Once we have switched from older mobile phones into our smartphones of today, all of a sudden is like our entire universe revolves around them. The iPhone today does so much that it is hard to think how a person can work these days and get anything done without them.

That fact, along with ever-increasing price tags as each new generation arrives, makes iPhone screen replacements a growing trend in search of expanding the lifespan of our smartphones against scratches and accidental drops.

It is easy to rely on them. Your smartphone holds music, videos, photos, internet access, social media management, instant messaging chat, email, a million apps for every possible action under the sun. It even makes phone calls! Although, apparently, these are usually used only by telemarketers, automated advertisement calls, and lawyers.

Getting a screen repair or replacement officially done at the Apple Store will cost you an arm and a leg, however it comes with a warranty and your peace of mind.

There are other alternatives as well. You can do the same procedure at an outlet or a local phone store. The prices for your local expert geek are usually half of the official prices.

And you can try the do it yourself approach and buy a screen replacement kit online. If you have good eyes or a lens and good lighting to see the tiny screws, you can watch multiple videos online and see the details from multiple angles until you feel comfortable about performing the task by yourself.

By watching these videos, you will soon realize these people prefer to work over a white piece of paper and with task lighting above them. They also keep a small container where they place each of the screws they remove in the order they remove them.

Sometimes removing a battery or replacing an antenna is easier than working on the screen. That varies vastly according to the design of your iPhone model, so there is no way to work around that – other than paying some other person to perform the job.

Doing the work by yourself is also the most affordable way of getting the task done, however it is the riskiest one as well because you face 100% of the responsibility. The main advantage of buying a kit is that it will save your time from sourcing each separate component and tool for the job. It also saves you money because you are free from having to pay the labor involved in replacing the screen. And each dollar saved counts towards a new dollar to be spent in the new iPhone screen replacement when it comes time!