yes it can be repaired it is a lengthy process if you just replace the digitizer it took me a few hours on the first try, be weary though fellow repairers. Apple has done it once again and set another booby trap on one of their many devices. The oem digitizers chips are not recognized by the processing unit. so unless you can figure how to reprogram it, save your self alot of time and heartache, find a supplier that carries digitizers from the apple factory to complete this repair successfully.