iPhone 7, 7 Plus Cracked Screen Guide: How Much Does It Cost to Fix iPhone's Broken Screen?
Accidents happen — a phone gets dropped on pavement, or a hard landing with the device in a pants pocket — and that will be enough to crack an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus screen. How much does it generally cost to have it fixed? The figure could be anywhere from free to $158, as it turns out. Here are some options for owners who would happen to have such misfortune happen to them.
As often in such cases, the best group of people an owner can possibly trust with their broken device would be the ones who made it in the first place. To replace a broken screen with a certified original equipment manufacturer (OEM) part that's guaranteed to work with the features on the device, nothing beats having the phone fixed by Apple.
Apple will not do a "fix," to be specific about it; instead, it will be an iPhone screen replacement. The phone manufacture's support site lists the prices for screen replacement jobs for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
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| Model | With AppleCare+ | Out-of-warranty |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 7 Plus | $29 | $149 |
| iPhone 7 | $29 | $129 |
There is a chance, however slim, for some small, hairline cracks to be fixed for no charge. According to CNet, the Apple techs may consider the broken screen, if it's small enough, to be due to a manufacturing defect. If so, the screen replacement would be covered by the phone's warranty and will cost the owner nothing (except for shipping fees, if applicable). Given that the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were just launched in September 2016, it's a fair assumption that any iPhone 7 devices broken now will be covered by the policy.
For owners who won't be able to pass off their broken screen as a defect, it will be $129 and $149 for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, respectively. If they have availed of the AppleCare+ plan, however, this will be cut down to $29 for both models.
However, since AppleCare+ costs $129 in the first place, the first screen replacement would actually cost $158. The plan covers two broken screen incidents; however, the next time will be a big discount at $29. The AppleCare+ also extends the phone's warranty to two years, so there's that as well.
