What is considered a cracked screen?
A cracked screen is a screen that has broken all the way through the glass.
Sometimes it is a simple crack that breaks the glass and sometimes it is a spiderweb that just shatters the glass.
A chipped glass is when literally a chip of the glass has been removed. Sometimes it might also have a crack but not always.
How Much Does It Cost To Fix Cracked Phone Screen In South Africa?
Fixing a broken phone screen can cost anywhere from R1505.11 to nearly R4515.33 If you have an iPhone 6S, for example, you can have Apple repair it for R1941.59, which is considered relatively inexpensive for a manufacturer repair
How can I fix my cracked screen?
You may have several options for repairing your cracked screen depending on the severity of the damage:
Use packing tape
Use super glue.
If the touchscreen still works, you can replace the glass yourself for about R150.51-R301.02
Ask the manufacturer to fix it.
Ask your mobile carrier to fix it
Take it to a repair shop.
How long can a phone last with a cracked screen?
If your phone has a big crack on it, it most probably wouldn’t be working for long, maybe a few days to a few months,
as the components of your phone would most definitely have been badly damaged, and there might also be large patches of unresponsive pixels, termed as “dead pixels”.
Can you cut yourself on a cracked phone screen?
You can easily cut yourself
That means that you risk cutting your finger on the exposed shards of glass over 2,600 times on the first day alone.
This won’t stop your phone from being prone to damage, but it can at least help keep your fingers in one piece.
Is it worth it to fix a cracked phone screen?
Opting for screen repair services is almost always the better choice, as it saves customers both time and money.
In most cases, an affordable screen repair can extend your device’s life by several months (or even years, in some cases).