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Well, fixed the iphone my sister gave me, took about 20 mins, and that was because I was being extra careful with the screen and taped it up etc... also the pento screw thread was stripped on one side by a previous "fix" my sister paid for. Had to really work to get that bastard out, in the end I had to try and carefully lever around it, and breaking the mount holes more in the process, but as I was replacing the whole display+digitizer assembly anyway it didn't matter.

Good as new now, don't know what I'll use it for yet, maybe as my 2FA etc device as it's battery lasts pretty well... I don't like it for games for sure, screen is TINY, it's a 5C BTW if you're wondering, so is pretty worthless in regards to selling/trading... I might see if my mum would like it, but she doesn't like touch screens -she is 83 bless her :D

  1. DrMacintosh

    DrMacintosh

    What was wrong it with? I had a 5c back when it was out. Was a nice phone, but yeah, its useless now. 

  2. paddy-stone

    paddy-stone

    My sister cracked the display really badly, the digitizer still works, but TBH it was almost as cheap to buy the whole assembly with new microhone/earpiece/camera/digitizer and screen, so keeping the one I took off for spares if I need it in future. Replacement only cost approx £14 or so, for me that is worth it for tinkering alone, but will find some use for it I'm sure.

    I was trying to play COC on it, and it was sooo shit, I couldn't even touch the icons top left for instance, so no go for that for sure... I did fully test it out though and for most other things where it's the middle 90% of screen real estate it will be fine. I did test though to make sure the replacement screen wasn't the problem.

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