Phone Screens & Batteries
iPhone Repair? Click Me First!
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Back Glass? I do have a laser machine and can safely & effectively remove the old glass! Total job takes 2-3 hours.
Battery? Scroll all the way to the bottom of this page for more on batteries.
Front Camera? On Models that have Face ID, it will be lost unless you are willing to pay for microsoldering to transfer the components from your old camera flex cable to the new camera flex cable. Ask me for more info.
Home Button? These are mostly phased out, but if your home button needs replacing, Touch ID will be lost. You can however regain the click function which returns you to the home screen, but even that was not initially available and you must choose the replacement HB that has that function.
Rear Camera? The rear camera on the iPhone 12 series is currently impossible to replace via 3rd party. The following link summarizes it nicely https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/30/iphone-12-camera-repair/
Screen? All iPhones starting from iPhone series 8 and up have the True Tone feature. This is lost unless it is transferred from your old screen or otherwise. Don't worry, this is an easy & standard practice that I and other reuputable shops incorporate with their screen repair/replacements. And even if true tone is not transferred, your screen will still work, it is purely aesthetics. (True Tone is a lighting feature on your iPhone that adjusts brightness and color based on your surroundings. You can enable or disable True Tone on your iPhone through Settings or the Control Center.)
Quality of Replacement Screens:
Kind & Quality of screens we source in ascending order.
Not all parts are created equal!
Aftermarket:
(100% 3rd Party)
All Phones
There is a wide array of "Aftermarket" parts.
The ones we source have overall higher QC (quality control) than the average aftermarket parts found on Amazon or Ebay.
Since Apple & Samsung dominate the mobile phone market, there is more emphasis on providing parts for their phones. iPhone screens are offered in 6 out of the 8 screen options listed below.
Models available:
Google Pixel Series
Motorola X, Z, E, Droid, Nexus, Moto One/P Series
LG G, V, K, Stylo, G Pad, Q, Aristo, X, Nexus Series
Samsung Galaxy, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab, Galaxy J, Galaxy A, Galaxy Mega Series
Apple iPhones
Huawei
ZTE
HTC
Every single phone has aftermarket screens & parts made for it.
These are the ones our suppliers offer as their choice of aftermarket parts.
The 3 Screens Below Are Considered "Premium Aftermarket" for iPhones.
Looking for screens info on other Brands like Samsung, LG & Motorola? Scroll down to the next tiers...
FX5 or X07 INCELL LCD
(Premium Aftermarket LCD, Flex Cable, Glass/Digitizer, & Cold Pressed Frame)
iPhones Only
The flagship screens for each of our suppliers.
Those suppliers are directly involved in the sourcing of materials, engineering, manufacturing quality control and etc. of these screens which ultimately raise the standard of quality for the industry.
Both use Incell technology which means the LCD is infused with the digitizer thus they are thinner & fit better than other aftermarkets, and they offer a lower defective rate.
FX5 and X07 are equally considered top aftermarket brands.
Models available:
iPhone 6/6+
iPhone 6s/6s+
iPhone 7/7+
iPhone 8/8+
iPhone SE2020
iPhone XR
iPhone 11
FX5 or X07 Hard OLED
(Premium Aftermarket OLED, Flex Cable, Glass/Digitizer, & Cold Pressed Frame)
iPhones Only
Hard OLED quality is considered to be more fragile than soft OLED, but my suppliers decrease that percentage through their higher quality materials and manufacturing processes.
Hard OLED is slightly more expensive than LCD and the benefits largely outweigh the added cost.
Highly Recommended over an LCD option. Scroll up to see why "Screen Info: LCD vs. OLED"
Models available:
iPhone X
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
FX5/X07 Soft OLED
(Premium Aftermarket OLED, Flex Cable, Glass/Digitizer, & Cold Pressed Frame)
iPhones Only
Soft OLED is the same type of OLED (flexible) used on original panels and is considered the highest grade of aftermarket OLED for iPhone screens.
Flexible, durable & more expensive than Hard OLED.
Models available:
iPhone X
iPhone XS
iPhone 11 Pro
The Phone Screens Below Have An 100% Original OEM LCD/OLED
Resulting In An Original Display Quality.
Premium FOG LCD/OLED
(OEM Grade LCD/OLED, Aftermarket Flex Cable, Glass/Digitizer & Cold Pressed Frame)
iPhones Only
As a step up from the FX5/X07, Premium FOG uses new original OEM LCD/OLED panels with aftermarket flex cables.
They offer similar color and brightness specifications as refurbished screens, but these high quality aftermarket screens are a great price alternative to premium refurbished screens.
So to keep it simple, these screens are a mixture of OEM and Aftermarket components. This might have the largest price jump overall from Soft OLED but is the 2nd best iPhone screen.
Models Available:
iPhone X
iPhone XR
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
Premium Refurbished LCD/OLED
(OEM LCD/OLED Panels, OEM Flex Cable, Aftermarket Glass/Digitizer & Cold Pressed Frame)
iPhones, Galaxies, Notes, LG, Motorola, Etc.
Premium refurbished screens use original panels removed from devices with original flex cables.
The original LCD/OLED panels are re-glassed and being original parts, they offer similar performance and screen specifications as originals.
These are the highest quality screens available beside OEM Pulls/ Genuine OEM.
Best & most expensive option for iPhones and Apple products as it is extremely difficult to qualify to get 100% OEM apple parts.
Samsung screens: The ones we buy come with frames.
Models Available:
iPhone
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Note S
LG
Google Pixel
ZTE
One Plus
The Screens Below Are 100% Original OEM.
OEM Pulls
(100% OEM, Used)
Galaxies & Notes.
Starting to become popular
These are USED but fully functional parts.
Cosmetically graded, best to worst, A,B,C.
"A" being nearly flawless.
*We typically don't deal much with OEM pulls as people usually want zero cosmetic flaws.
Models Available:
Galaxy s9+
Galaxy s10
Galaxy s10+
Galaxy s10e
Galaxy s10 5g
Galaxy s20+
Galaxy s20 Ultra
Note 10+5g,
Note 20
Note 20 Ultra
Note 20 Ultra 5g
Genuine OEM
(100% OEM Screens)
Galaxies, Notes & Some LG Phones
Brand new OEM panels directly from LG & Samsung’s supply chain.
The same exact part you would get via the companies directly.
Models Available:
All Samsung Galaxy Phone Screens
All Samsung Note Phone Screens
Some LG Phones
Phone Batteries:
(Ampsentrix is available for tablets too)
Ampsentrix
Equally as good as XCap batteries. They both pass important battery standards making them reliable and safe.
These guys are in direct competition with XCap, but they also provide batteries for iPads. I find nothing wrong with this brand, we just happen to buy 90% of our parts from one supplier who happens to make XCap.
XCap
Proven Safe & Reliable as they pass battery standards.
See the chart above for the added benefit of extra charge capacity on iPhone models 6-X.
*The chart should apply for ampsentrix as well.
Our battery of choice for all iPhones.
iPhone Battery Notes:
Apple is and has been very much against Right to Repair aka 3rd party repair. Similar to buying a car from a dealer, a customer has the right to choose where to repair their car, either they themselves or at any auto shop, but not necessarily the dealer who charges the MOST.
Apple wants to be the ONLY option customers have to repair their apple products.
So in another attempt from apple to discourage 3rd party repairs, from iPhone XR & up, You will lose the “battery health” feature if you get a battery outside of apple and apple authorized repair shops.
This message applies to iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and later.
"Unable to verify this iPhone has a genuine Apple battery. Health information not available for this battery. Learn more…"
Sigh...
This is a result of Apple putting a chip on the battery flex cable which pairs or connects it to the motherboard creating an encrypted connection. When that specific connection is broken by a new battery, the battery health feature is lost. (There is a work around but it is very labor intensive so for the price it is not worth it for the most part)
Naturally, when someone sees this message for the first time, it becomes a cause for concern, but it is more of a nuisance than an informative notification. This message appears simply because the battery is not paired to the motherboard. Even if you bought 2 iPhones, and swapped batteries, you will receive this message, because each battery must be individually paired or programmed to the board. It really is a flawed system in that regard because the message itself does not determine the condition of your battery, being either good or bad. In fact, your battery can be equal to that of a brand new OEM iPhone battery. Apple is doing a good job at scaring customers unnecessarily over a basic battery repair, which is bound to be needed after 2-3 years on any phone or tablet in general.
So if you cannot live without battery health there are apps that can be downloaded that will give you a fairly accurate reading of your battery health (charge cycles, original capacity vs current capacity, etc).
Apps (laptop/desktop): iMazing (Mac/PC), Coconut Battery(Mac), or 3U Tools (PC). We use all three.
Or you can go to Apple and have them replace your battery which entails sending your device off to get repaired, therefore you will be without it for at least 1-2 days.
Non-iPhone Batteries:
Samsung, Google Pixel & other brands: More often than not, 100% OEM or OEM standard batteries are readily available. Ones we have replaced all have been exactly the same as the OEM ones inside.
Again it is highly recommended to have your battery replaced along with your screen if it is 1.5-2 years old AND you plan on keeping your phone/ device. It can save you up to 50% on the battery install when it's bundled. Again, the time & labor to install a battery is nearly the same as getting a whole new screen. Bundling cuts the labor in half & we will gladly pass the benefits to you!