iPhone 4S Repairs
Book iPhone 4S repairs for the Apple iPhone 4S, including model numbers A1387 and A1431. Repairs include LCD screen, battery, charging port, home button and rear camera repairs, with clear online prices. Visit us in Edinburgh or use our UK mail-in repair service.
Most iPhone hardware repairs do not require us to access your personal data. We test the fitted part and related functions before collection or return.
Where iOS may show a parts or display message after repair, we explain that before you choose the repair option.
What's wrong with your iPhone 4S?
Choose the repair you need. If there is more than one screen option, the guide below explains the difference before you choose.
- Repair warranty on fitted parts
- UK mail-in repair available
- Repair centre in Edinburgh
- Hardware repairs do not normally require access to your personal data
- Final testing before collection or return
- Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
LCD Screen Repair
Budget option£50.00
A lower-cost display replacement. It restores normal use, but display quality is not as close to the original OLED screen on models that were designed for OLED.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Diagnostics
Not sure?£20.00
Choose diagnostics if you are not sure what is wrong. We will inspect the device and report back before any further paid repair.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Battery Replacement
£45.00
For short battery life, service battery messages, swelling, unexpected shutdowns or a device that only works when plugged in.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Front Camera Repair
£49.00
For selfie camera faults, FaceTime camera issues or front camera image problems.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Home Button Repair
£59.00
For Home button faults on older iPhones and iPads.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Charging Port Repair
£59.00
For charging problems, loose cables, debris-damaged ports or devices that only charge at certain angles.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Loudspeaker Repair
£59.00
For poor speaker volume, distorted sound or no sound from the loudspeaker.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Headphone Jack Repair
£59.00
For older devices with headphone jack faults or intermittent headphone audio.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Button Repair
£59.00
For power, volume or mute button faults.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Rear Camera Repair
£69.00
For rear camera faults, focus problems, shaking images or camera app errors.
Typical turnaround: usually 1-2 working days after the device arrives
Common iPhone 4S problems we repair
These are the faults we most often see on the iPhone 4S before choosing the correct repair route.
- Cracked glass or damaged display after impact
- Battery drain, swelling or unexpected shutdowns
- Charging port faults or cables that only work at an angle
- Camera, speaker or button failures
- Liquid damage or intermittent faults needing diagnosis
iPhone 4S repair questions
Do you need my passcode?
We only need access where testing the repaired function requires it. If we need anything beyond normal hardware testing, we will explain why.
Can I use mail-in repair?
Yes. You can book online and send your iPhone 4S to SimplyFixIt from anywhere in the UK.
About this model
Check this is your device
iPhone 4S repairs on this page cover the following Apple model details.
- Apple model numbers
- A1387, A1431
- Model identifiers
- iPhone 4S (4s), iPhone 4S (GSM China / WAPI), iPhone4,1
- Apple ID
- iPhone4,1
You can usually find the A-number in the small print on the device casing.
Technical specifications
These details help match searches for Apple model names, A-numbers and technical descriptions.
- Device
- iPhone 4S
- Released
- 2011, 2013
- Colours
- Black
- White
- Storage and memory
- 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 512MB LPDDR2
The iPhone 4S (originally styled as iPhone 4 S, retroactively stylized with a lowercase 's' as iPhone 4s as of September 2013) is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4 and preceding the iPhone 5. It was announced on October 4, 2011, at Apple's Cupertino campus, and was the final Apple product announced in the lifetime of former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs, who died the following day.
Orders could be placed on October 7, 2011, and mainstream availability in retail stores began on October 14, 2011 in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan. Sales peaked over its predecessor with more than a million sales in the first twenty-four hours of order availability and more than four million sales in the first four days of retail availability. Further worldwide rollout, including 22 additional countries on October 28, came during the next several months.
This iPhone was named "4S" where the "S" stood for Siri, an iPhone 4S-exclusive intelligent personal assistant that was later included in future generations of mobile Apple products. Retaining most of the external design of the iPhone 4, the 4S hosted major internal upgrades, including an upgrade to the Apple A5 chipset, and an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording. It debuted with iOS 5, the fifth major version of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, that introduced features including iCloud, iMessage, Notification Center, Reminders, and Twitter integration.
Reception to the iPhone 4S was favorable. Reviewers noted Siri, the new camera, and processing speeds as significant advantages over the prior model. It was succeeded by the iPhone 5 as Apple's flagship smartphone on September 12, 2012. The iPhone 4S remained on sale, albeit being sold with reduced storage (from 16/32/64Â GB down to 8Â GB).
The 4S was officially discontinued on September 9, 2014 following the announcement of the iPhone 6, although production did continue for developing markets until February 17, 2016. During the course of its lifetime, the iPhone 4S was one of the best-selling iPhones ever produced and it is the first iPhone to support five major versions of iOS: iOS 5, iOS 6, iOS 7, iOS 8, and iOS 9 (the iPad 2 was supported from iOS 4 to iOS 9).
The 4S is the last iPhone to have the original 30 pin connector as the succeeding iPhone 5 replaced it with the all digital Lightning Connector.