The screen is easily one of the most fragile components of a device, which explains why this is one of the most commonly encountered damages.

Common causes of screen damage

A broken screen often occurs due to a variety of reasons, including: accidentally dropping the device on the ground, sitting down on the device, stepping on the device with your foot, running over the device with your car, carrying your device in a backpack full of books or heavy items, your dog biting the device, your child throwing the device, and well, the list goes on and on (you get the point).

Assessing the damage

A broken screen is probably the most obvious damage to assess, meaning it requires very little knowledge and even lesser effort to determine the issue, however, there are a certain amount of diagnostic steps you can (and should) perform. It will take only a few moments of investigative work, but you will gain a better and more clear understanding of the issue.

1. cracked screen
2. shattered glass
3. busted LCD display
4. faulty backlight
5. dead pixels
6. and so much more

So now what?

It is understandably sad and frustrating when such an event occurs in the life of a gadget (and its owner), but there is good news. The damage does not have to be permanent and you no longer have to tolerate this issue by squinting and struggling to use this severely impaired device, so stop it! Let us bring back your long-forgotten friend from the depths and shadows of your dresser drawer.