Did Apple throw a tantrum like Epic or Facebook did when being asked to follow rules?
"Apple determines these ratings against a grid offered by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, as opposed to a central regulatory authority, but they are overseen and verified by the Fraud Prevention Directorate (FRCCB)."Well this is laughable. Samsung.fr rates their latest phone with 9.6.
The Fairphone 3, literally made to be user repairable with just a screwdriver, has a rating of 8.5.
This smells fishy.
Yes they can, replace the mainboard, done.M1 mac a score of 5.6?! Don’t make me laugh can’t replace ram, can’t replace SSD, can’t replace battery
Well I somewhat get it. Those components don't really break anymore. It is not an upgradeability-score after all.M1 mac a score of 5.6?! Don’t make me laugh can’t replace ram, can’t replace SSD, can’t replace battery
Today, yes. But in 2025, the cost of an iPhone 12 mainboard isn't going to be all that much compared to a new phone.Repairability of anything electronic is not what it used to be. Technology has moved on past that, with everything being so compact, tin terms of the functionality of what used to be on 5 discrete circuit boards is now all on 1 board that is 1/4 of the size of and of the discrete boards were. If you open the devices, you will just have to replace entire modules which can cost as much as the entire unit.
Or not being able to sell at all if it falls below a certain threshold.A step in the right direction. I wonder how they compare with iFixit’s scores. There should be some sort of measure in place to force them to compensate if the rating is below 5, like have to make documentation available, or not be allowed to void warranties if 3rd party repair shops do repairs. Something to that effect.
This reparability index is calculated based on these criteria. I've added the notes for iPhone 12 Pro
Sources:
- Documentation: score determined by the manufacturer's commitment to make technical documents available free of charge to repairers and consumers. 12.3/20
- Disassembly: score determined by the ease of disassembly of the product, the type of tools required and the characteristics of the fasteners. 5.9/20
- Availability of spare parts: score determined by the producer's commitment to the availability of spare parts and the time of their delivery. 9.3/20
- Price of spare parts: score determined by the ratio between the selling price of spare parts and the price of the product. 12/20
- Specific: score determined by sub-criteria specific to the product category concerned. 20/20
Apple on iPhone 12 Pro: https://support.apple.com/content/d...e/pdf/210126_INDICE_DE_REPARABILITE_A2407.pdf
French ministry of ecology:https://translate.google.com/transl...ps://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/indice-reparabilite
Which mean absolutely nothing, as this only ranks their own repairabilty score, not the average users. Until Apple allows access to the web based tools that allow end users to update the firmware when you replace a camera module or screen with OEM Apple parts so 1) the new parts function properly and 2) an error message complaining about “non official parts” doesn’t continually pop up, these scores don’t mean anything.
What does heat have to do with this? The 12 series have more hardware-locked components, the cameras for example on the 12, even if you use genuine parts, could fail to work properly. This isn't the case with the 11.How is the 11/pro score lower than the 12 when the 12 requires heat to open?
Samsung has been sniffing their own glue.Well this is laughable. Samsung.fr rates their latest phone with 9.6.
The Fairphone 3, literally made to be user repairable with just a screwdriver, has a rating of 8.5.
This smells fishy.
I do think it’s a very laudable move on Apple’s part.
Yes, and it's about to become a whole lot more integrated. People take for granted the standardized CPU + RAM + GPU + disk combo that computers have had for a while. Wasn't like that in the early/pre-PC days and won't be like that in the future.Repairability of anything electronic is not what it used to be. Technology has moved on past that, with everything being so compact, tin terms of the functionality of what used to be on 5 discrete circuit boards is now all on 1 board that is 1/4 of the size of and of the discrete boards were. If you open the devices, you will just have to replace entire modules which can cost as much as the entire unit.
The score is probably meaningless, and even if it's not, I don't care about repairing my phone. Average phone lasts what, 2 years? I keep my phones much longer than average, but still, it's pretty easy to just not break my phone.I wonder how many potential buyers will see this as they go to buy a phone and change their mind.
Well, it's pure greediness.
Cluing all together = profit
Look at the latest Macs, you can't swap RAM, nor the SSD anymore.
If it turns out that BigSur/M1 is really wearing SSDs out, like stated in the recent news, then customers will have a lot of fun.
1 Year later, when the warranty is over, Apple will say "it costs 300-600Eur to repair the logic board with the SSD".
Then the next lawsuit will knock on their door.
At the same time, they try to wear the white vest and put ******** marketing sites like that up:
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You just seem upset, apple is expensive if you can’t afford it no reason to get upset,right?Well, that's good for a laugh. Yeah, go ahead, try and fix that iDevice or M1 Mac on your own, especially when their proprietary SSD stick wears out prematurely. Wonder what Apple would charge you just for the SSD (and not the disassembly and installation required.....
What do the Air-Pods/Buds/headphone cans rate? A Zero? You can't replace the battery, even if you could access it without totally destroying your Air-
how many people do you honestly think are interested in ”opening“ their phone? .5% of people that own an iPhone? Who cares, the majority of people have no urge to fix their own phone, my guess its just the cheaposHow is the 11/pro score lower than the 12 when the 12 requires heat to open?