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Was in an Otterbox Defender case, case is trashed but phone itself has very minimal visible damage. Just a little dent in the lower rear but screen is black (no cracks at all) and home button doesn’t depress like it used too. Feels stuck. Also - back of phone got really hot for about 20 mins after incident. Thanks for any input you may have!
It sounded like it could be saved for a moment until you got to the part where it got hot. It sounds like something was shorted. Unless it was the battery that shorted it might be worth fixing. The 7 series was the first in which apple introduced a solid state home button meaning that it didn’t physically move when you pressed it. When you press the home button on the 7 and above the taptic engine will pulse giving the sensation of a click. Order a screen and battery kit if you’d like to give it a shot but usually excess heat is a symptom of a short.
