A tablet replacement digitizer can cost about $50 or more if you perform the work. It is relatively easy and cheap to replace the glass on a phone once you get the hang of it.

A teardown video of the Samsung Galaxy S22+ shows the phone from the inside, giving you a fair idea of its repairability.

The humble iPad has gotten better and better at productivity -- and I now use an iPad Pro instead of a laptop. Here's how I set my iPad up to replace a laptop.