How to Replace a Damaged Phone Screen Display
- 6 years ago
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As mobile phone displays are much tougher than they used to be, it seems like they’re indestructible. Sadly, they’re not. Dropping your phone can often break the display. Your phone can no longer be considered useful.
Want to replace a damaged smartphone display? It’s a relatively cheap and straightforward process. Here’s how to do it.
The Costs of Replacing Your Phone Screen
Replace a cracked phone display
Cracked your mobile phone display? Dropped it in the street, or crushed it playing football? Sat on it, even? You know by now that you’ve given yourself a headache. Can the phone be repaired, and if so, what are the costs?
Many services available online and locally will repair your mobile phone, for a price. But if you have access to the parts and they’re inexpensive, why not perform the procedure yourself?
You should also consider the non-monetary costs: time spent without a phone, data that needs archiving from the device. Hopefully your mobile platform’s cloud service can help here, or perhaps a desktop utility can check the phone’s contents.
Fitting a new display that costs the same as a replacement phone is pointless. However, if replacing the mobile phone screen is closer to $15, it makes sense to have a go yourself.
Where to Find a Replacement Phone Screen
Replacement smartphone display and tools
The most obvious location for a replacement display is eBay. Simply searching for the mobile phone model and the word display will turn up the required parts. Just remember to shop safely when using eBay.
In my case, “nexus 5 display” returned a wealth of accurate (and, sadly, slightly inaccurate) results. Take the time to check that the component you choose is genuinely for your device. Often, components may appear in the results thanks to a poorly written listing.
Amazon is also a resource for replacement screens, but you should also consider a general Google search as this will turn up specialist suppliers who might be able to provide a lower price.
Note that you may find listings that offer just the display, versus listings with half the phone’s chassis. Which one you buy depends on how complicated you want things to get. For example, just the display means melting the adhesive using a heatgun or hairdryer.
Alternatively, a replacement display kit that includes half the phone’s body will require components being transferred from the old body into the replacement.
The Tools for Replacing Your Phone Screen
Often, replacement displays ship with the tools included. Typically, you’ll receive:
Mini screwdrivers
Mini Torx drivers
Plastic tweezers
Plastic wedges
A guitar pick/plectrum
You should also have:
Curved tweezers
Precision knife or craft scalpel
Hairdryer or heat gun
These tools are included to remove the case and unscrew any components that obstruct replacing the display. For example, a mobile phone will have Torx screws under the battery cover that will need removing before you gently p
As mobile phone displays are much tougher than they used to be, it seems like they’re indestructible. Sadly, they’re not. Dropping your phone can often break the display. Your phone can no longer be considered useful.
Want to replace a damaged smartphone display? It’s a relatively cheap and straightforward process. Here’s how to do it.
The Costs of Replacing Your Phone Screen
Replace a cracked phone display
Cracked your mobile phone display? Dropped it in the street, or crushed it playing football? Sat on it, even? You know by now that you’ve given yourself a headache. Can the phone be repaired, and if so, what are the costs?
Many services available online and locally will repair your mobile phone, for a price. But if you have access to the parts and they’re inexpensive, why not perform the procedure yourself?
You should also consider the non-monetary costs: time spent without a phone, data that needs archiving from the device. Hopefully your mobile platform’s cloud service can help here, or perhaps a desktop utility can check the phone’s contents.
Fitting a new display that costs the same as a replacement phone is pointless. However, if replacing the mobile phone screen is closer to $15, it makes sense to have a go yourself.
Where to Find a Replacement Phone Screen
Replacement smartphone display and tools
The most obvious location for a replacement display is eBay. Simply searching for the mobile phone model and the word display will turn up the required parts. Just remember to shop safely when using eBay.
In my case, “nexus 5 display” returned a wealth of accurate (and, sadly, slightly inaccurate) results. Take the time to check that the component you choose is genuinely for your device. Often, components may appear in the results thanks to a poorly written listing.
Amazon is also a resource for replacement screens, but you should also consider a general Google search as this will turn up specialist suppliers who might be able to provide a lower price.
Note that you may find listings that offer just the display, versus listings with half the phone’s chassis. Which one you buy depends on how complicated you want things to get. For example, just the display means melting the adhesive using a heatgun or hairdryer.
Alternatively, a replacement display kit that includes half the phone’s body will require components being transferred from the old body into the replacement.
The Tools for Replacing Your Phone Screen
Often, replacement displays ship with the tools included. Typically, you’ll receive:
Mini screwdrivers
Mini Torx drivers
Plastic tweezers
Plastic wedges
A guitar pick/plectrum
You should also have:
Curved tweezers
Precision knife or craft scalpel
Hairdryer or heat gun
These tools are included to remove the case and unscrew any components that obstruct replacing the display. For example, a mobile phone will have Torx screws under the battery cover that will need removing before you gently p