J jwendz126 macrumors newbie Original poster Dec 20, 2014 2 0 Dec 20, 2014 #1 Dropped my iphone 5 last night and vertical white stripes appeared on the screen. The touchscreen is also now unresponsive. Is this an issue where I need to get a new screen or could I take it in to Apple and they could fix it for me? Attachments Iphone 5.jpg 166.6 KB · Views: 98
Dropped my iphone 5 last night and vertical white stripes appeared on the screen. The touchscreen is also now unresponsive. Is this an issue where I need to get a new screen or could I take it in to Apple and they could fix it for me?
J jwendz126 macrumors newbie Original poster Dec 20, 2014 2 0 Dec 21, 2014 #2 anyone? is this a hardware issue where im pretty much out of luck or a screen issue where I can just get a new screen and be good to go?
anyone? is this a hardware issue where im pretty much out of luck or a screen issue where I can just get a new screen and be good to go?
PsyOpWarlord macrumors 6502 Nov 11, 2010 334 26 Colorado Springs, CO Dec 21, 2014 #3 Looks like when you dropped it you knocked the ribbon cable loose between the logic board and the screen. You can try opening it your self and reseating the cable to make sure it is secure.
Looks like when you dropped it you knocked the ribbon cable loose between the logic board and the screen. You can try opening it your self and reseating the cable to make sure it is secure.