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Josh Render

I was a phone engineer, and this is what you need to do if you suffer from the 3 most common hardware faults

Cracked and broken iPhone .

Smartphones are great and are an integral part of our lives, but no matter how durable a device is, the worst can happen to even the best phones.

I used to work as a phone engineer for Samsung, and I have seen phones in some sorry states. One of the things I have noticed is that, when it comes to certain faults with hardware, people can be hit with indecision on what to do. As such, I’ve compiled this guide on certain steps that you can take to solve issues yourself or to lessen the damage before you get to a repair center.

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