iPhone 4S took the stairs by itself

[92P92]

My mom's iPhone 4S fell an entire floor down the stairs.
The screen isn't cracked 😱 but the screens remains black. The backlight still works.

Does anyone know what the problem might be and if it could be fixed?

greetings and a happy new year
92P92

 

[Xgm541]

My mom's iPhone 4S fell an entire floor down the stairs.
The screen isn't cracked 😱 but the screens remains black. The backlight still works.

Does anyone know what the problem might be and if it could be fixed?

greetings and a happy new year
92P92

Press and hold power and home buttons for something like 30 seconds. THe device could just be frozen.

 

[applemac-repairs]

A black screen when dropped is an 80% chance the screen will need replacing. However do try the above method first mentioned by Xgm541, that should restart the phone. If no joy then you will need a new screen i'm afraid.

 

[92P92]

Press and hold power and home buttons for something like 30 seconds. THe device could just be frozen.

That's the first thing i did. I pressed both buttons until the backlight was off. When i restarted it afterwards, the screen remained black and the backlight was back on

 

[corys00]

Stepmothers use iPhone 4s, mothers that are loved use at least an iPhone 5s. Buy the woman who gave you the gift of life a new phone.

 

[posguy99]

That's the first thing i did. I pressed both buttons until the backlight was off. When i restarted it afterwards, the screen remained black and the backlight was back on

Probably a loose cable inside. If you're adventurous you can take it apart, or a service center can do it.

 

[hockeyman94]

My mom's iPhone 4S fell an entire floor down the stairs.
The screen isn't cracked 😱 but the screens remains black. The backlight still works.

Does anyone know what the problem might be and if it could be fixed?

greetings and a happy new year
92P92

The phone has a broken LCD the backlight cable is soldered to the LCD cable so it's not a loose cable. It's almost as expensive to replace the screen as it is buying a new one. I would recommend just upgrading her to a newer phone it's not worth staying at that model.

 

[jessica0123]

I was in a same boat with you before,the motherboard is broken and it cost me a big deal.

 

[iOSUser7]

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Stepmothers use iPhone 4s, mothers that are loved use at least an iPhone 5s. Buy the woman who gave you the gift of life a new phone.

Are you serious or is this sarcasm ? Maybe his/her mother doesn't want the lastest and greatest iPhone.

 

[Nacket]

There's a chance you might've popped out the ribbon cable for the display. Hop on over to iFixit if you think you can handle it or give it to a techie friend. Worst case scenario, the shock irreparably damaged the LCD and you'll need to buy a new display/digitizer assembly. I'm sure they run pretty cheap for the 4S now.

 

[Vicrooloo]

Are you serious or is this sarcasm ? Maybe his/her mother doesn't want the lastest and greatest iPhone.

There aren't a lot of people in the world who would get offended if given a brand new phone.