Should you fix your iPhone screen yourself

If you happen to have broken your iPhone screen you may be considering whether you should have it repaired professionally or attempt to do it yourself.

If you do choose to do it yourself, you will first need to acquire the proper tools. Such websites like Amazon or eBay have the tools you will need to and most the time you can find these tools for less than $10.

Next, you will need to find the actually iPhone replacement screen. Don’t be tricked into buying “just the glass” to replace your iPhone screen. The iPhone glass and the LCD display are fused together, and buying just the glass will not help you in any way.

When looking for a replacement screen you must been in mind there are different levels of quality. If you want to be happy with your repair, and want your iPhone screen to last, we would suggest your buy a OEM or original iPhone screen. If the price is to low, typically the quality will not be great, and your screen may crack very easily or not work. Expect to pay $60-$70 for a quality iPhone 5c or iPhone 5S screen.

Once your receive your tools and screen, it is always wise to watch a YouTube video on how to replace your iPhone screen. If you do choose to repair your iPhone yourself you will save on average $20-30. iPhone Screen Repair Prices are typically around $100. It may take you just over an hour to do this repair if you have never do this type of thing before.

If you have a broken iPhone Screen in Vancouver and want to get it professionally repaired with a 1 year warranty, Contact Cell Clinic Vancouver.

How does a touch screen actually work

Touchscreens have becoming increasing common in mobile devices, laptops and pretty much every other type of recent technology. But how do they exactly work?

There are 2 basic types of touchscreen (capacitive or resistive). Most cellphone use capacitive touchscreens, as this type accepts multiple touches and responds very quickly. The downfall of these capacitive touchscreen is that they can only be activated by conducting objects, example your fingers. Resistance touchscreens are more durable, can be weatherproof, and are more commonly used with GPS devices. Since we are a cell phone repair company, we only work with capacitive touchscreens.

Today’s smartphones and cellphone screens are made from high strength glass. You have have heard of the term “gorilla glass” in the past. This is a type of chemically tempered glass, which is produced, to stand up against dropping your phone. Although it is still very possible to break your cell phone screen, gorilla glass makes the chances of it breaking a lot less likely. The reason the glass still can break is that the glass is manufactured to less than 1mm to reduce the phones size and weight.

The touch sensors on today’s smartphones are all underneath the glass itself, through capacitive measurements. Capacitance is described as the ability to hold a charge. Your phone screen sense your finger because your finger has the “ability to hold charge”. The device has an electrical grid embedded in its display, allowing it to know exactly where you have touched. This information is transferred quickly back to the phones motherboard to process.