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Replace your iPhone screen, if you dare

brando_iphone_screen.jpgThe iPhone is awesome, and it's awesome mainly due to one thing: that screen. The big, beautiful touchscreen makes it stand out from the cellphone crowd and makes it an absolute pleasure to use. But since the entire front is essentially a big screen, if you drop if you have a pretty good chance of putting a big old crack across it. And that would be horrible.

If you're out of warranty and don't want to drop the coin on a whole new phone, the bold amongst you might want to try fixing it yourself. To do that, you'll need a replacement screen, and finally one is available. Brando has just announced a replacement screen that you can install yourself, although to open up the iPhone you'll need Brando's iPhone toolkit. It doesn't look to be that difficult of a process, so if you're in need of a new screen go ahead and drop $85 on the new screen and $11 on the toolkit and you'll be back in action in no time.

Brando, via RegHardware

 
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If you're in France, I'd recommend http://www.franceipodreparation.co...More »


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By JUST COOL Design Blog at 7:38 AM ON 07/30/08

cool idea but may as well get the latest phone - they are upgrading so quickly that who knows, my version will prob be outdated by the time my screen goes bad

By csoto09 at 5:22 PM ON 08/13/08

does anyone know if this Brando dealer is legit? The site looks kinda sketchy, specially when everyone else is selling these screens for $160+...

By jesusjack at 4:56 PM ON 08/14/08

I bought an Ide to Usb converter from Brando a year ago, and it's a great company. Don't let the fact that they're based in Hong Kong throw you. The converter works very well, and the shipping was only $3.

By iPhone Reparation at 3:25 PM ON 09/11/08

If you're in France, I'd recommend http://www.franceipodreparation.com for repairing iPhones. I haven't tried Brando's iPhone service though.


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