Wifi, Bluetooth, and camera don't work.
I was working out at the gym and accidentally dropped a 50 lbs dumbbell on my phone. My screen cracked (left upper corner) and bottom 3/4 of the screen was not visible. I went to the local repair shop (not Apple) and got my screen fixed for $130. The touch screen works now and I have no problem with using my iPhone.
However, my wifi is grayed out and bluetooth doesn't work. I have an apple watch and since bluetooth doesn't work, it's useless now. In addition, camera doesn't work.
The repair guy said the chips that control wifi/bluetooth must have been damaged.
But what about the camera?? (when I launch camera app, I only see black screen)
The rear camera doesn't seem to be damaged.
I want to save money and try to fix this myself. What parts should I buy and will this fix my problem?
The image above shows where the dumbbell hit my phone ( red rectangle).
p.s. flashlight doesn't work as well.
Is this a good question?
3 Comments
Sorry but you won't be able to fix this problem yourself unless you have micro soldering experience and can replace bga mounted chips and/or ic components on the logic board.
Sounds like the camera IC has gone bad, Wi-Fi / Bluetooth IC also gone bad .(most likely they will need to be replaced, I don't think reflow in this case would fix it under cracked solder joints). It's best you take it to someone that does board level repairs for iPhone.
by Ben
Will Apple charge like $300 for this?
by Paul
If you have a original screen installed on there they will charge probably around that much for a out of warranty replacement (note that these are usually refurbished phones restored to working condition).
With multiple issues on the device I think it may be a better option to do so.
by Ben