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Apple's Tight Control Over Components Keeping iPhone 5 Repair Costs High
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Apple Accidental Repair Cost ??
Anyone know what apple charges for a accidental repair(Replacement really) for the iPhone 5?
Also I fix iPhones and I've done 3 iPhone 5's myself. I charge 230$ for parts and labor. Parts just recently got a little cheaper, paying about $160 per screen/digitizer/lcd
Anyone know what apple charges for a accidental repair(Replacement really) for the iPhone 5?
Also I fix iPhones and I've done 3 iPhone 5's myself. I charge 230$ for parts and labor. Parts just recently got a little cheaper, paying about $160 per screen/digitizer/lcd
Typing 'apple replacement cost iphone' into Google provided
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=Australia&product=iphone
There is a drop down menu for whichever country you're in.
Apple have begun making changes to save a Billion every year on replacement phones by performing in-store repairs (they are obviously spending much more)
If you get a non authorised repair then Apple will not be interested in offering any kind of replacement and it is likely that your repairer will screw something up.
I've spoken to people whose non authorised replacement battery had to be replaced due to hazardous overheating OR speaker doesn't work OR proximity sensor doesn't work after screen replacement and so on
It's not worth trying to circumvent Apple's system - I've used it several times and would never consider doing anything else.
Where does Apple sell these phones? Are these the ones that show up on newegg occasionally?
Prolonging the life of the phone? Being able to give it to your kid when you upgrade? Not having to be forced to buy a new phone because the battery is dying?
Really?
The iPhone Battery SUCKS. It is great if all you use your phone for is music playback and running some apps. But the minute you try and use the Camera or Voice Recorder function - which I use all the time, the damn thing dies within about 2 hours. Which, when you are at an all day event or on vacation at an amusement park or any other situation like that, you can't find external power. Whenever I travel I have to carry around 2 or 3 stupid Mophie Cases and several other solutions. When it'd be easier to simply let us carry around 2 or 3 addition small batteries.
But please, add to the conversation, don't be a moron and just say "because Samsung does it, it must be bad..."
Are you really this stupid? If you want to make a valid argument against having a removable battery go ahead.
The iPhone Battery SUCKS. It is great if all you use your phone for is music playback and running some apps. But the minute you try and use the Camera or Voice Recorder function - which I use all the time, the damn thing dies within about 2 hours. Which, when you are at an all day event or on vacation at an amusement park or any other situation like that, you can't find external power. Whenever I travel I have to carry around 2 or 3 stupid Mophie Cases and several other solutions. When it'd be easier to simply let us carry around 2 or 3 addition small batteries.
But please, add to the conversation, don't be a moron and just say "because Samsung does it, it must be bad..."
I think apple will replace just the battery for a reasonable price. I think it's right around $60, but anyone may correct me if in wrong. I know it's much cheaper than what they charge for an out of warranty replacement device. Price is pretty close to official battery costs. Obviously I'm not considering the "knock offs" you find overseas on eBay.
take a chill pill bro. you are complaining about an iphone battery? Go look at the terrible battery life android's provide. just bc they have a removable battery it's ok?
i'll add.....why the heck you on the phone on vacation so much that you need 3 spare batteries? I am rarely on mine checking email or texting. but i take a ton of pictures with my iphone and have plenty of battery left. It annoys me when i look at facebook and someone is on their honeymoon and they are chilling on facebook. get off the phone and enjoy vacation.
(it's $79.)
Also it has some major drawbacks.
1. You're without your phone for a week.
2. All data on the phone will be erased.
3. iOS will be upgraded if there's a new version (not everyone may want to ugrade).
Compare that to you being able to replace the battery directly with no hassle.
Also, this battery exchange is available as long as Apple offers it. I don't know which models are still available for a battery exchange, or how long Apple will be offering an exchange for a certain model.
Really?
Try reading a bit before donning a fanboy hat. You do know the phone has a camera in it? I use it at all day events, vacation videos, etc... So yes, having a battery that lasts more than an hour is kind of important. But hey, YOUR usage is the only way people are allowed to use a phone - that markets itself as more than a phone... I have Androids and think the camera on the iPhone is better, therefore I want to use it.
God, I'm just so silly for thinking that. Also, carrying around several small batteries is preferable to carrying around fairly useless, overpriced battery cases. Again, I know, I'm just in the wrong place to have any kind of intelligent discussion about Apple products -beyond, eyes glazed over - they are wonderful.... Soylant Green is Apple....
Try reading a bit before donning a fanboy hat. You do know the phone has a camera in it? I use it at all day events, vacation videos, etc... So yes, having a battery that lasts more than an hour is kind of important. But hey, YOUR usage is the only way people are allowed to use a phone - that markets itself as more than a phone... I have Androids and think the camera on the iPhone is better, therefore I want to use it.
God, I'm just so silly for thinking that. Also, carrying around several small batteries is preferable to carrying around fairly useless, overpriced battery cases. Again, I know, I'm just in the wrong place to have any kind of intelligent discussion about Apple products -beyond, eyes glazed over - they are wonderful.... Soylant Green is Apple....
If you have apple care plus $49. Without, $149 plus tax for a display only. $229 plus tax if the whole thing has to be replaced (liquid or enclosure damage that prevents display only)
i read just fine. i said i use my camera on iphone all the time on vacation. but there are plenty of people that don't put their damn phone down.
an intelligent discussion involves calling people moron's?
I've tried many android products and the battery life has been insanely crappy. who cares if you can swap out the battery or not. If you can, it just feels like a cheap toy. Doesn't make it feel like a premium device.
Obviously this is a sensitive subject that you have to call people fanboy's and moron's to get your point across.
I think that's the point. The battery on the iPhone and on Android phones (let's use the S3 for example) are for the most part terrible which is why you would want to have a removable battery to easily swap it rather than having to carry cables and such to recharge it.
I don't know what that user was using their phone for during vacation, but likely they're using it to take pictures. Yes, someone is bound to argue, well get a digital camera. They could but isn't that the point of iPhones and to a lesser extent, the iPad? It's for users who take pictures for leisure and not professionally so it makes perfect sense to have your iPhone with you the whole time. You may enjoy longer battery times but everyone I know who have used iPhone's, S3's and now HTC One's, start using those media features and watch your battery die.
So I think it's a fair argument to say why Apple uses a built-in battery vs. a removable one. I understand why they do it but there is a large group of users of who already complain that even doing minimal tasks, their phone won't even last a day so does having a built-in battery really helpful?
£55 for iPhone battery replacement done by Apple in the UK. On the other hand, these batteries do last quite long. So buying a new phone because the battery is dying is just stupid.
my point is if you stay off the internet and text and just use it as a camera the battery life is great. you can't go anywhere nowadays without people being glued to their phones. people are completely obsessed...good example the guy that wants to carry 3 batteries with him on VACATION. you're on vacation, put your damn phone down. I use my phone all the time to take pics on vacation. always have plenty of battery life left by the time i make it back to where i can charge it. And if i don't? So what? it's not a life altering event that a phone dies on you.
And if Apple did this...you'd hear this guy complain that his phone feels cheap and the casing on the back where the battery goes in isn't secure and it rattles.
I don't know if it's true since I don't have an iPhone or Android device but all my family members, who were all BlackBerry users, primarily use their iPhone's, S3's/HTC Ones like they were BlackBerry's - that is mainly for messaging, all complain that battery life is pretty bad. So it wouldn't be hard to believe that even if you removed most the messaging and just used the camera, battery life would be equally bad or even worse.
Perhaps that user is experiencing the same problem. You say battery life is fine for you, but I can't argue that you're wrong because it's your phone. People's experiences are going to differ.
Regardless of use and/or importance, I don't think anybody wants to worry about their battery dying especially for iPhone/Android users because those are truly all-in-one devices that allow you to be mobile.
Interesting, They managed to spin Apple's attention to quality control and detail into a bad thing.
As long as Apple is still offering the service for the model you own and you're ok with the drawbacks I listed, then it's all ok.
Agreed. I would love a rMBP and wouldnt mind it being $200 more or whatever and even 1/8 thicker to accommodate RAM upgrades. Thin is great to a point, then it is pointless and more a problem when it takes away user features like upgrade-ability.