I shouldn't have to mention this, but the difficulty in replacing screens varies from one device to another. I had to replace my Thunderbolt screen a few months ago without any knowledge, and while I could probably do it much better now, back then I did more damage than I should have. I also followed a youtube tutorial but until you do it yourself, you don't realize how easy it is to damage some of the parts. I had to buy a new LCD screen because I somehow damaged it when removing it from the phone + the digitizer which was about $60. I had to order 3 digitizers because a couple of them didn't respond to touch in some areas. Of course I got a refund on them, but I probably spent more time waiting for them to be sent back and to get a replacement than I should have.
Received my Nexus back from Samsung yesterday. $167.50 to replace the screen and shipping. Now a month after original purchase I can start to use my phone. What a nightmare this has been!
Dropping a phone is an accident, and no one knows when that's going to happen. Sure some of us put ourselves in better positions to drop our phones, but it's not like we mean to...well I don't anyway. Take that woman who dropped her phone in Target for example, could she have waited to avoid dropping her phone? I think she could've, but maybe it was an urgent message, who knows? We all take care of our devices differently and though I baby mine, I admit to dropping my phone once or twice. Accidents happen
