iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video]

Re:iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video] by javchz on Sunday October 03, 2021 @08:45AM (#28736753)

I can see your point in theory. But I find less "it's not repairable to protect you from thieves", and more in line with Apple wanting to sell you a new phone when you drop it, instead of repair it.

I'm wanna thing there are a lot of better ways to avoid a black market, than creating more e-waste with disposable devices impossible to repair.

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Re:iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video] by fastball on Sunday October 03, 2021 @09:55AM (#28737162)

But Apple literally does repair my phone when I drop it?

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Re:iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video] by msdrigg on Sunday October 03, 2021 @10:08AM (#28737250)

You mean if you pay 10$ per month for AppleCare? I dont pay for it but I have helped friends file claims with Apple, and they usually just ship back a brand new device instead of actually repairing the device. Even for things like screen damage. You can tell because small scratches on the back screen from normal use are gone upon return.

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Re:iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video] by bengale on Sunday October 03, 2021 @10:51AM (#28737632)

It was my understanding that they do that so they can get you a fixed one back quickly, then they can stack them up at their large repair centres. The one you receive back is just one that someone else broke a while back.

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Re:iPhone 13 teardown and repair assessment [video] by fastball on Monday October 04, 2021 @02:04AM (#28743559)

Wait.

Do you seriously believe Apple is sending everyone new iPhones and not repairing them at all?

That would be a stupendously bad business decision.

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