Your iPhone XS Max screen is cracked or showing dark spots — we replace the OLED in 40 minutes, check Face ID and return the old part.
On the big XS Max OLED panel, faults are obvious at once: coloured lines, blotches and touches you never made.
A thin coloured stripe runs the full height after a knock or heat, and only widens as time goes by.
Part of the panel does not light and looks like a dark smudge, most visible on white and in the browser.
The outline of a menu bar or keyboard shows on any background, and white turns blotchy.
Icons open without you, scrolling jerks, or one zone of the screen stops responding altogether.
The labour price for the iPhone XS Max is in the table, and the technician states the total beforehand, based on the chosen module.
| Service | Original | Aftermarket |
|---|---|---|
| Display replacement | 81 900 ₸ | 44 900 ₸ |
| Proximity sensor replacement | 36 900 ₸ | 21 900 ₸ |
| Front camera replacement | 47 900 ₸ | 26 900 ₸ |
| Housing replacement | 71 900 ₸ | 39 900 ₸ |
| Battery replacement | 30 900 ₸ | 17 900 ₸ |
| Back glass replacement | 45 900 ₸ | 28 900 ₸ |
| Camera glass replacement | 22 900 ₸ | 12 900 ₸ |
| Main camera replacement | 64 900 ₸ | 35 900 ₸ |
| Charging port replacement | 46 900 ₸ | 27 900 ₸ |
| Earpiece speaker replacement | 36 900 ₸ | 21 900 ₸ |
| Speaker replacement | 29 900 ₸ | 17 900 ₸ |
| Microphone replacement | 36 900 ₸ | 21 900 ₸ |
| Button replacement | 36 900 ₸ | 21 900 ₸ |
| Vibration motor replacement | 27 900 ₸ | 16 900 ₸ |
| Display glass replacement | 69 900 ₸ | 38 900 ₸ |
| Other repairs | Price | |
| Face ID repairpaired to the board — no aftermarket | 34 900 ₸per job | |
| Water damage cleaningcorrosion cleaning · diagnostics up to 2 days | 17 900 ₸per job | |
| Power controller replacementboard-level chip · microsoldering | 38 900 ₸with parts | |
| Wi-Fi module repairwireless module · board-level repair | 19 900 ₸with parts | |
| Logic board repairmicrosoldering · 1–3 days | 30 900 ₸per job | |
| Firmware flashingsoftware restore, no parts replaced | 15 900 ₸per job | |
| Storage replacement and upgradememory chip installation | 64 900 ₸with parts | |
An original screen costs far more than an aftermarket one, so the technician names the exact sum for your option in advance.
Replacement runs from checking the panel and careful opening to moving parts, resealing and a test before handover.
The technician checks the picture on black, white and coloured fills, plus touch, to confirm the module is faulty.
The lower screws come out, the screen is lifted with a suction cup, and the battery is unplugged at once.
Protective plates come off and the display and touch connectors are unclipped without straining the long cables.
The earpiece, sensors and shield parts that calls and Face ID depend on are fitted to the new module.
The new display is connected, a fresh seal goes on, and the module is seated in the frame without tilt.
Touch everywhere, brightness, True Tone, colour, call sound and Face ID are all tested.
The XS Max comes with an original OLED or an aftermarket one, and they differ in brightness, colour, press response and price.
A good OLED screen is worth having, so we explain the difference between versions in detail and never hurry your decision.
Eleven years of repairs taught us to handle large OLED modules and their long cables with care.
The replacement carries a warranty up to 1 year: if a line or blotch returns, come back and we will sort it out.
The technician shows the gap between original and aftermarket on powered screens and fits the one you pick.
Modules are swapped by experienced specialists who know how to transfer sensors without losing Face ID.
The service works in Astana and Almaty, and the rules for intake and repair are the same in both.
We receive on weekdays from 10:00 to 19:00, and on weekends and holidays from 11:00 to 18:00, so Saturday works.
The client dropped the phone on the asphalt outside their building — the screen cracked and the touchscreen stopped responding. We replaced the display module and checked the touchscreen, brightness and True Tone — everything works.
The whole process — from a message to a finished phone. We give you the old screen.
Book a replacementSend a photo on WhatsApp and we'll tell you the price and time. Or just come in without an appointment.
We check Face ID and the logic board: sometimes after a drop it's not the screen but the flex cable that's at fault.
We write down the model, screen type (original or aftermarket), price and warranty.
We open the factory packaging in front of you and check the number against the receipt.
We remove the old screen, install the new one with water-resistant adhesive and transfer True Tone with a programmer.
Touch, brightness, Face ID, True Tone. You take the phone, the receipt and the old screen.
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Photo: Kudiret S.With the display off, the battery is swapped without extra steps.
02Chipped glass over the dual camera spoils night shots.
03After a knock we test the sensors at the top edge.
04We clear dust from the meshes while the case is open.
05A bent frame stops the new screen from seating flat.
06We remove lint from the Lightning port that hinders charging.
“If the repair didn’t suit you or you have a complaint, write to me personally.”
Send a photo of the screen and the iPhone model. An engineer will reply on WhatsApp, give the price and today's available time.
iPhone XS Max Display Replacement in Astana with OLED or LCD Panel
For an iPhone XS Max display replacement in Astana, iServices swaps the whole OLED module, not just the glass, because glass, touch layer and matrix are bonded together. We show the new part in factory packaging, transfer the original Face ID components, and finish most jobs in about 40 minutes with a warranty up to 1 year.
On the XS Max the display is a single bonded OLED module, so the first job is to tell a cracked cover glass from a dead matrix, a loose flex or a board fault.
A crack in the cover glass almost always means the whole XS Max module is replaced, because the glass, touch sensor and OLED layer are glued into one part. A clean hairline over the earpiece still lets the panel work, yet dust and moisture reach the pixels through it within weeks. Coloured vertical lines, a green tint or dark patches with no crack at all behave differently: the picture source is intact and the signal is breaking somewhere behind it. A black screen that still vibrates and rings points the same way. Lines, tint or patches without any crack point to the flex cable or the mainboard rather than the picture source, so a display replacement ordered on symptoms alone can miss the real fault. That is why an iPhone XS Max display replacement in Astana starts with reading the damage rather than ordering a part on the spot.
We start with free diagnostics in front of you, and the engineer spends about 15 minutes checking whether the touch layer, the display cable or the mainboard is at fault before quoting any part. Ghost taps, a dead strip along one edge or a panel that ignores swipes after a drop usually trace back to a crushed connector rather than the pixels themselves. Liquid damage is the harder case: corrosion creeps under the shields and shows nothing on the surface. A device that survived a spill can take up to two days to diagnose, because that corrosion appears only after the mainboard is cleaned and inspected under the microscope — worth knowing ahead of any same-day swap promise.
The XS Max shipped with an OLED panel, and the aftermarket choice is usually an LCD-type copy, so the two options differ in thickness, black level and power draw rather than in fit.
| Option | Matrix | What you notice in daily use |
|---|---|---|
| Original part | OLED | True black, slim profile, lower power draw |
| Aftermarket copy | LCD-type | Thicker build, grey blacks, faster drain |
| Touch layer | Both | Tap and swipe work on either |
| Peak brightness | Original higher | Copy dims sooner under direct sun |
A replacement screen keeps touch working but often loses the auto-brightness curve and the deepest blacks of the OLED original. The X, XS, 11 Pro and 15 all use an OLED matrix, so any swap on them lights a backlight behind every pixel instead of switching black pixels off, and dark scenes read as grey rather than black. Colour still lands close on most copies, and the touch layer responds normally across the whole surface. Peak brightness is where the gap shows up: under direct sun the LCD-type dims earlier and the screen becomes harder to read. If you read a lot outdoors, the lower peak brightness matters more than the colour shift, so ask to compare both options side by side prior to fixing the part on the receipt.
The XS Max has no Home button, so Face ID lives in the top flex, and that flex plus the display data are what decide whether the phone feels the same after the repair.
Our technicians move the original top flex with the speaker, proximity sensor and front camera onto the new module, because those parts are tied to Face ID. The proximity sensor on the X and newer sits in that flex and feeds the phone the distance reading it needs during an unlock, so a copy flex dropped in without care is where intermittent failures start. We show the replacement module in factory packaging before installation, then seat the original flex on it and torque the bracket screws to spec. A copy flex can make Face ID fail intermittently rather than outright, so the transfer is checked by unlocking the phone several times at different angles prior to sealing the module down.
True Tone works after a swap only when the display data from the original panel is carried over, otherwise the setting vanishes from Control Centre. The display carries its own calibration record, and the phone reads it to shift white balance with ambient light; a fresh module without that record simply greys the toggle out. Our engineers confirm True Tone and auto-brightness in Control Centre before handover, and the settings you had before the repair stay as they were. Newer iOS builds may also show an unverified-part notice in Settings even when the panel works perfectly, so treat that message as information rather than a fault.
From the first WhatsApp message to pickup the whole visit usually takes under an hour, and 72% of repairs are finished while the customer waits in our lounge.
Send a photo of the damage on WhatsApp and an engineer replies within 5 minutes with a price and a free time slot, then fixes the part, turnaround and warranty on the receipt in about 2 minutes ahead of any work. We show the new module in its factory packaging before installation, so you see exactly what goes onto the phone. The receipt lists whether the screen is an original or an aftermarket unit, how long the work takes and what the warranty covers. Payment runs through Kaspi, card or cash once you have checked the result. Having the part type written down before the screwdriver comes out is what protects you if the screen you agreed on is not the one that ends up on the phone.
An iPhone screen replacement takes about 40 minutes at our bench, and you can spend that time in the waiting area with coffee and Wi-Fi. The engineer opens the phone, moves the original top flex across, seats the new module, glues it down and runs the 32-function check prior to handing anything back. Most jobs are done while you sit nearby, and the old part travels home with you in the box. We work Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 19:00, with shorter hours of 11:00 to 18:00 on weekends and holidays. Booking a weekday morning slot usually means the engineer starts the moment you arrive, while weekend and holiday visits run on shorter hours and fill up faster.
Prior to the phone leaving the bench we run a full function check with you present, and everything you receive on pickup is listed on paper.
You leave with the phone, the receipt, a warranty card covering the work up to 1 year, and the old display module in case you ever want it back. The receipt is the document that matters most, because it names the exact part fitted, the turnaround and the guarantee terms in writing rather than in conversation. That matters when 64% of customers choose an original component and the rest go aftermarket — the paper trail tells you which one sits on your unit months later. We hand the removed module over in the same bag it came out of, not into a bin, since some owners keep it as a spare. Keep that part until the coverage ends, because it is the simplest proof of which screen was originally fitted if a question ever comes up.
Five points decide how a cracked or misbehaving XS Max screen ends up — and each one is worth checking before any work begins.
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Ask a questionUsually this is damage to the OLED panel after a knock, heat or moisture. The line widens in time, so it is better not to put off the repair.
A blot of dark or purple colour means the OLED layer under the glass was crushed, for example in a tight pocket or under a heavy bag. It tends to spread over the days that follow. Only a new display module removes it.
Yes, the sensors are transferred from the old module and tested after assembly. The technician confirms the feature works normally.
An aftermarket screen is dimmer in the sun because its maximum brightness is lower and its contrast simpler. Outdoors the picture is clearly weaker than on an original OLED. If you often use the phone outside, the original module is the better choice.
An original-quality OLED uses about the same power as the factory one. Cheaper LCD-type replacements need a backlight that is always on, so the battery lasts less. Keep this in mind when choosing the part.
First take off the case and protector, as a tight edge can press on the screen. If the edge still ignores touches, bring the phone back for a check. The work carries a warranty up to 1 year.
Искала сервис, где дадут гарантию и чек. Проблема — не реагирует на касания. Ни шума, ни запаха, всё штатно
Сначала думала сам поменять, посмотрела видео и передумала. Оставила заявку на iPhone XS Max. Проблема — чёрные пятна. Привезла на такси, приняли без вопросов. Вытащили и показали: матрица. Итог — 22 500 тенге, ничего сверху. Дисплей заменили, тач работает. Ни разу не пожалела
Искала, где есть оригинальные запчасти, а не «как оригинал». Оставила на зарядке на ночь, утром — полосы на дисплее. Сделали так, что и не придерёшься!!
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