Original or aftermarket — which screen should it be?

“Original” means the part comes from the same production as the one that was in the device from the factory: the same brightness, the same colour reproduction, the same refresh rate, the same touch behaviour. An aftermarket part comes from a different manufacturer and is sometimes closer to that, sometimes further away.

In practice you will hear several names for these: high-quality replacement part, service part, or “pulled” from another device. We tell you exactly which option we offer for your model, instead of advertising with a buzzword.

Tested aftermarket displays have improved a lot over the years. For many models they are a very good choice, especially for devices with an LCD screen, where the differences are small anyway.

The more advanced the OLED in the original device, the bigger the difference. Very bright OLED screens with a high refresh rate are harder to replicate than a simple LCD.

The price difference is not a small item, either. On an older device it can decide whether the repair is worth it at all.

In everyday use, these are the points people notice. Everything else is mostly theory.

True Tone adjusts the colour temperature of the screen to the light in the room. At Apple, the values it needs are linked to the individual display.

That is why this feature does not automatically carry over when the screen is replaced. There are ways to keep it, and we tell you beforehand whether that works for your model and the part you choose.

For many people True Tone does not matter. Some switch it off anyway because they prefer a constant colour temperature. So ask yourself honestly whether you use it.

Newer iPhones show an entry in Settings when a component does not come from the manufacturer's network. This applies to the display, the battery and the camera.

This is a notice, not an error message. The device keeps working normally, and the entry has no effect on how you use it. When you pick up your phone, we show you where to find it.

Samsung does not show this kind of notice. There, the issue is more the fingerprint sensor under the display, which you set up again once after the replacement.

Our standard is the original part. If you would rather have an aftermarket part, we give you both prices for your model and tell you which differences to expect on exactly this device. Our recommendation for an older LCD model is different from the one for a current Pro model.

Then you decide. Both options come with the same warranty from us. We stand behind what we fit, whichever level you choose.