Opinions wanted: should I fix my iPhone 7 Plus

[jeep dude]

So I have an iPhone SE which isn’t horrible but I miss the screen size and speed and camera from my iPhone 7 Plus. I broke it one drunken night and the lcd is screwed up. For $100 it is able to be fixed.

The down side is this is a Japanese iPhone so it is essentially unusable in America. I was able to sort of pair with my iPhone before where I was able to use it for texting and calls in but if I needed to make calls out I’d use my iPhone Se to make outgoing calls.

Do you think it would be a waste to fix an iPhone for $100 that is technically an international model.

 

[TripleOne]

I’d say, get the 8.
Or save up for the X.

 

[Jude526]

I agree with TipleOne

 

[Jude526]

Triple***

 

[MizWylie]

Sell for parts, and upgrade! SE is still a wonderful phone either way!

 

[knotsure]

If not an Apple screen repair I say don’t waste the $100 on a replacement screen. I had one iPhone screen replaced by someone other than Apple and immediately regretted it.

 

[Just_Me_D]

So I have an iPhone SE which isn’t horrible but I miss the screen size and speed and camera from my iPhone 7 Plus. I broke it one drunken night and the lcd is screwed up. For $100 it is able to be fixed.

The down side is this is a Japanese iPhone so it is essentially unusable in America. I was able to sort of pair with my iPhone before where I was able to use it for texting and calls in but if I needed to make calls out I’d use my iPhone Se to make outgoing calls.

Do you think it would be a waste to fix an iPhone for $100 that is technically an international model.

Why is the ‘Japanese iPhone’ “essentially unusable in America”? Can it not be unlocked? Can a different SIM card not be inserted into it?

 

[Raptor007]

The Japanese iphones tend to be sim locked to their carriers and from what I have read they won't unlock them even if its paid for. This was from a while ago so I am not sure if it still applies today.

 

[SprSynJn]

What carrier does the phone belong with?