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Hey everyone, I was wondering what experiences you've all had with fixing a broken phone vs replacing it. New vs renewed.
Here's the story.
I usually get a pretty good life span out of my phones so I've never thought of repairing one. I usually just get a new one, and wait for a good deal. But, life (or 2020) has decided to make things a bit more difficult for me.
About a week ago, I was at work, in the lab and I put my phone on the bench top while I was lifting a small 3-5lb fixture. I dropped the fixture, and sure enough, it landed square on my phone screen. A galaxy S8. I was impressed.. it didn't crack. Just a small chip/divot. Then I turned it on and saw a decent sized black hole where the screen would't light up properly. After a few days, a small bright horizontal line started to form from that hole.. no big deal. I can work around it. Phone is still a champ.
Today. After I got home. Everything below that line is a crazy psychedelic light show and my touch screen works sometimes... it's all over the place... and most of the time that lower 75% of the phone is either 1980's tv snow or super bright white. Basically, I can't use it.
I have an appointment to get the phone looked at and a screen replacement repair. Looks like they charge $219 for it (might be a bit more).
Another option is to roll the dice on a 'renewed' phone on amazon, probably something like the S10, for around $400. Or get the S10 new for $750. I'd really rather not spend that much. I'd rather wait until Prime Day or Black Friday / Cyber Monday to find a better deal.
Has anyone had any experience with purchasing renewed phones or getting a total screen replacement? Good experiences, awful? I'm a bit hesitant to buy a renewed phone, even though they seem to be a good value, if they're working right.
Here's the story.
I usually get a pretty good life span out of my phones so I've never thought of repairing one. I usually just get a new one, and wait for a good deal. But, life (or 2020) has decided to make things a bit more difficult for me.
About a week ago, I was at work, in the lab and I put my phone on the bench top while I was lifting a small 3-5lb fixture. I dropped the fixture, and sure enough, it landed square on my phone screen. A galaxy S8. I was impressed.. it didn't crack. Just a small chip/divot. Then I turned it on and saw a decent sized black hole where the screen would't light up properly. After a few days, a small bright horizontal line started to form from that hole.. no big deal. I can work around it. Phone is still a champ.
Today. After I got home. Everything below that line is a crazy psychedelic light show and my touch screen works sometimes... it's all over the place... and most of the time that lower 75% of the phone is either 1980's tv snow or super bright white. Basically, I can't use it.
I have an appointment to get the phone looked at and a screen replacement repair. Looks like they charge $219 for it (might be a bit more).
Another option is to roll the dice on a 'renewed' phone on amazon, probably something like the S10, for around $400. Or get the S10 new for $750. I'd really rather not spend that much. I'd rather wait until Prime Day or Black Friday / Cyber Monday to find a better deal.
Has anyone had any experience with purchasing renewed phones or getting a total screen replacement? Good experiences, awful? I'm a bit hesitant to buy a renewed phone, even though they seem to be a good value, if they're working right.
