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OEM vs. Generic Cell Phone Replacement Accessory- Which should you Buy?

When the unfortunate happens and your cell phone slips from your hands to come in contact with a hard surface, the damages could be a variety of things. You could encounter a damaged charging port or the LCD gets punctured or the glass simply snaps, crackles and pops on you. This will result in you having to fix it. When you take your broken cell phone to a repair shop, you will have the option of replacing the broken part with either an OEM piece or a generic replacement piece. Before you make a decision, its best to know what you will be paying for and what the results will be.

An OEM cell phone accessory is the authentic manufacturer’s product that made your cell phone. It stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, which means it’s the real deal and not a copycat. OEM replacement parts tend to be more expensive than their generic counterparts. The pros of buying an OEM part is they come with a manufacturer’s warranty, the quality and performance is greater than the generic brands, as well as being best suited for your phones repair.

Then you have your copycat option, these are called either Generic or Aftermarket. These are the same thing but cheaper, because they are not produced by the big brand name manufacturer’s that created your cell phone. These generic cell phone parts are like the grocery stores version of generic food products, they are similar to the original food item but the quality is not same.  These Aftermarket parts don’t come with a warranty and the performance won’t be as good as the OEM accessories.

Next time you are shopping to replace your cell phone accessories, whether it’s a power cord, a battery, LCD, Camera, or charging port, know that you can either choose OEM or generic versions. When you go to a cell phone repair shop to fix your broken phone, ask the technician what type of replacement parts they provide so you know what you are getting. Both OEM and Generic replacement parts will do the job, but in the end you will see the best results with the OEM parts. Cell phones are an expensive investment, might as well pay the extra money to keep it in top shape.

At Heroes and Geeks Cell phone repair in Los Angeles, we use OEM LCD’s when we replace broken LCDs. Using OEM LCD’s is very important because the functionality and performance of a cell phone can be altered if using a generic brand LCD. The LCD is the control map for all of your cell phones functions, so it is wise to use quality replacement parts when fixing it. For other replacement accessories, you can make do with generic versions without complications.

Stay tech savvy, my friends

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Where to Find Affordable Cell Phone Repair Services in Los Angeles

A fun fact about cell phones is, in the entire world there are 5 billion mobile phone users and only 1 billion Smartphone users. The population of the world is at 7.1 billion, that’s nearly close to one mobile phone per person in the world. This shows us clearly cell phones are here to stay. As useful as it is to have a mobile phone, it makes it very annoying and difficult to go about our daily routines when it is broken. Cell phones are still an expensive gadget and to avoid damages so you don’t have to deal with the high costs of replacing it, it helps to treat your phones like your kids.

Every cell phone user has dropped their phone at one point or another, it’s just unavoidable. People are clumsy and distracted and we carry our phones everywhere we go so something is bound to happen. That’s why there are many cell phone repair shops popping up everywhere in Los Angeles all the time. To avoid taking your phone for service at a cell phone repair shop, follow the tips below to protect your phone from carnage.

Several ways you can protect your cell phones from cracked screens to water damage are:

  •  Avoid putting your phone near opened liquids- make sure when you have your cell phone in your purse, you don’t put a bottled beverage in the bag too as the beverage could possibly spill on top of your phone..
  • A cell phone case is like a life vest for phones- make sure you invest in a good quality durable case like Belkin or OttorBox- a good quality cell phone case is a lot cheaper than repairing a broken screen.
  • Don’t carry too many things in your hand at the same time you’re carrying your phone, you will surely drop your phone.
  • When using the toilet, securely place your phone in a pocket that will be furthest away from the toilet, cell phone toilet drops are more common than you think.

If these tips are hard for you to follow and the unfortunate happens, the next best thing is to look into some sort of cell phone insurance.  If you don’t want to pay monthly insurance fees, than when the time comes and your phone has water damage or a big cracked screen that makes visibility difficult or worse the touch screen functionality doesn’t work, you will need to search for affordable cell phone repair services. It’s best to shop around for cell phone repair services because some places will rip you off.

Fortunately Heroes and Geeks provides affordable cell phone repairs in Los Angeles County because we understand the unnecessary high costs of cell phones and we are fair people. Next time you have a cell phone damage call Heroes and Geeks for an easy and quick repair.

Stay tech savvy, my friends