A good rule to follow: If repairing your phone costs half as much as buying a new one—or more—consider getting a new phone, especially if yours is more than a few years old. Remember, you can often trade in your old phone and apply that credit towards a new one, too. Let's do the math.

The best way to repair your cracked screen without risking further damage to the phone is to bring it to a professional repair service. The trained technicians at Cell Phone Repair can fix your screen quickly and safely. If you visit a local CPR store, common repairs can be completed on-site while you wait.

A cracked Android phone screen might cost anywhere between $100 and $300 to repair. A DIY phone screen repair, on the other hand, may cost $15 to $40. An iPhone 11 screen replacement costs $199 for an iPhone 11 display, $279 for an iPhone 11 Pro display, and $329 for an iPhone 11 Pro Max screen replacement.