Re:Is This the End of the Repairable iPhone?
by gambiting on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:07AM
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About your first paragraph - No, that's absolutely shit. My friend was one of the first to buy a Pixel 4 in the UK, and unfortunately dropped it and broke the screen. He contacted Google for a repair, and their response literally was that they don't repair Pixel phones, but they can sell him a new one at a slightly(by about £100) discounted price as a "good will gesture". That's absolutely unacceptable . Imagine if a car manufacturer sold you a car and then just didn't offer a repair option for out of warranty issues.
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Re:Is This the End of the Repairable iPhone?
by davidy123 on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:15AM
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That's surprising, but there are many third party options to get it repaired. You can even DIY for $115 including required tools.
I know someone whose iPhone XR glass back broke after a year (they had a super robust case), Apple's response was it was not cost effective to repair. Ultimately devices designed to be repaired is the best answer (and maybe not have glass backs?), but I don't think there's that much difference in many cases here.