Your iPhone 5s has lost signal or won’t turn on at all — we’ll find the board fault and restore it in 1–3 days with a warranty up to 1 year.
What points to a serious board fault on a 5s: it will not power on, loops through reboots, has lost signal or suffered water or a knock.
The screen stays dark, no apple appears, and charging changes nothing though the cable and brick are sound.
The phone reaches the logo, shuts off and starts over, and restoring it from a computer does not help.
The status says No Service or Searching, the SIM tray is in place, but calls and internet are unavailable.
The phone fell into liquid or hit a corner and began to misbehave: it heats up, glitches and shuts down by itself.
The final amount depends on the nature of the fault, and the technician names it after diagnosing the board.
| Service | Original | Aftermarket |
|---|---|---|
| Display replacement | 24 900 ₸ | 15 900 ₸ |
| Battery replacement | 20 900 ₸ | 11 900 ₸ |
| Housing replacement | 31 900 ₸ | 17 900 ₸ |
| Main camera replacement | 15 900 ₸ | 8 900 ₸ |
| Front camera replacement | 15 900 ₸ | 8 900 ₸ |
| Home button replacement | 11 900 ₸ | 6 990 ₸ |
| Charging port replacement | 14 900 ₸ | 8 900 ₸ |
| Earpiece speaker replacement | 14 900 ₸ | 8 900 ₸ |
| Speaker replacement | 12 900 ₸ | 7 490 ₸ |
| Microphone replacement | 12 900 ₸ | 7 490 ₸ |
| Button replacement | 14 900 ₸ | 8 900 ₸ |
| Vibration motor replacement | 11 900 ₸ | 6 990 ₸ |
| Proximity sensor replacement | 22 900 ₸ | 13 900 ₸ |
| Camera glass replacement | 28 900 ₸ | 15 900 ₸ |
| Other repairs | Price | |
| Logic board repairmicrosoldering · 1–3 days | 135 900 ₸per job | |
| Water damage cleaningcorrosion cleaning · diagnostics up to 2 days | 8 900 ₸per job | |
| Power controller replacementboard-level chip · microsoldering | 16 900 ₸with parts | |
| Firmware flashingsoftware restore, no parts replaced | 6 990 ₸per job | |
| Modem repairboard-level chip · microsoldering | 19 900 ₸with parts | |
| Wi-Fi module repairwireless module · board-level repair | 15 900 ₸with parts | |
| Storage replacement and upgradememory chip installation | 15 900 ₸with parts | |
The price refers to the work; the cost of parts and any further faults are discussed separately.
How a board repair goes: questions and a look, a current-draw check, component repair, reassembly, tests and an explanation of the result.
We ask how the phone behaved before it failed and inspect the body for water marks, dents and a swollen battery.
The phone is wired to an adjustable power supply, and the current it draws shows where the fault lies.
Screen, battery and shields come off, and we look for corrosion, damaged parts and cracked solder joints.
Moisture residue is cleaned off, faulty chips and tiny parts are replaced and broken tracks restored.
The phone is rebuilt and checked for power-up, charging, signal, cameras, sound and the port without freezes.
We tell you what was done, which parts still raise doubts and what to watch for in everyday use.
The technician finds the cause first and only then proposes the most sensible route.
Price for my modelThere are two routes, restoring your own board at component level or replacing it whole, and each has its own side effects.
Why it helps to bring a board to us: diagnosis before any decision, frank talk about the odds and intake in Astana.
The completed work carries a warranty up to 1 year, so you need not worry about the outcome of a board repair.
We have worked with Apple devices for 11 years, and the densely packed 5s board is well known to our technicians.
Boards are repaired by experienced technicians who can tell a local defect from a total failure.
We establish the cause first and then name the options and the sum, so you do not pay for guesses.
Phones are received in Astana on weekdays 10:00–19:00, and on weekends and holidays 11:00–18:00.
If the chance of recovery is slim we say so at once, and we promise nothing a repair cannot deliver.
A customer brought in an iPhone 5s that stopped turning on after being left on charge overnight. We checked the board and found a faulty power component — replaced it, and the phone powered on and worked normally.
The whole journey — from a message to a finished phone. The repair takes 1–3 days — we provide a loaner phone for that time.
Book a repairYou message us on WhatsApp with the model and what happened — we give you the price and time. Or you come in without an appointment.
We look for the board fault under a microscope and show you which component is at fault.
We note the model, the part (original or aftermarket), the price, the timeframe, and the warranty.
We open the factory packaging in front of you and check the number against the receipt.
We solder under a microscope. We provide a loaner phone for the duration of the repair.
Power-on, charging, cellular, Wi‑Fi, cameras, sound, Face ID or Touch ID. You take the phone and the receipt.
Technicians for iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch and AirPods repair.
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Photo: Kudiret S.We test the battery, which sometimes stops a phone starting.
02The Lightning port is put right if the phone will not charge.
03The button cable is replaced if the fault is tied to it.
04Corrosion is removed from the board and connectors after liquid damage.
05We test the screen, which may also have suffered in the knock.
06The frame is replaced if the board bent along with it.
“If the repair didn’t suit you or you have a complaint, write to me personally.”
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iPhone 5s Logic Board Repair in Astana with iServices
For iPhone 5s logic board repair Astana, iServices works under a microscope, replacing a single failed component or swapping the whole board. Free 15-minute diagnostics in front of you, board work takes 1–3 days, and every job carries a warranty up to 1 year. Note that Touch ID stays tied to the original board.
An iPhone 5s that will not start is not automatically a board case. Some faults look identical to a logic board failure but come from the battery, the Lightning connector or the power button. Here is how the signs split.
We rule out the battery, the Lightning connector and the power-button flex first, because on this model these three parts fail far more often than the board itself. Our engineer measures current draw in front of you during the free 15-minute diagnostics — a healthy unit wakes on the bench supply, while a shorted board jumps straight to a high reading. The cell test comes next: a deeply discharged or swollen pack mimics a dead board almost perfectly, and a quick swap settles it in minutes. The Lightning connector and the power flex are checked for continuity on the same visit. That swap test during diagnostics saves the customer a needless board job. If the fault does sit on the board, we carry out the iPhone 5s logic board repair in Astana under a microscope.
Diagnostics is where the decision is made. On the iPhone 5s we measure how the board behaves under load, then look for the exact component that fails, before anyone quotes a repair.
We connect the board to a lab power supply and read its current draw, which tells us within minutes whether the phone is shorted, stuck in a boot loop or simply not getting energy. A healthy board pulls a predictable figure at each boot stage, so a jump to full draw on the first rail points at a short rather than a dead chip. From there the warm spot points to the area and the microscope confirms the failed capacitor or filter. Most faults on this model trace back to a handful of rails around the charging circuit and the CPU. A shorted line often hides under a single capacitor, so tracing the heat and magnification narrow the search to one component instead of the whole board.
Diagnostics at iServices is free and takes about 15 minutes in front of you, even if you decide not to go ahead with the repair. The engineer opens the device at the bench, connects the board to the supply and shows you the reading, then points to the failed element on the screen. Nothing is quoted until the fault is visible, and the figure, the replacement unit, the turnaround and the warranty are fixed on the receipt before any work starts. Watching the engineer test the board live means you see the measurement and the broken element yourself, so the quote that follows is based on evidence rather than a guess.
Two routes lead to a working iPhone 5s. One keeps your original board and repairs the failed part; the other replaces the board entirely. The choice depends on what is damaged and what you need to keep.
| Route | What it fixes | Data and Touch ID | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component repair | One failed chip or rail | Kept | 1–3 days |
| Full board replacement | Widespread damage | Not transferred | 1–3 days |
| Clean donor board | Dead board | Not transferred | 1–3 days |
A donor board for the iPhone 5s must match the model exactly and be free of an iCloud activation lock, otherwise the phone will not activate after the swap. We check the board revision and the model code before anything is desoldered, because a part pulled from a different variant can power on and still refuse the camera or the network. The serial number and IMEI travel with the board, so a replacement changes both, and the old board is returned to you with the receipt. Ask for the donor's origin and confirm the activation status in front of you — a locked board turns a working phone into a paperweight, and we verify this before the swap rather than after.
Before any board work we explain exactly what will still work afterwards. On the iPhone 5s the answer depends on whether your original board stays in the phone.
Photos, messages and app data sit encrypted in the NAND flash soldered to the logic board, so a component-level repair leaves them exactly where they were. The chip does not migrate to a new board — it is tied to the one it was built into. When we replace a single failed component, the memory keeps its contents and the handset boots with your accounts, chats and camera roll intact. A full board swap is different: the fresh board carries a blank NAND, and the phone starts as a factory-fresh unit. If the original board is dead and the data matters, an iCloud backup taken earlier is the only reliable route back, because the encrypted chip cannot simply be read elsewhere. The customers who lose data are the ones who never switched on iCloud backup — ten seconds in Settings prevents that.
On the iPhone 5s the Touch ID sensor is paired with the A7 processor on your original board, so a full board replacement leaves the Home button clicking normally while the fingerprint reader stops recognising anything. Apple ties the sensor to a unique key stored in the processor, and no re-pairing procedure exists for this model. We flag this ahead of the swap being agreed, because a handset that boots perfectly yet rejects every fingerprint is a common and avoidable disappointment. If your board is repairable at component level, the pairing survives untouched and Touch ID keeps unlocking the unit as it used to. Ask which route your phone needs ahead of approving anything — that single question decides whether your fingerprint still works afterwards.
Liquid is the hardest case for any logic board. Corrosion keeps eating the contacts after the phone looks dry, so speed and a proper clean decide whether the board can be saved.
Water leaves mineral deposits on the board that keep corroding traces and contacts long after the phone appears dry, so the device should be powered off and brought in immediately. The liquid itself evaporates within hours, but the salts and metals it carried stay on the surface and slowly bridge neighbouring pins, which is how a phone that worked yesterday dies overnight. Corrosion also creeps under the shields and into the connector cavities, where no cloth or rice can reach it. Charging a wet device is the single most damaging thing an owner can do, because current turns surface corrosion into burned traces within minutes.
We clean a water-damaged board in an ultrasonic bath and remove the oxides, and after liquid damage diagnostics can take up to two days before we know whether the board is stable. The bath lifts deposits from under the chips, then an engineer inspects the traces and joints under a microscope and reflows anything that looks weak. Our workshop in Astana has run through this routine for 11 years, and we still treat every liquid case as unpredictable. A board that passes a quick test can still fail a day later as hidden corrosion surfaces, which is why we do not promise a water repair until the phone has run under load.
A dead iPhone 5s rarely means the board itself is gone. The five points below summarise how the fault is found, what each repair route keeps, and when water changes the timeline.
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Ask a questionOften yes, if the phone was switched off quickly and not charged. The technician cleans off the corrosion and tests the components. The longer moisture stays on the board, the lower the odds, so do not delay the visit.
Not necessarily. Often it is enough to replace the cellular chip or restore its solder. A full board swap is a last resort, and the technician raises it only after diagnosis.
Do not try to switch it on many times and do not charge it without reason. Bring it in for diagnosis: the technician checks the current, inspects the board and names the cause and repair options.
On the iPhone 5s the memory chip is soldered to the board, so a dead board takes your data with it unless there is an iCloud or computer backup. Sometimes the board is revived just long enough to copy the data off. Tell the technician if the data matters more than the phone.
Each Touch ID sensor is paired with the security chip on its original board. A donor board does not recognise your button, so the phone works but fingerprints cannot be set up. That is one more reason to repair your own board where possible.
The technician measures power lines, finds the faulty component with a microscope and thermal checks, and replaces that chip or restores its solder. The rest of the board is left untouched. After that the phone is tested for charging, network, Wi-Fi and sound.
Проблема — попала вода. Бақмухаммед С. принял без вопросов, хотя был без записи. Ни разу не пожалел.
Достал из кармана, а там уже попала вода. Работает, как будто и не ломалось.
Искал, где есть оригинальные запчасти, а не «как оригинал». Приехал с iPhone 14 Pro Max, как есть. Проблема — попала вода. Мастер сам предложил забрать технику позже. Вышло из строя: плата. Цену держали до конца, молодцы. Полёт нормальный.
У нас в офисе три таких ноутбука, один сломался. Проблема — попала вода. Дома включил, всё на месте.
Смотрел отзывы в 2ГИС, выбрал по адекватности. Залил чаем, и через день — не роботает камера. Ғалымжан С. отсоветовал дорогой ремонт, предложил простой. Сказали, что перезвонят, и правда перезвонили. Вскрытие показало: дисплей. Пять баллов. Сейчас роботает без нареканий.
Честно, думала продать на запчасти. Проблема — попала вода. Ни шума, ни запаха, всё штатно.
Живу в Есиле, искал поближе к дому. Было ощущение, что ремонт выйдет дороже нового. Проблема — попала вода. Приняли, объяснили, что и почему. Нужна была новая деталь: дисплей. Нашёл i-service по отзывам в 2ГИС. Ни разу не пожалел.
Друг посоветовал, у него после воды ноут подняли. Нужен был ремонт iPhone 11. Проблема — не распознаёт лицо. Выдали номер заказа и сказали, как отслеживать. Вскрытие показало: шлейф Face ID. Шлейф Face ID поменяли, всё ожило. Приятно удивлён. Все функции проверил — работают.
Сначала думала сам поменять, посмотрел видео и передумала. Позвонил насчёт iPhone 17. Проблема — не включается. Ғалымжан С. подобрал аналог дешевле, не навязывал оригинал. Не пришлось стоять в очереди. Внутри оказалось: плата. В помещении прохладно, но это мелочи. Приятно удивлён. Дома включил, всё на месте.
Работаю рядом, заехала в обед. Нужен был ремонт iPhone SE 2. Проблема — попала вода. Оплату взяли после ремонта. По факту меняли: камера. Отдала 11 000 и не жалею. Советую. Внешне не видно, что разбирали.
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