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iphone cracked screen - do we also need digitizer?

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iphone cracked screen - do we also need digitizer?

My son dropped his 4s once too many times; screen shattered.
I see they sell screen only or screen + digitizer. How do we know if we need the digitizer as well?
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JoDanrfd wrote: My son dropped his 4s once too many times; screen shattered.
I see they sell screen only or screen + digitizer. How do we know if we need the digitizer as well?
afaik, you will have to replace the whole display assembly since the glass, lcd and digitizer are glued together

"The LCD and glass -- a carryover from the previous generation -- are fused together, making cracked glass repair more costly."
from https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+4S+Teardown/6610


Guide to replace a cracked front panel or a broken LCD.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+4S+ ... ement/7277

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Bring it to a repair shop for a quote. My daughters 5c was just the glass. Was $60 to fix IIRC
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4s screens will come with glass+digitizer+LCD+frame. If you see screens being sold with separate components, DO NOT GET THOSE - you'll never put those together. You must replace your entire screen assembly. Also, if you're trying the fix yourself and getting the screen online, make sure you're getting a screen for the GSM 4s version, not fhe CDMA version which is incompatible with Canadian iphones. Finally, don't forget you'll need a pentalobe screw driver. I'd just go to a repair shop if it was me.
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Sorry to hijack the thread where can I get iphone battery.

Tried to order from ifixit.com but they can't ship to me.

I'd like to avoid wait time ie aliexpress. TIA

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