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pudding:
Bit of a long shot but does anyone know where to get a proper Apple screen for an iphone 7?

Seen loads on ebay but they’re either all ‘refurbished’, or crap copies for £30.

Dan_FR:
I've used this company many times for parts and only ever had one issue (with a battery), which they sorted under warranty without quibble. Replaced quite a few iPhone screens for friends and family. Not sure if they are 100% genuine but they are definitely a lot better than the £20-30 eBay jobbies

https://www.replacebase.co.uk/iphone-7-parts/?___store=default&filterparttype=70

pudding:
Cheers Dan.  I ordered one of their 'OEM' screens at £75, so I hopefully that is close to factory quality!

The reason I want OEM is because I did a screen on a iPhone 5S a couple of years ago using a generic brand from Amazon, for around the £40 mark.  It was complete garbage!

Apple want £156 to replace a screen, and they will only do it in store once you've made an appointment with a "Genius", or via post in X days.   Sod that.  Can do it myself!

Dan_FR:
Let us know once it arrives - a comparison of both would be good i.e. the markings or any differences. I've never actually checked or compared manufacturer, markings etc... just thrown the new one in.

The eBay ones are awful, you can visually see the pixels on the screen and the display quality is garbage.... not crisp, strange colours etc. Had so many that were DOA too which is frustrating after having built the phone back up. I now test them once I've connected the display & touch ribbons to avoid that frustration

pudding:
Well I stuck it in and all I can say is - pay Apple to do it!

The 'OEM' screen isn't OEM, the colour palette is completely wrong, the digitizer is inconsistent and the home button doesn't work once fitted to the new screen - although I believe a lot of people have had this issue, which is reported to be a deliberate tactic from Apple to prevent people from repairing their own property themselves - and lastly, the 'OEM' screen doesn't clip back into the casing properly, so sits proud on one edge.   

Also worthy of note - On the iphone 7 onwards, the screen is bonded in with a butyl rubber strip, which you don't get with a new screen (obviously!), so it is no longer splash proof with a non apple screen.

Oh and those £2.49 tool kits are complete garbage, don't even go there. The star tool bit doesn't even fit the screws  :stupid:  Pay a bit extra and get the proper metal tools and metal pry tool from higher end repairers.

Oh and be careful removing the old screen if it's chipped on the edge.  I got a nice shard of glass flick up into my eye  :doh:

Once again, the old 'Buy cheap, buy twice' mantra has to be trotted out here.   I've done quite a few iPhone 5 / 5S and one or two 6 screens, but the 7 onwards is a different bag, and a whole lot more fragile.

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