iPhone X iPhone X Broken Front and Back Value?

[dsaponaro]

Hi all!

Can anyone offer any insight into the Value of an iPhone X (White 256GB) with both the back glass and front screen broken? Works otherwise perfectly just pretty badly broken glass. Going to be getting a new 12 soon and was wondering if it’d even be worth it to post to FB Marketplace for ressale? If so how much would one think would be a reasonable price?

In the past Ive used the resale of my older phones to offset the cost of upgrades. Unfortunately with this one my X took a bounce off the pavement going about 50MPh on my scooter. Ouch.

Any thoughts or insight would be super appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[BugeyeSTI]

You can sell it to someone that wants a parts phone no problem.. I’d say $100 would be the most you would get for a phone in that condition...

 

[Natzoo]

Depending on how much you want to spend on the device, you can replace it yourself as a DIY project. You wont get much money on the device, and make sure the device data is reset before sending anywhere.

 

[dsaponaro]

Thanks for the input guys.

Natzoo... Were you suggesting to repair myself in order to resell or to keep as an additional device? Do you think the return on a resale would make up for the DIY repair cost allowing me to sell at the value as if the screens were never broken?

And, can anyone give insight as to the cost/complexity of a DIY repair for front and back of an iPone X?

Thanks!

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Judging by what's posted at iFixit.com, the rear glass replacement requires either special equipment (one of the guides highlights the equipment his company built, which includes a laser for heating/glue removal) or the replacement of the entire case/rear glass assembly. Replacing the case means an entire strip-down/reassembly of the phone.

The problem with broken rear glass is that the cordless charging coils and antennas are behind the glass, so they may also have been damaged. The more extreme the breakage, the more likely there is damage even deeper into the unit - main logic board, etc. You won't know this with any certainty, so there's a risk that you perform the repairs you think are necessary, then after closing the thing back up you find additional problems.

If the battery is old, it would make sense to replace that at the same time. So when you add all the potential parts up (and specialized tools, if you don't already have them)... If you intend to do a fair amount of iPhone repair it's a valid learning exercise, but there are far easier, cheaper ways to have a functioning iPhone X in your hands.