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Re:Securing a travel iPhone by post_break on Friday July 08, 2016 @05:25PM (#12058776)
Perfect for parts. New screens aren't cheap. Battery, camera modules, etc.
Re:Securing a travel iPhone by ericabiz on Friday July 08, 2016 @07:04PM (#12059187)
Yeah, you could part the whole thing out, but there's so little demand for used parts currently that it's tough to make a business case for it.

New screens are pretty cheap these days; under $40 for a new iPhone 6 screen wholesale currently. Used batteries are worth nothing since new batteries are so cheap (a new 6 battery is less than $10 -- why would you want a used one?) Camera, home button, charge port, prox sensor...even if you put all those together you'd barely have $100 worth of parts, and that's talking about new part prices (wholesale).

Re:Securing a travel iPhone by MrMullen on Friday July 08, 2016 @05:36PM (#12058817)
New screens are a lot cheaper than $200, which appears to be the price of iCloud locked phone.
Re:Securing a travel iPhone by ams6110 on Friday July 08, 2016 @08:55PM (#12059585)
"genuine Apple screen" vs. cheap aftermarket knockoff? I have no idea if there's much of a difference.