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Can the display glass for an iPhone 6s be replaced with the display glass for an iPhone 6? Are they compatible? Mine is less than a week old and already cracked.
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Well first off, you can't actually just replace the display glass on the newer iPhones. They've got a fused display, so you'll have to replace the whole thing. (unless you've got some specialized tools)
As for using a 6 screen on a 6s screen, I know for a fact there are dimensional differences, and the fact the new screens have the extra 3D Touch layer, which you'd be missing by using a 6 screen. I can pretty definitively say this wouldn't work well if at all.
So you've got a couple options, you can wait for replacements to start being sold (actually there are some for sale on eBay but they are very expensive, like 400 bucks+) or you can go through Apple. In your case, this might actually currently be the cheaper option. You've still got your 1 year manufacturer warranty, so that would reduce the cost of the service right off the bat. If you picked up Apple Care you can use that as well.
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not compatible, the screen clip is diffrent to begin with and many more differences
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many differences? Such as? I though iP6S glass is about 3 mm bigger than iP6 glass.
It is compatible because I just did it on my sister's iPhone (I accidentally ordered the wrong screen and only noticed it when i went to check the 3d touch and it wasn't available.)
I wouldn't recommend it as the iPhone 6s screen and digitizer is $70 more than the 6.
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How did you do it? Aren't the connections different?
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Always take it to Apple. Warranty or not they will fix broken screens for $100. You never know what type of LCD you're going to get on eBay or sham "we fix phone" shops.
by Justin Winchester