Why not use a smartphone with a broken screen
Devices / / December 19, 2019
If after hitting the smartphone display covered with cobwebs of cracks, need repair is obvious. Broken glass can be cut, and the device can not be used. Therefore, in such cases, contacting a service unit have been slow.
Another thing, when a single crack with hair wide screen. It is almost invisible, and at first it does not affect the operation of the smartphone: the display shows the image without distortion, the interface reacts to touch.
It seems that the device can continue to use and handle specialists early. There is a desire to wait until you see the extra time and money - but this is a mistake.
The broken glass is dangerous on the screen for a smartphone
1. Screen suddenly ceases to respond to the pressing
Typically, the front panel consists of a smartphone toughened safety glass, touch panel, which reads the touch, as well as a matrix showing the picture.
In the upper price segment devices like the latest iPhone or Galaxy S line from Samsung Touch panel built into the protective glass and the matrix is located at a minimum distance from it without air interlayer. It is necessary to reduce the thickness of the smartphone and make the picture more expressive. It seems that the icons on the home screen are located directly under the fingertips.
In this case, the protective glass to affect dramatic change in temperature: during charging and load device heats the cold air quickly cools. It is exposed to friction and other forces: you touch it and puts it in his pocket, shaking it in the bag.
If the glass unit, with him nothing will happen even with active use, but the damaged will continue to deteriorate. Small crack It will gradually increase, and after 2-4 weeks of it will start to drop small pieces.
First suffer from this touch panel, which unexpectedly becomes unresponsive to pressing. You will not be able to respond to an important message or accept an emergency call. In the XXI century, it may be worth the work, and sometimes life.
2. Broken glass insides hurt smartphone
To fit within a modern processor device, capacious battery, vibration motor and other components, manufacturers have them at a minimum distance from each other.
Components smartphone fixed in a monolithic body made of hard plastic, glass and metal. They do not move, so they can not hurt each other, while the design is not compromised. When the glass is broken, the situation is changing.
The first thing suffers matrix. She begins to put pressure on the glass. In general, it is able to reliably protect the image plate from damage, and will now become the main enemy and the cause of failure.
Broken screen endangers other components. They start moving, rubbing, and beating each other. Each touch of the gadget can be fatal for the entire motherboard, as well as for the individual components on it.
The most difficult to account for the insides of the smartphone, when you actively move around the city, shaking in the public transport, exercise.
Even minimal damage components may suddenly incapacitate them. So broken screen replacement which has been postponed until later, can significantly increase the cost of repair or make it impossible.
3. Moisture gets in and starts to break down the components
The main enemy of the internal components of the smartphone - water. That is why manufacturers of glued gaskets that do not transmit moisture. Galaxy S10 and iPhone XS generally protected under the standard IP68, and can be submerged up to 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter.
Everything changes when the protective glass is damaged. Through him, the moisture gets inside the body: it is even in the air, so perfectly dry hands will not help the owner avoid breakage.
Most of the internal components of the smart phone is located on the motherboard. It consists of a metallic conductive tracks that are pressed between the multiple layers of the PCB and glue. The motherboard is connected to the battery. Therefore, the moisture which was on it, is particularly dangerous. Because stress corrosion process begins, internal short circuits occur components.
During normal use through a crack inside misses minimum amount of moisture. Therefore, components of the device does not come down instantly. But they will gradually oxidize and stop working in the most unexpected moment.
If you drop into the water Smartphone with broken glass, you will not have a chance to save him. The process of propagation of corrosion and accelerate irreversible damage all the components of the device.
What if there is no possibility to replace glass
You may not have time to repair the smartphone. You could break it down on a journey away from the service center. You can scare the cost of replacement of the protective glass or the entire front of the assembly, along with a touch panel and the matrix.
In this case, you must protect the entire smartphone entirely, its screen and internal components from further damage. There are two options, how to do it.
1. Stick to the screen protective film or glass
They will save your fingers from possible cuts, reduce the physical damage to the smartphone screen and partial protection touchpad and matrix devices.
Thanks to the protective films and the additional glasses into the housing will fall less moisture, and this will reduce the possible corrosion of components.
2. Place the smartphone in waterproof case
Usually these covers have a special transparent film for the front of the smartphone. It will protect it from further damage and will not allow moisture to get inside.
Note the cases Catalyst Waterproof Case or Lifeproof FRĒ. You will be able to actively use them and after repair smartphone. And, you can buy a universal waterproof cover package - they are sold in Duty Free, supermarkets, electronics stores.
When that has to do with a broken screen
Depending on the model, you can offer three options for repair: install the new glass, replace the glass with a touch panel or the screen is assembled.
During operation, when more should check the status of the internal components after the fall, as well as to replace the gasket that protects smartphone moisture. The cost of repairs from device to device may vary.
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