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.
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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.
- de Ben
Will Apple charge like $300 for this?
- de 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.
- de Ben