As a consumer, you should be savvy. There is something you can do with your broken smartphone and still maintain some kind of functionality.
1. A busted smartphone can be used as a baby monitor. This is, of course, assuming that your busted still has a working audio and camera. You can save as much as $300 on a new baby monitor.
2. A busted smartphone is excellent for a white noise machine. It can be used as alarm clock. Just with some creativity with the tones, you can get the trouble of sleeping away.
3. Most smartphones has other useful functionalities such as calculator, calendar, flashlight, video and voice recorder, note-keeper, compass, and games. A broken smartphone can be a perfect buddy for those boring and dull moments.
4. A broken phone that still vibrates make up for an excellent massaging device.
5. Your busted phone can be a good tool for learning electronics.
6. If all these fail, I’m sure your broken phone can function as a home décor. At least, you keep its sentimental value.