Water Damaged iPhone 3G with Broken LCD Question

[PlayU18]

Hi All,

I was recently on vacation and went swimming with my iPhone in my pocket for about 10 minutes. Then, I made a second mistake of trying to turn on the phone after I realized what I had done. Then, to make it worse, I very carefully attempted to take the phone apart to dry it out, and on the last step, I cracked the LCD when I tried to pry it out.

My questions are as follows:

If an LCD is cracked, is it possible to get any response from it, or is it completely dead, 100%? I am trying to decide if it is worth the $25 to get a new LCD and try to fix it again. For all I know, the LCD is the only problem now that it is dry, but since it is cracked, I am just not sure. While I realize that there may still be other problems from the water, if it is impossible to get a response from a cracked LCD, it leaves me curious to know if that is the only problem at this point. On the other hand, if it IS possible that a cracked LCD can still work, I think that will convince me to just scrap the phone. I don't want to sell it in it's current state since I have personal data on there that I wouldn't want somebody else to recover. Any help or advice sure would be appreciated.

 

[Applejuiced]

I wouldnt dump any more money into it. It has severe damage and it wont be just a simple screen fix.

 

[Gadgetgeezer]

I have fixed many water damaged phones including iPhones dumped in toilets. You need alot of knowledge, fine tools, a microscope, lots of time and a bit of luck. Guarantee you won't be able to fix it unless very lucky. The radio part of the circuit board particularly does not like water.

 

[chargit]

but to answer your question you can get some response out of a cracked lcd. it will most likely be a white screen but even if you get that it doesnt mean your phone will work.

 

[PlayU18]

Thanks for all of the replies guys. Figured I was screwed, but thought I would try one last ditch effort.