Can my iPhone screen be repaired instead of replaced?

• One or two thin lines, panel intact

  Screen kept?:

  Sometimes

  Warranty:

  30 days, same fault

• Five or more lines, a thick band, or a black line

  Screen kept?:

  No — panel is damaged

  Warranty:

  —

• White or green screen, connection fault

  Screen kept?:

  Sometimes

  Warranty:

  30 days, same fault

• Black spot / ink spreading

  Screen kept?:

  No — panel is damaged

  Warranty:

  —

• Touch dead or ghost touch from damage

  Screen kept?:

  No — touch layer is in the screen

  Warranty:

  —

• Only the outer glass cracked

  Screen kept?:

  Yes — display kept, glass changed

  Warranty:

  30 days, bubbles & lifting

In the last 90 days across our outlets: 42 iPhones had a white/green screen repaired with the screen kept, 5 had a line repair, and 35 had the front glass changed. 782 needed a screen replacement.

So it's worth asking — but most screen faults on iPhones do end in a new screen.

A replacement screen is a new part, so its warranty covers defects in the new part (90 or 30 days by grade). A kept-screen repair fixes one fault on your existing panel, so its 30-day warranty covers that fault coming back.

One more honest point: a repaired line can come back as the panel ages. A new screen is the more lasting fix; a kept-screen repair is the lower-cost one.