Phone accessories that actually earn the money.
A good case and a real charger save you a repair bill. Here is which phone accessories are worth buying and which ones quietly damage your phone.
The right phone accessories, a case that fits, a tempered-glass protector, and a certified charger, save you from the exact repairs we see every day. We stock accessories at seven Lehigh Valley stores, and we will tell you which ones are worth the money and which quietly cost you more.
Written by the technicians at Quick Cellphone Repair. This is how we handle this job at our seven Lehigh Valley stores — not a generic web article.
We have sold phone accessories alongside repairs in the Lehigh Valley since 2015, from seven stores open 10 AM to 8 PM every day, which means we see what fails. A case with a raised lip protects the screen in the one drop that matters. A tempered-glass protector takes the scratch so the real glass does not. A certified charger and a good cable protect the battery and the charging port; a cheap brick is a top cause of the charging faults we repair. Match the accessory to the phone, because an iPhone case is not a Galaxy case and a USB-C cable is not Lightning. The Emmaus 10% discount is a repair discount, not an accessory discount, so the tag is the price. Most accessories we sell cost far less than a single repair, and we fit protectors in the store so there are no bubbles.
A case and a protector pay for themselves
The two accessories that actually save you money are the cheapest: a case with a raised lip around the screen and a tempered-glass protector on top. Between them they stop most of the cracked screens we repair every week.
A raised lip means the screen never touches the ground in a face-down drop. A tempered-glass protector takes the scratch and the first crack so the real glass underneath stays clean. When a protector finally breaks, you replace a cheap sheet, not the phone.
We fit protectors in the store so there are no bubbles or dust under the glass. Bring the phone and we will match the case and protector to your exact model.
Chargers and cables matter more than you think
A cheap charger or a frayed cable is one of the most common reasons a phone will not charge, and it is the one people never suspect. A certified charger and a good cable protect both the battery and the charging port.
If your phone already charges slowly or only at an angle, that may be the cable, or it may be the port. Our iPhone won't charge and Android won't charge guides walk through telling the two apart before you spend.
Match the cable to the phone. Newer iPhones and almost all Android phones use USB-C; older iPhones use Lightning. We stock both, and we will hand you the right one rather than let you guess.
What to skip, and matching the phone
Not every accessory earns its price. A novelty case with no raised lip looks good and protects nothing. A no-name fast charger can run hot. We will steer you toward the ones that last and away from the ones that cause the repairs we see.
Every accessory has to match your exact phone. An iPhone case is not a Galaxy case, and band and cable fit matter. Tell us the model, or bring the phone, and we match it on the spot. Browse what is in stock on shop accessories.
The Emmaus 10% discount applies to qualifying repairs, not accessories, so the price is the tag. Even so, most accessories cost a fraction of one repair, which is the whole point of buying the good one first.
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A used Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch is a good buy when the battery holds, it is unpaired from the old phone, and the band fits. We check all three with you.
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Answers about phone accessories at our seven Lehigh Valley stores.
A case with a raised lip and a tempered-glass screen protector are the two that pay for themselves, because together they prevent most cracked screens we repair. A certified charger and a good cable are next, since cheap ones cause charging faults. Everything else is comfort, not protection.
Walk in with the phone. We quote before we start.
Seven Lehigh Valley stores, 10 AM to 8 PM. Most in-stock screen and battery jobs finish in 30 to 60 minutes.