Crack on mobile phone screen. Health hazard?

PunkRoquefort

I dropped my smart phone, a Samsung, the other day and cracked the screen, after replacing the screen several months ago.

This time, it is only one crack and the phone works fine, whereas before, it did not work.

Are there any health risks in using a cracked screen? Radiation/chemicals etc.?

Thank you.

PunkRoquefort

I also find the glass screen protectors to be very delicate and crack/fall apart really quickly. 

outtatune

Biggest hazard is tapping yes to a spam message because you can't read the screen properly.

oldernonethewiser

PunkRoquefort said:

I also find the glass screen protectors to be very delicate and crack/fall apart really quickly. 

I have never had a glass screen protector break or fall apart. Is there a particular brand you have had problems with?

wongataa

PunkRoquefort said:

Are there any health risks in using a cracked screen? Radiation/chemicals etc.?

No.  I suppose if the crack is bad enough you could cut yourself on it but there are no radiation risks from phones with or without cracked screens.  Phone screens won't leak chemicals either.

DullGreyGuy

All the radiation could get out beforehand otherwise its 4G and WiFi wouldnt be able to work.

There are no free chemicals in gorilla glass or equiv and if the LCD screen below was bleeding you wouldnt have a working picture.

the biggest health risk is sharp edges causing cuts