Be careful, not sorry: Screen destruction from poor handling accocunts for 71% of phone repairs
Screen damage due to lax handling of smartphones is going to be the most frequent reason for which persons have to set you back mend centres, according to a report by after sales providers firm OnsiteGo.
Installing an authorized mobile application may also prove costly, the report said, as your phone could crash.
Around 71 % cases of cellular phone repairs are linked to screen damage, accompanied by issues linked to starting (8 %), device damage (6 %), water logging (3 %), software and charging (2 % each), the statement said.
In addition, it cautions against installing third get together applications as it could crash the smartphone due to non-compatibility with the operating-system of the device.
According to the survey, smartphones with thin bezels or perhaps curved screens, which likewise expense high, are most susceptible to damage.
"A cracked display screen is unsavory to check out and it also poses danger to other areas of your mobile. The crack allows the dirt and moisture to receive inside the phone easily, which damages other parts inside the device.
"A cracked display or damaged display is definitely most common, and is definitely reported to be almost 71 per cent of most challenges in smartphones," the report predicated on the January-February fix trend said.
Motherboards are the priciest part of a cell phones, accounting for about 39 per cent of the device's selling price, accompanied by screens (23 %), camera (8 %), back cover (7 %), battery (6 per cent) and speaker or perhaps receiver (around 2 %), in line with the report.
"As the most frequent part, the display screen is repaired 77 % of that time period. A motherboard is certainly repaired 14 % of that time period. Battery and surveillance camera are repaired 4 and 3 % of that time period respectively. Speaker-receiver gets repaired 1 per cent of that time period, so is full-body alternative of the phone," the report said.
The average cost of repair may be the highest whenever a phone does not get switched on. It results in the motherboard should be replaced.
"A bricked gadget (facing beginning or booting issue) is reported to end up being 8 per cent of most concerns reported in smartphones. The common repair cost because of this damage is definitely Rs 9,900," the survey said.
The cost of smartphone repair varies predicated on the segment where it falls, but on an average it involves around 33 % of the initial device price.
The average repair cost of expensive smartphones, priced above Rs 50,000, comes to about 39 % of the price, while it is 41 per cent for the devices priced well below Rs 10,000.
"Phones priced between Rs 10,000- Rs 20,000 cost 33 per cent of these devices price in average restoration costs. Phones ranging between Rs 20,000-35,000 price are virtually all affordable for repair at 27 per cent. For phones above Rs 35,000 and below Rs 50,000, the repair prices are estimated to come to be at 32 per cent," the report said.
Repairs linked to audio, camcorder, speaker or receiver are actually significantly less than 1 per cent of most issues that smartphone users face, in line with the report.
Source: www.deccanchronicle.com
