How to retrieve contacts from not rooted phone? Unfortunately I dropped my phone (galaxy S3) and the screen is black, so I cannot do anything on the phone. But other than that, it is fully functioning, and I can see the files when connected to a pc.
There is this question which states that the phone needs to be rooted in order to access the database where the contacts are stored. Is there an other way to retrieve contacts when the phone is not rooted? 
The gmail sync was unfortunately not enabled. Is it possible to turn this on remotely?
If the contacts were in SIM memory then you can insert the SIM card in another phone and get them back.
If you say the phone is functional then you should consider replacing the Display Hardware and get your whole phone back.