I know that AppleCare+ covers accidental damage, so if I shatter my iPhone 4S screen it's covered, but I was wondering if they would also cover minor damage. I have a slight scratch on my screen that drives me crazy. Do you think I could get my iPhone replaced for that under warranty?
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Does AppleCare+ cover minor cosmetic damage?
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Replacing the phone just because of minor scratch isn't worth paying $49. You could easily get a screen protector to cover it and you won't notice any scratches. If it's really bothering you then I would suggest the above. Drop your phone from your shoulder height and make sure that the front glass breaks. Then set up an appoint, then replace it. Make sure you don't just crack the back glass because if only the back glass is broken then they will only replace the back for $29.
Not only is a small scratch not worth paying the $49, but you also only get 2 claims. Do you really want to swap it out for something minor?
Shoulder height? No need to waste all that energy lifting it that high, a fall from the hip is sufficient enough to break the phone.
Shoulder height? No need to waste all that energy lifting it that high, a fall from the hip is sufficient enough to break the phone.
When it gets close to the end of two years and I haven't used any replacements I may consider asking for one to help with all the scratches my screen always gets.
Well that's a different story. He's at most, what, 8 months into it? That's a lot of time left.
Also, I really doubt they would replace the phone for some surface scratches anyway.
Some are ridiculous. I've dropped mine out of a second floor window onto the road and it didn't break, yesterday out of my bag, bounced onto the bricks, then hit face down on tiles, nothing. My brother bumped his about 80cm from the ground onto carpet, smashed the front, looks terrible. I swear, my really early iPhone 4 is made of wunderglass. Crazy times.
