Who is in the wrong? You decide!

[LastMangoInPeckham]

Person A dropped person Bs phone.

There is now a crack in the screen. Top right hand side.

Person B wants person As phone until person A has fixed person Bs screen.

Person B deems their phone broken, person A claims that a crack in screen does not a broken phone make.

Person A and person B are now not on speaking terms.

Person A should pay for the repair to B's phone. I don't see think person B is entitled to A's phone though.

I'd say both are being a bit unreasonable. A cracked screen doesn't stop a phone from functioning per se but I think it's a bit U for person B to demand person A's phone. Why can't person A pay for person B's phone to be fixed. Which person are you?

Person A is right.

I'm person A and am of course offering to pay for phone to be repaired. Person B states a cracked screen equals broken phone and therefore is unhappy with proposed solution.

Christ, if this dispute is between a "couple", A and B's relationship is a bigger issue than a cracked screen.

If person A & B are a couple & there's a really important reason Person b needs to be contactable then borrowing the others phone for the actual time it's in the repair shop may be reasonable.

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Blimey, whomever b is they can't demand your phone, that's just weird. Pay for the repair yes, but don't hand over your phone.

Who are they to you?

Does B expect A to pay for a new phone? Surely repairing the screen would be cheaper?

Person B needs to claim on their insurance and person A pay the excess.

Person A pays for repair and person B uses phone until its repaired.

Persons A & B need to get into bed and fuck it out!

They don't get your phone! Give them the repair money and tell them to bugger off. If it's your partner, tell him/her to grow up!

Grilled sadly I think you make a very astute observation...

By is being unreasonable.

My screen has had a crack in it for over a year. Works fine.

B ffs.

Phones not broken, it's just a crack in the screen. The person dropping it should pay for it to be fixed. Most places can do it in about half an hour.

B is being unreasonable A pays for the repair but mistakes happen! Screen repairs only take about an hr don't they??

Completely agree with the PPs though if you are both in a relationship you have much bigger problems!

I think the crack in your relationship should be the one you worry about!

DP cracked my screen. I was annoyed but go over it as it doesn't affect the use! It didn't even cross my mind to borrow his shit Samsung phone

Oh and if Bs phone is an iPhone then they crack just at the thought of someone dropping it (exactly why I have a gorilla screen on mine)

From the OP, I assumed this was a dispute between your 12 and 14 year old children.

From your second post, I assumed it was a dispute between a couple, one of whom was behaving like a child.

Your proposal is perfectly reasonable, imo. Tell B to sling their hook.

Clearly you should pay for the screen, but the phone isn't broken to the point it can't be used and I thought this was going to be between friends, not partners! B is a twat.

I smashed the screen of my partners screen, as in you couldn't use it. He was upset, but nothing major

Unless you cracked it by throwing at B out of sheer frustration, and not even then, B isn't entitled to your phone.

It was an accident.

They must know that and are maybe getting something out of needling you?

How well does the phone work? I have had a cracked screen where it was fine for ages to use, I've had a cracked screen that meant I could read texts that came in and recieve calls, but it was a right faff to send any messages or make calls, effectively the touch screen stopped working properly. I've also had a cracked screen that had a sharp edge tht would hurt if you tried to run your finger over the screen, making it hard to use.

If it's perfectly fine to use, then person B is being silly.

Get it fixed tomorrow/Monday.