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How much to fix a 5s screen myself?
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If iFixit has the part in stock when you need it, it's about $155.
http://www.ifixit.com/Store/iPhone/...y-with-Home-Button-and-Front-Camera/IF124-000
http://www.ifixit.com/Store/iPhone/...y-with-Home-Button-and-Front-Camera/IF124-000
If it's worthwhile to you to be able to use the Touch ID functionality for the 5S, you'd need to go to Apple for the repair.
Apple charges $269 for an out of warranty screen replacement on the 5S.
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/repair/screen-damage/
Apple charges $269 for an out of warranty screen replacement on the 5S.
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/repair/screen-damage/
Apple were going to charge £180 for a 5s cracked screen, instead, a sub £40 screen from Ebay, £10 worth of Maplin precision tools, a 12 minute YouTube video and 30 bum squeaky minutes of tinkering later... One perfectly working iPhone... Phew!!!
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Isn't $269 the same price for an out of warranty refurbished 5S (even without Apple Care)?
Its quite easy to do it by yourself, look at the tutorials, couple of screws and some cable, I know cause i've done it.
But the quality of the screen is not the same, since no one can ever procure these spare parts officially (made to the same spec).
But the quality of the screen is not the same, since no one can ever procure these spare parts officially (made to the same spec).
out of warranty just means something that is not covered under the standard manufacture warranty. Basically if you own a 5s without applecare+ it cost $269 to replace the phone whether it is within the first year or not.
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I think you have to look and see how deep the crack is. I think the digitizer is so close to the screen that both are likely to break, which cost a lot more than just a screen.