Guide · Repair, sell or upgrade
Is my iPhone worth repairing?
A straight answer, with real numbers.
The honest rule: repair if the fix costs clearly less than the difference between what the phone is worth broken and what it is worth fixed. Here is how to work that out for your phone in two minutes — using our actual prices.
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The rule
Three numbers decide it
- The repair price. Fixed per model and fault — screens, batteries, ports, cameras, back glass. Diagnostics (won’t turn on, water) are £40, deducted from the repair.
- What the phone is worth broken. We buy broken iPhones, so this is a real number, not zero.
- What it is worth fixed — or what it would cost you to replace with an equivalent refurbished phone.
If the repair costs less than the gap between “broken” and “fixed”, repairing wins. If the gap is small — an older phone, a big repair — selling it broken and putting the money toward an upgrade usually wins. The quote tool shows all three figures for your model.
Worked examples
Two phones, two different answers
iPhone 13 with a cracked screen. Aftermarket OLED screen: £119, 12-month warranty. Sold as-is with the cracked screen: roughly £40–£65 cash. Working: roughly £60–£100 cash, and it keeps working for you for years. A £119 repair on a phone still worth well over that: repair it.
iPhone 11 with a cracked screen and a tired battery. LCD screen £79 plus battery £49 = £128. Working, the phone is worth roughly £35–£55 cash; cracked, roughly £20–£35. The repair is close to the whole value of the phone. Unless you love it, sell it broken and trade up — trade-in credit is typically 25–35% more than cash.
Ranges are our calculator’s figures for good condition at the smallest storage; your exact numbers depend on storage and condition.
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Usually worth repairing
iPhone 12 and newer with a single fault: screen, battery, charging port, camera or back glass. The phone keeps its value and gets a 12-month warranty on the repair.
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Depends — get both numbers
iPhone 11 / XR / XS with one fault, or a newer phone with two or three faults. Bundled repairs get 20% off the additional ones, which often tips it.
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Usually better to sell
iPhone X and older with more than one fault, or any phone whose repair costs more than half its working value. We buy it as-is and the money goes toward something newer.
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Won’t turn on or water damage
Unknown until diagnosed: a £40 diagnostic tells you the real cause and repair price, and comes off the repair. Or sell it dead — we still pay for those.
Things people forget
Four factors beyond the price
- Data. If your photos are not backed up, a repair that gets the phone working — even temporarily — may be worth it for the backup alone.
- Battery health. A phone at 78% health will feel slow and die early whatever else you fix. Adding a battery to a screen repair is cheap and bundled repairs get 20% off.
- “Unknown Part”. On iPhone X to 11, any screen or battery shows this note in Settings, genuine or not; on iPhone 12 and newer, genuine parts calibrate clean. It is cosmetic — it does not affect performance or resale to us.
- Warranty. A repaired phone carries 12 months on the repair; a refurbished replacement carries 12 months on the whole phone (Grade A/B). Both are covered — different things.
FAQ
Common questions
A single fault, yes, if you are happy with the phone — a battery is £49 and an LCD screen £79. Two or more faults and the repair approaches the phone’s value, so selling it broken and trading up is usually the better call.
On iPhone 14 (non-Pro), 15 and 16 the back glass is a separate part and cheap to replace, so yes. On 13 and earlier it is a full housing and costs more — worth it on a phone you plan to keep, less so on one you plan to sell.
A repaired phone sells for its working value, so a cheap repair can pay for itself — but only if the repair costs less than the difference. The quote tool shows both figures; run it before deciding.
Yes. We repair and we buy, so we have no reason to push either. If the numbers say sell, we say sell.