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Just read that a 2023 survey found 40% of phone repairs are for screens, but water damage is still the priciest fix on average. Found it in a trade mag at the shop.
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grant8264d ago
@kaiblack Yeah basically. Water damage usually means corrosion on the board, maybe the charging port, speaker grilles, and battery connector all at once. A screen is just one part swap but water makes you replace half the phone's guts. Plus those parts have to be sourced and tested, shops charge more for the labor since it takes hours to clean and dry everything properly. If the corrosion is bad enough you're literally paying for a whole new phone just in a salvage shell.
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kaiblack2mo ago
Yeah but that price thing is weird. If screens break way more often, why isn't that the most expensive fix overall? Is it because a water-damaged phone is basically totaled, so they're charging for a whole new phone inside the old case? Or are the parts just that much harder to get?
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