Apart from satisfaction, it was also amazing that an iPhone in such bad shape could be cheaply purchased on eBay and restored to look brand new, and even customized with an exterior color that the iPhone 8 doesn't even come in.
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What Jeffreys essentially ended up with is an iPhone 8 with 256GB of storage that cost him under $400 and a little bit of time. That's not a bad proposition when a brand new 256GB iPhone 8 costs $750 US. Even if you bought a 256GB iPhone 8 from Apple's refurbished store, it would cost you $630.
Check out what Jeffreys did and watch his video below:
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This is what he started off with. A black iPhone 8 with a cracked back and cracked screen.
The iPhone still worked, but it would shut off when it ran off battery power. It only stayed on when connected to power.
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The inside of the iPhone was full of dust and dirt, as the display was previously replaced but the water and dust resistant gaskets weren't re-added.
So he set about taking absolutely everything apart.
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Jeffreys then replaced all the parts from the original iPhone to the new aftermarket Product Red iPhone housing for $60 AUS (about $43 US) from eBay, which he says has good quality aluminum and glass, but he ran into issues with the screw threads.
He used the same display from the old iPhone and replaced the cracked glass panel while making sure to keep the original Touch ID home button, which can't be replaced easily.
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Jeffreys then added the water and dust resistant gaskets that were missing in the original repaired iPhone.
And after assembling everything together, he ended up with this:
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Check out Jeffreys' video below, where he goes into more detail about the process of restoring the busted iPhone 8 he bought from eBay.
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