The popular repairs and sale of spare parts Ifixit recently launched a new screen for iPhone X, XS and XS Max, sold a fraction only of the price of official screens.The catch?These use ACL technology rather than room.

Since the arrival of the iPhone X, Apple has equipped its high -end phones from an OLED screen, a technology that offers better autonomy and deep blacks.We find them for the moment on the iPhone X, XS and 11 Pro.

Mid -range iPhone, such as the iPhone XR and iPhone 11, for example, always use the previous ACL technology.

Unfortunately, replacing an OLED screen is expensive.If you go by Apple directly, replace the screen with an iPhone XS Max costs for example $ 429, while you have to pay $ 365 for that of an iPhone X.

And buying parts from Ifixit is hardly better.The site indeed sells its $ 200 OLED screens and $ 465 (!) For the iPhone X and the iPhone XS Max respectively.

New iFixit offer

To make its offer more attractive, and also to meet a shortage of Soft OLED screens for spare parts sellers, the company now offers the possibility of replacing its screen with an ACL screen.

Thanks to this decision, an iPhone X screen costs only $ 92, while a screen for iPhone XS Max costs "only" $ 212.It's still expensive, but the difference is still considerable.

The brightness will not be as good (about 50 less nits, which is acceptable), nor the colors and the contrast, but the quality should overall look like that of the best iPhone of just three years ago.

For those who are reluctant to pay more than $ 400 repairs for a phone that has already cost them their heads, that is to consider.

A common practice

Ifixit's offer is far from unique.In fact, a large proportion of OLED spare screens for iPhone sold on the Internet are rather ACL screens.However, these are not always identified in this way.

Other sellers also offer hard -fashionable screens, which are more expensive than ACLs, but less than soft oled like those of Apple.However, these are likely to break more easily (a detail to consider if you have already broken your device).

No matter where you buy it, it is essential to try to know more about the technology used in the room.

Note also that it is preferable to favor a seller enjoying a good reputation rather than those of an anonymous seller on the Internet.

The parts sold by Ifixit and other quality sellers (Unlockr, for example), are for example certified manually and accompanied by a lifetime guarantee.

Also to consider in repairers

Note that the question of the quality of the parts and the technology used should also be taken into consideration before going to a repairer.

Apple recently facilitated access to its official spare parts for independent repairers, but many always buy their parts on the gray market, in order to be able to offer a better price.

In short, if you do not want to make a repair yourself, do not trust at the cost to find a repairer.

Also inquire about the origin of its parts, if you do not want to end up with an iPhone not only lower, but which risks breaking more easily.