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When my tablet is off it looks fine no damage whatsoever but when I turn it on it appears cracked half the screen is black and the other half is distorted

the touch controls still work and I’m not quite sure what’s wrong with it can it be fixed or am I going to have to buy a new one.

Fairly cheap to repair, depending on how much you paid for the device. The digitizer (touch screen) and LCD (image display) parts cost about $22 together. Here is link to replacement part from eBay if you decide to get it replaced: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/For-Samsung-… You can buy the replacement part and take it to a reputable phone repair shop to get them to install it for you, you’ll note that you will need to pay for getting the screen installed.