The cost of repairing the iPhone 5 is still high

Repair iPhone 5 is still expensive. MarketWatch We examined the status of the repair industry, and noted that the cost of the iPhone 5 screen replacement is still very high, but since the release of the smartphone's been about 8 months. It also reported that Apple's, being the main sponsor of the high repair prices, tightened control over the details, despite the fact that the design of this flagship Apple allows you to make screen replacement much easier than previous models.

According to the founder of the repair company iCracked AJ Forsyth (AJ Forsythe), the market is carried out strict control over the details of the iPhone 5: "The volume of the market determines the price. Apple sells about 300 million iPhone per day, and, as the repair market grows, later prices will be lower. " «Apple controls everything, from the production process to the parts for the iPhone 5" - continues Jeff Haynes (Jeff Haynes), TechBargains.com site editor. According to him, since the iPhone 5 a little more than the previous model, and the average cost of repairs increases because the screen, according to the experts' opinion, is the most commonly repaired part iPhone. And the most expensive.

As for the iPhone 4S, the company iFixit currently sells replacement screens for $ 95, with master must comply with complicated instructions of 37 points, to repair the unit. For the iPhone 5 cost of the relevant details at iFixit is already $ 200, with a white version is not yet available. But for those who choose to do their own repairs, replacement of the display process it will take only 23 manipulation of medium complexity.

It is also alleged that many repair companies do not even begun yet to offer a replacement screen for iPhone 5 due to the limited number of components on the market, as well as higher prices. Apple itself often proposes to replace the unit with a new one and the damaged repaired and resold at a discounted price.

Taking into account the high incidence of accidental damage their mobile devices, Apple has launched a program of extended warranty AppleCare +: 99 dollars the user receives a guarantee of up to two years, which includes compensation for the two incidents of accidental damage with a deductible of 49 dollars. It is reported that this year the situation should change: according to rumors, Apple will perform iPhone repairs, not to change the device. It is also said that AppleCare + will cover multiple devices owned by the buyer to not have to separately pay for an extended warranty for different gadgets. In any case, as long as this initiative does not act on a global scale ...