On the screen of the mobile device may be its most vulnerable components. “More than 90% of what we do is screen replacement repair,” Jack Murphy, for iCracked communications, mobile devices, vice president of maintenance, said.
So how do you get your phone fixed? You can hire a professional, usually a mobile phone manufacturer or a third party repairer. Or, you can purchase the required parts and tools, take a deep breath, and do it yourself.
The simplest solution is returned to the manufacturer. For example, Apple has about $ 130 for the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 plus iPhone 6. $ 110 model and start charging, take the phone an Apple Store or an authorized repair shop and see how it can be fixed quickly. (For a list of authorized repair shop, please ŧØhttps: //locate.apple.com). Otherwise, you will have to mail, which means you will be separated three to five business days from your phone. We can not live without your cell phone so long? With Apple’s advance replacement ($ 29 extra), the company will send you a lender.
HTC, which makes the Android smartphone offers a free replacement of cracked screens the first six months after purchase. Samsung’s message on the screen replacement service requires seven working days and costs $ 150 Galaxy S4 or S5. But Samsung’s chain of walk-in centers, where you will be able to get a screen replaced in an hour or less the same price. Two stores are open in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, and the third, with multiple locations is expected soon in Los Angeles. (For other authorized repair shop, call Samsung’s support line, 800-726-7864.)
Third-party repair. Alternatively, you can put your phone to a third party. Werx, it does RadioShack’s service, 72-hour turnaround commitment and a limited lifetime warranty. It charges $ 120 to $ 130 to repair iPhone model 5, $ 50 to $ 250 HTC phone, and up to $ 300 to $ 350 a Samsung Galaxy S4 or S5.Ed Kuhner, vice president of customer experience for HTC Americas said, if you go with a third party to ensure that it guarantees its work.
ICracked professional home repair Apple mobile devices, and Samsung Galaxy phones. It is more than 800 “iTechs” spread in the United States, and will come to you. They can usually be swapped out a screen less than an hour, said Murphy, years. Most iCracked repair costs of $ 100 to $ 110, and some come with a lifetime warranty.
Beware of people who propose to replace the screen $ 50 or less. Kuhner said, the odds are good that you will get substandard parts. “This could be a new piece of glass, but you do not know what kind of glass it is.”
DIY approach. You can do your own repairs to save a few bucks. iFixit and do its own repair kit manufacturer and guidance technology, sales of iPhone 5S screen repair kit $ 90, which is less maintenance cost range of $ 20 to $ 40 of Apple. But the screen replacement surgery is not for everyone; it is a matter of many small parts and screws a delicate process.
If your phone is a few years ago, it may be cost-effective to skip the repair and buy a new phone. “It may be that not only damage the screen. There may be other problems, you do not know,” Laura Estepan at Best Buy Mobile specialty stores, general manager of Union Square in Manhattan said.
