Is it worth fixing

jconnon · Oct 21, 2016

I broke the screen on my Nexus 6 the other day and because I needed a phone in a hurry I picked up a Moto X Pure. My Nexus was about a year old and worked great and even after I broke the screen and it is still working but the screen is black. I did a remote wipe on it but now I am debating if its worth fixing for $175.00 even if I just use it as a back up. Is it worth fixing with new replacement phones being so inexpensive?

jj14x · Oct 21, 2016

The Nexus 6 is a good phone - great screen, front facing speakers, good hardware etc. I don't have the Moto X Pure, so I'm not sure if it is better than the N6.
For $175 however, I don't think it is worth repairing it - you can get a good used N6 for close to that price.

If you are reasonably good with hardware, you may want to try to replace the screen/digitizer yourself (I've not done it on my N6, so I'm not sure how complicated it is - I have done it for other phones - not too hard)

marctronixx · Oct 21, 2016

Not worth repairing. Google has ceased supporting the device.

jconnon · Oct 21, 2016

I may just look at repairing it myself by buying a broken Nexus 6 of ebay with a working LCD. The glass on mine is not broken.

marctronixx · Oct 22, 2016

dont get me wrong i love the build quality of the moto nex 6. its STILL my main device. i skipped the 6p because its build quality was sub par compared to the moto version and it didnt offer anything worth upgrading to .

yeah if you can find a parts model for a little cash, sure attempt the fix yourself.

should be tons of videos online to help you.

i just would not recommend letting a service facility repair it as its not worth the cost.

Bg260 · Nov 1, 2016

jconnon said:
I may just look at repairing it myself by buying a broken Nexus 6 of ebay with a working LCD. The glass on mine is not broken.

If you've never done such a thing before. Come here and ask all the questions you want.

shalemail · Dec 14, 2016

justanotherguy said:
What does that mean? I got a security update the other day and apparently I am inline for 7.1.1
Define... "supporting"...?

Past version 7 there will no longer be updates to the OS for the N6 ... there will be security updates for a while longer I presume but after 7.1.1 there will likely be no further OS updates. Most consider this to be "no longer supported". That said, once the "official" updates end there will still be custom ROMs based on the latest OS as well as security patches. So ...meh.

lunatic59 · Dec 20, 2016

justanotherguy said:
But...Doesnt it receive some support? Seems like splitting hairs...

It get's the same support any other out-of-warranty phone would get if you have the stock OS, meaning pretty much worthless scripted Google platitudes ... and us. We're much better in terms of getting to the heart of the matter, anyway.

As far as the op is concerned, if you need the whole LCD assembly, the part alone is ~$150.00 I'm not sure, as much as I love this phone, that I'd spend that kind of money on fixing a phone that can be replaced with a used N6 for ~$170.00 - $180.00 on swappa.

https://swappa.com/buy/nexus-6-unlocked/us

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