For a number of reasons, iPhone screen replacements are the bread and butter of any repair company, and will almost certainly be the most common repairs performed. Of all the iPhone  screens that we’ve replaced over the years, at least 60% – 70% were replaced due to the outer glass being cracked, but everything else was working fine. So, if you are, or have ever been the owner of an iPhone with a cracked front glass, have you ever wondered what is replaced when you bring it to a repair centre?

Basically, on all iPhone models since the iPhone 4, the digitizer and LCD have been one assembly. Essentially what this means is that the screen on the iPhone is one single, three layer part. On the bottom you have the LCD display, which is what shows you the images and the phones operations. On top of this is the touch screen (digitizer), which is the part of the screen that reads the contact from your skin and relates this to the rest of the phone. The top screen is literally just a sheet of glass protecting these two functional components, and is the part of the screen that you actually touch. This, on the vast majority of broken iPhone screens, is the part that gets damaged most often. Also, when you here about Apple using Gorilla glass, and Sapphire glass to add strength to the screen, this outer glass is what they’re referring to. 

When this outer glass is damaged the safe and proper way to repair the damaged iPhone, is to replace this entire screen assembly. So, for all manner of damaged screens, if there is no display or lines appearing on the screen, or if the touch isn’t responding properly, it is the same repair that is performed. 

If you do have a broken iPhone screen at the moment, you can check out our iPhone Repairs page to see how much it will cost to get it replaced. If there’s something wrong with your iPhone and you’re not sure what it is, fill in short Quick Estimate, and we can let you know what the most likely issue is, and how much it’s going to cost to repair it.