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Top 5 iPhone Parts Most Replaced

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Something we’re constantly talking about here at ifixyouri.com are iPhone replacement parts – what we need to stock up on, what we need to plan for, etc. And while we were talking about it, we thought: “You know, I bet iPhone owners are curious about that too.” No? Sure you are.

So, with that, we decided to make a list of the top 5 iPhone parts that most often need to be replaced – whether it’s due to them breaking, sticking, or just not working. As a bonus, we’ll mention some care tips, so that hopefully you won’t have to repair your iPhone sooner than necessary.

1) iPhone Screen

The iPhone screen is more breakable than Apple lets on. Whether it’s the iPhone 3g, the iPhone 3gs, or the iPhone 4, these things just break like mad. Don’t believe us? Check out some of our videos [link]. And if they’re not breaking, scratched iPhone screens pose a problem for users as well.

The second problem is the easiest to address. Try cleaning it with a microfiber cloth, and water only (don’t worry about water damage if you’re just cleaning the screen, unless you drop the iPhone in water [link]). As for protecting your iPhone screen from breaking, try using a case with minor drop protection.

2) Battery

Batteries in most mobile devices have understandably short shelf-lives, and the iPhone is no exception. It has been our experience that the iPhone battery can potentially degrade very quickly after 9 to 12 months, when it will stop holding a charge. This seems to be the case for iPhone 3G, 3Gs, and 4s. One thing you can do to relieve the drain on iPhones is to reduce the features running, like WiFi or searching for new data when not necessary. This can cut down on the time you need to charge the phone.

3) Home Button

After around 9 months, you start having to click repeatedly to get them working. Once this starts, failure is only amount of time. Most people begin pressing down on the home button even harder to get it working, which only breaks the connection down even faster. Tip: press lightly.

4) Dock

Docks can be problematic, as they often get moisture in them and they stop charging properly. Docks control the home button feature and this part of the dock stops working properly. Microphone is also housed in the dock, which also tends to stop working. Dust and dirt can be a problem with the dock connector as well. Cleaning it with a compressed-gas duster is usually sufficient, but in some cases dock connector repair is necessary to restore functionality.

5) Power Button

Not so much on the iPhone 4, but the power button on the iPhone 3g and the iPhone 3gs are very problematic. In the 3g/3gs the power button flex cable controls the vibrate and volume controls as well. These features begin to become faulty over time. If you find that your iPhone power button working, you may need to replace it. As with the home button, press the power button as lightly as you can to maintain functional longevity.

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Why Repairing your iPhone is Always Worth the Cost

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Many people question if it’s worth the money to repair a damaged iPhone.  I am here to dispel any rumors and clear up any misunderstanding that people have when it comes to the value of the iPhone and the cost efficiency of the repairs.  The truth is that it is always wise to repair a broken iPhone, even if you are going to trade or sell it.

First, some basic facts about how much an iPhone really costs.  As many readers know, an iPhone’s true cost is not the price you actually paid for it at the AT&T, Verizon, or Apple store when you sign a new two year contract.  The price you paid when you signed a contract is actually a subsidized price, so what you paid is reduced by the company since you are agreeing to be with them for at least two years.  You can also be granted this price if you are eligible for an upgrade, which is usually available every 12 to 20 months depending upon the company.  The true retail price of the current 4th Generation iPhone, if you were to go into an AT&T, Verizon, or Apple store and not sign a contract, is $600 for a 16gb and $700 for a 32gb.  For a 3Gs iPhone with 8gb of memory, be prepared to hand over around $500.

AT&T does offer something called an “Early Upgrade” with iPhones.  This allows the customer to purchase a new iPhone before their next upgrade date by signing a new two year contract.  For the new contract, you would get a different subsidized price and the Early Upgrade prices are pretty high.  For a 4th Generation iPhone, you will pay $400 for a 16gb iPhone, and $500 for a 32gb iPhone.

The frustrating part for iPhone repair companies is that most people have no clue their phone is actually repairable in almost all cases.  Customers who bring their broken devices into an Apple, AT&T or Verizon store looking for a solution are led to believe that they have only one option, which is to purchase a new phone at high prices.  Of course, this is money in the bank for these companies.  If your device was lost or stolen, the only way to replace it is to buy a new one, however, there is no reason to take that kind of loss on an iPhone that is merely damaged.  Repairing your iPhone is completely worth your money.  Anything else would be like buying a new car because you got into a minor traffic accident.  In reality, almost all repairs for the iPhone 3G, 3Gs and 4th generation can be done for less that $100.  that mean you can save over $200 if you repair your existing iPhone rather than agree to an early upgrade.

What if your current iPhone is broken, but you are eligible for an upgrade and able to buy a new iPhone 4 at the $200 – $300 with a new two year contract?  Is it still worth the money to repair the broken iPhone even though you can upgrade it?  Absolutely.  You could invest in repairing your current device and then sell it for the same price, if not more than an iPhone 4 at the subsidized price.  These used phones, undamaged and in working condition, sell for for over $200.  By not repairing the damaged iPhone, you are either going to discard a used device worth over $200, or you are going to give it to a third party who will repair it and possibly resell it.

No matter what, it is always economical to repair a damaged device in any situation, even if you are doing so just to sell it.

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iFixYouri Reviews – Here’s what some of our customers are saying about us…

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Here’s a handful of reviews for our iPhone 4 water damage repair service.

2011-06-24 Balshanker …. Not only did water penetrate my phone, but sunscreen managed to find a way into the phone as well. Honestly, I didn’t think these guys would be able to fix my SEVERELY DAMAGED phone. In a few weeks I got my phone back, and it’s working like new. I’m really impressed, I would definitely recommend these guys.

2011-06-20 Paul …. Had my phone in a shallow vest pocket and I just so happened to pick the toilet to drop into. As I hurried and picked up the phone I accidentally hit the sleep button… the screen lit up for half a second… I’d thought it was gone forever. I’m from Canada and I couldn’t find decent repair places eh until iFixyouri sent my phone back in full working order, THANKS!

2011-06-06 Jenny …. I dropped my phone in… uh, let’s just say I got my iPhone wet. Sent it in, and within a week, I had a working phone again! Sooo happy!

2011-05-10 Lenny …. Ok — I literally sat in a jacuzzi for over an hour with my iphone 4 in my pocket. I pressed all the buttons like an idiot, then stuck it in rice to fix it. had some luck, but the battery was shot. Like a miracle, these guys fixed my phone and replaced the battery for under 90 bucks. Amazing. Lenny from Birmingham, AL

2011-04-09 Colton …. Jumped in the pool over Spring Break. Heard about iFixYouri from a buddy. I did put my phone in a bag of rice after for a few hours, but sent it in that day. They called me a week later and said it was good to go (just needed a new battery). Around $100 to fix my iPhone4 vs. buying a new one for $400+!
Thank you iFixYouri team! I will be recommeing your service to all my friends and classmates at Indiana University

2011-02-27 Jessica …. Their iPhone 4 water damage repair service worked for me and I dropped my phone in the toilet. Their communication throughout the process of fixing it was phenomenal. I would definitely recommend this company to everyone.

2011-02-11 Michelle …. Great service. Can’t believe they fixed it!

2011-02-06 Todd …. iFixYouri handled everything very professionally. I was very nervous at first about sending out my phone to anyone. I read good things about them and decided to give it a shot. They had my phone fixed and sent back very quickly and did an excellent job at repairing it. Thank you so much!

2011-01-29 Catherine …. Totally amazed. I was out partying one night and spilt my drink all over my phone. It died and would not do anything. I was googling around and found i fix your i. Their iphone 4 water damage repair service seemed reasonable. Apple wanted me to buy a whole new phone since i voided my warranty with crandberry and vodka. I sent it in and the boys over there fixed it. So great. Ill tell everyone i know to use these guys. You guys are my saviors! Works perfect again!

2011-01-03 Dimitri …. I had no idea that you could fix a phone that has been soaked. I swam with my phone in the ocean, and i was abotu to get a new phone, but my buddy sent me this site on facebook. I sent it out and got it back in under 3 days. Just like new. Pretty sick.

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iPhone 4 screen replacement – What’s the deal and what you should look for.

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Broken iPhone 4 screen and not sure where to turn? iFixYouri offers quick, high quality repairs, at an affordable price. Don’t trust just anyone to repair your iPhone, go with the leaders in the repair industry. We use only the highest quality parts available on the market and have extremely skilled technicians so you can rest assured that your phone will be fixed quickly, and correctly the first time.

iPhone 4 Glass Repair


So many options for iPhone 4 screen replacement services we understand how it can be confusing. We’re going to make this quick and simple, so that your iPhone screen repair goes smoothly and without complication.

Option #1: iPhone screen repair service – Have a skilled technician fix your broken iPhone. Make sure they’re using high quality OEM parts. Cheap parts will fail.

Option #2: DIY iPhone repair kit – Purchase a kit and do-it-yourself. Keep in mind, it’s not as easy as it looks. A lot of times we see people purchase kits and aren’t able to successfully install them.

On the iPhone 4, the screen and the LCD are fused together. If you buy just the glass, you’ll be SOL. Buy just the LCD, well, you’re SOL again.

Fused, high quality, OEM. Go cheap and you’ll get what you pay for. Plain and simple. You have a $600 phone, and you want to put a piece of $10 glass on it? Bad choice. That’s like putting used tires on a nice Porsche. Bad idea.

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Droid Repair – Introducing the Motorola Droid X, now with problems from the get go too!

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The iPhone 4 has definitely had some hick-ups with its’ release. From retina display issues, antenna issues, to the glass breaking right off the bat. iFixYouri has had calls and done repairs on it all with the iPhone 4. People criticize, people hate, and people love. No matter what it is, there will be people on both sides of the fence.

Here comes the Droid X, the iPhone 4’s arch enemy. Apple fanboys hate it. Droidboys love it. All new, ground breaking technology will have its’ glitches. Apple is not excluded from this, and apparently neither is Motorola.

With the Motorola Droid X hitting the market, problems began to arise with the release of the phone, just like the iPhone 4 had. Perhaps it was not on such a grand scale, since the market for the Motorola Droid is not quite the size of the Apple iPhone market(though it is growing). According to TGDaily.com:

A small amount of Droid X owners are reporting that without warning their phone’s screen suddenly began flickering. In some cases, the phone display is rendered completely useless. In all cases that were posted on tech site HowardForums, where the reports began to surface, the device worked properly at first but after several hours or even days, the screen became glitchy.

Motorola was quick to issue a software fix to this problem, but what this does is show that no electronic device, no matter who the company is, is immune to problems. As Google’s Droid platform is introduced to more and more phones(Motorola and HTC), other smartphone manufacturers’ market share will surely grow closer and closer to Apple’s position #3. The more of these smartphones there on the market, the more problems will be noticed.

With each new piece of technology, will come problems. It is near impossible to do the level of in-house testing that 500,000 people can do when a product is released to the general public. The huge scale of phones that Apple cranked out last month definitely did some real world testing and now it was Motorola’s turn to step to the plate.

Apple and Motorola  did not pass with flying colors, but they both will have their days. We forgive both, and feel that as long as the companies providing these products is striving to fix what went wrong, we see it only fair to move on. As with any new release, there will be new problems. Look at car manufacturers. Rule of thumb is to never purchase a new model car the first year they come out. Why? Because they have problems. The fact is, technology, like cars, are made to break. Now-a-days,we are trained to toss and replace, rather than repair and re-use.

Lets move on. Drop antennagate, forgive Motorola. These things will happen and no company or person is perfect. Whether you need iPhone repair, or Droid Repair, your phone can, and will, break. There is no way around this fact, and unfortunately for some, it happens right in the beginning of the technology’s life.

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iPhone 4 Glass – new screen not meeting expectations

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There were the days of hopes and dreams of a shatter proof iPhone glass. During the WWDC Jobs spoke of the glass as being Engineered Glass.

All the breakthrough technology in iPhone 4 is situated between two glossy panels of aluminosilicate glass — the same type of glass used in the windshields of helicopters and high-speed trains. Chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, the glass is ultradurable and more scratch resistant than ever. It’s also recyclable.

We are seeing such a high iPhone 4 repair demand for glass replacement already, as well as the back glass replacement. The iPhone is not even a week old and we’re already seeing this as a major, major problem, but now with 2 times as much glass as before.

One customer contact us stating that he had left his iPhone 4 sitting in his car, which got hot, and well, when he returned, he was in need of an iPhone screen repair. The heat had actually cause the screen to crack. Our thoughts on this are that the metal frame got so hot that it heated the glass up to an unstable temperature, and it cracked.

Another customer had the iPhone in his lap and got out of the car, where it fell a mere 2 ft and put a hairline crack right through the front glass.

iFixYouri has already had numerous orders come in for both front and back glass using our mail-in service. We will continue to honor our iPhone 4 Repair service and uphold and maintain the high standard of service that we consider common practice while adjusting to a new product.

With such a high demand already for the iPhone 4 glass repair and a limited number of repairs available due to the current supply of parts on the market, we will be regularly updating our blog with info on iPhone 4 parts and repair service status. Feel free to contact us should you have any questions. Under the iPhone 4 product page, we’ll be listing if any repairs are currently on back order.