I dropped my wife’s iPhone 5 in the pool and only half the screen was responsive so bought a new screen / digitiser.
2-3 months later when I got around to replacing it, it was the same 1/2 responsive screen but otherwise okay.
I too the screen off, replaced it and it wouldn’t turn back on. I googled it and it said to remove the battery for a few minutes. As I pulled with the suction thing I stupidly pulled the wrong end and tore the camera strip in half.
I’ve put it back together with the other two stips attached but it still wont turn back on (I removed and replaced the battery). It’s completely unresponsive. No noise from the PC, not screen, nothing.
So:
Would the phone still switch on without the camera if the torn strip was the only issue?
How can I / can i trouble shoot without the camera or would I need to buy the camera replacement and then see what the issue is?
Can anyone guess what the problem’s likely to be?
Would you bother? New screen was £20. New camera would be £8. The phone is an iPhone 5. 16 or 8Gb.
Thanks