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How much can I charge to repair digitizes and displays on phones and tablets?

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  • iPad
  • Samsung
  • Phones
  • Tablets
  • Displays
  • Galaxy
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July 10, 2014 12:39:49 PM

I recently have been replacing the digitizers/displays at my work for iPads, iPhones, and Samsung tablets and galaxy phones. What is a fair price to charge them to do so? Digitizers range from $10-$30 for me depending on the device, displays can cost up to $100+.

Any opinions on what a good starting point should be?

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I work at a place that sells and repairs computers, tablets, phones, and TVs. The devices I fix are usually ones people have bought from us, but I might start repairing devices from anywhere soon. I have to make money off these repairs so that the extra money will add onto my paycheck.
(I work only 10 hours a week because I am a full time college student, repairs give add extra to paycheck to make up for few hours)
I used to send them to another place that would charge us over $200 just to replace the digitizes (I suspected that they were either over charging us or breaking the displays when removing the digitizers and charging us to replace it) So I started doing it myself, but I don't know how much to charge that isn't too high. ($200 seems too high for just a digitizer, a display replacement should cost that much).

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July 10, 2014 12:50:34 PM

Make sure you charge enough. It may only take you twenty minutes to change a screen. (I have never done this and I may be wrong.) However, if your customer would try to do it himself, it might take all day, and it may not be done properly.

I would say about $30-50 would be a decent price (plus the price for the parts, of course). You may need to change it later, but I think that would be a good place to start.

One tip:
Clean the product well before you return it, and if a screen comes with a clear plastic sticker to protect it, put it on the iPod/Pad/Phone/Whatever when you are done. The customer will feel like they are getting a brand new device!
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July 10, 2014 1:01:15 PM

wolverine96 said:
Make sure you charge enough. It may only take you twenty minutes to change a screen. (I have never done this and I may be wrong.) However, if your customer would try to do it himself, it might take all day, and it may not be done properly.

I would say about $30-50 would be a decent price (plus the price for the parts, of course). You may need to change it later, but I think that would be a good place to start.

One tip:
Clean the product well before you return it, and if a screen comes with a clear plastic sticker to protect it, put it on the iPod/Pad/Phone/Whatever when you are done. The customer will feel like they are getting a brand new device!


I never remove the protective plastic off the screen after I replace them, so that is good to know people like that anyways. $30-50 + digitizer price seems reasonable, that would make the total price about $60-80.
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July 10, 2014 1:05:36 PM

Oop, I was thinking of a laptop screen replacement. Yes, it might be a little weird to remove a sticker from the plastic covering of an iPod. You're replacing what's inside, after all.

And you could probably charge more for a screen replacement, as I assume this is more difficult than replacing a digitizer. Maybe $50-$70 extra. You don't want to get to the point where a customer can just spend a little more to get a brand new device, though.
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July 10, 2014 2:37:05 PM

wolverine96 said:
Oop, I was thinking of a laptop screen replacement. Yes, it might be a little weird to remove a sticker from the plastic covering of an iPod. You're replacing what's inside, after all.

And you could probably charge more for a screen replacement, as I assume this is more difficult than replacing a digitizer. Maybe $50-$70 extra. You don't want to get to the point where a customer can just spend a little more to get a brand new device, though.


Yeah, most of the devices we fix were about $400-600, do I don't think I have to worry about them buying a whole new device because its cheaper.
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