Mobile screen replacement cost by phone type (2026): Android, iPhone, original vs copy

Karachi 2026, typical, part included: a mid-range Android screen replacement is PKR 3,000 - 12,000, and an iPhone screen replacement is PKR 12,000 - 45,000. Both take about an hour. The spread inside each range is the panel: an LCD on a budget phone sits at the bottom, an OLED on a flagship at the top. The general "phone screen cracked" fault call therefore runs PKR 3,000 - 45,000 depending entirely on the model.

• Panel type: LCD is cheap, OLED and AMOLED cost several times more
• Glass only versus full assembly: on many phones the touch and display are one unit and must be replaced together
• Frame-bonded screens on newer phones take longer to remove cleanly
• iPhones: the panel is expensive and some models show a warning after a non-original screen
• Curved-edge flagships: fewer copy panels exist, so the original is often the only option

An original panel gives the same colours, brightness and touch as before and costs the most. A good copy panel is fine for a budget phone but can be dimmer or less sharp on a flagship. Refurbished originals, with new glass on a working original display, sit in between. Ask the technician which one the quote is for and to write it on the receipt.

If the phone is older, the technician may suggest a battery at the same time; Karachi 2026, typical, battery replacement including the part is PKR 1,500 - 8,000 and a charging port is PKR 1,000 - 4,000. It saves a second opening but ask for each on its own line so you can say no.

• Back up before you go; a screen job should not touch data, but a dead touch panel may already have locked you out
• Note the IMEI and take a photo of the phone before handing it over
• Ask whether the old panel is returned to you
• Test touch, brightness, Face ID or fingerprint, and the earpiece before paying
• Fit a tempered glass afterwards; it is the cheapest insurance

Post the job on Mechanics4U with the exact model, a photo of the damage and whether the touch still works. Registered mobile technicians in your city send a price for the panel type they will fit. Agree the price first; if the same fault returns within 48 hours the technician takes it back, labour free.