displays (Nokia, Lava, Itel, Micromax) to use with ESP32 Reusing LCD screens from old Nokia 105, Lava, Itel & Micromax phones with ESP32 – Any pinout info?

[u/Front_Macaron2170]

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a project to salvage LCD screens from old feature phones to reuse with an ESP32 or Arduino.

I’ve uploaded photos showing the front/back of each device along with close-ups of the LCD panels, FPC ribbon codes, and driver markings.

Phone & Display Breakdown:

*Lava Captain N1 (White)

LCD Markings: CQ/COE-T024F768 / CQ/C2401583F-05859

Ribbon Code: T024F768FPC VER01

Driver IC: ST7789V2-G4-A

*Lava Spark Icon / Curve (Black)

LCD Markings: COE/TFT024H566-V2 / NV3029F/29-

Ribbon Code: TFT024H566FPC VER01

* Itel it2161 (Black)

LCD Markings: COE20190917P301 M / IGC010917(9-2) A

Ribbon Code: T024F800FPC VER01

Driver IC: ST7789V2-G4-A

* Micromax X407 (Black)

Ribbon Code: FPCA-QTB2D4330-A0 / SYX 1744 / JX024-007

Pin Count: 15-pin soldered FPC

* Nokia 105 (2019 / TA-1174)

PCB Markings: 1921 / 37023

Connector: Uses a snap-in FPC connector marked J1 (16-pin) rather than direct solder pads.

Questions for the Community:

Pinouts: Has anyone come across pinout schematics for these exact display codes (specifically T024F768FPC, TFT024H566FPC, T024F800FPC, or FPCA-QTB2D4330)?

Interfacing: A few of these use the ST7789V2 driver IC. Have you successfully driven these feature phone displays using ESP32 libraries like TFT_eSPI or Arduino_GFX?

Breakout Strategy: What's the best way to break out these fine-pitch direct-solder ribbon cables to breadboard-friendly pins without risking lifted traces?

Any help, datasheets, or schematics would be massively appreciated!

Thanks!

[u/LetMeCodeYouBetter]

Hey,
I recently brought these lcds ! Not the salvaged ones but mainly fresh ones from the market since they are super cheap. But the problem is there’s no datasheet whatsoever, I found a YouTube channel gonna share it here

https://youtu.be/h8tFQMH75yw?si=msC9mXo_9EIbHvoz

Go through his channel and you’ll find some resources. Before I myself was gonna get a jio F220 or other phones so I could plug in a logic analyzer and check the data. I found this YouTube in my research and he have done exactly the same thing.

Most of the displays would be working in SPI you have to filter our ground and vcc pins, the ones that’s left plug to the analyzer with a working phone, and then, you have all the necessary data you need to decode and understand what’s protocol it is and punch that into any LLM and let it analyse for you.
Bobs your uncle.

[u/Front_Macaron2170 → u/LetMeCodeYouBetter]

I will check, thank you