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What to do if one of the glass "windows" cracks?
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$229 if you don't have AppleCare+. It's not a bad price considering that full retail is $649+. They won't repair it but give you a replacement iPhone.
If you looked at the teardown, which should be required for any iphone owner imo, you would know that the front screen is user replaceable. Because the back is where all the electronics are attached, that'll be more expensive.
Moral of the story: get a case.
Moral of the story: get a case.
No, the $229 replacement is the cost for replacing your device if it's out of warranty regardless of where it's broken. There is no separate cost to replace the screen.
i know, this is what I meant
with the 4 it was 29 when you cracked the back, and 200 when you cracked your screen
with the 5 its 229 to when you crack the back windows and 229 if you crack the screen
huge difference
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People who use cases also break phones, I've known many and read many on this forum.
Other than the ease of removal (& tech specs), I thought there was little difference between the front display of the iphone 5 vs the 4? Assuming it would cost the same.
Yup, but it was so expensive because they refused to remove every component of the 4/4S to just replace the screen, and just charged you $199 for a whole new phone, the back panel was cheaper partly because it was so easy to remove, so I'm wondering since they don't have to remove every component, and only need to remove like 2 if they are now just fixing the screen and not giving you a whole new phone (making repairs cheaper).
That makes sense. Let's hope Apple decides it should cost less. My only fear is that quality 3rd party replacements for the 4/4S weren't that much cheaper and had nothing to do with the ease of repair.
I don't plan on using a case on this phone either. But at least the glass on the back doesn't affect functionality, unless the camera lens breaks.
The iPhone 5 is less repairable to me than the 4 b/c of the unibody design.
Aluminum doesn't crack but it'll dent super easily (my prediction) and you can't pop the dents back out.
In time, the iphone 5 screen will be $30 on ebay. The back plate of the 4 is $10 on ebay. No dice on the iphone 5 back, which is a unibody and no longer a back plate.
It may make sense to buy applecare now.
Aluminum doesn't crack but it'll dent super easily (my prediction) and you can't pop the dents back out.
In time, the iphone 5 screen will be $30 on ebay. The back plate of the 4 is $10 on ebay. No dice on the iphone 5 back, which is a unibody and no longer a back plate.
It may make sense to buy applecare now.