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Those are replacement rates I haven't seen since I worked for a beer & wine distributor. The sales guys would have issues all the time, usually after the weeke

by taborj 8y ago

Those are replacement rates I haven't seen since I worked for a beer & wine distributor. The sales guys would have issues all the time, usually after the weekend. What kind of activities do you do that require such frequent replacements? Or is it just faulty hardware? I suppose once a year isn't super frequent, but still more frequent than I like from expensive equipment. I do, however, see tons of folks with cracked iPhone screens. Makes me chuckle; as an Android user, and one who doesn't need the latest and greatest, my phones are nearly disposable. Crack the screen? Spend $129 on another.

penagwin 8y ago
I work in phone repair. If you're happy with your $129 phone then perfect! I'm not criticizing that at all, and many people would also be happy with it. I will say however that many people will be looking into higher end android devices though, and for the Samsung series they're often over 200$ [0], while iPhone screens are mostly under 30$ [1]. That's for our store to buy the part, before charging for labor+fees, etc. After fees you'd be looking at ~300/350 for an S8 and ~85$ for an iPhone 7/8. Not sure what it's like with the newest iPhones, those don't really come in often for repairs (yet). Just pointing out that android phones are usually more expensive then iPhones to repair. I've personally used cheaper devices and they were just too slow for me, but it's all personal preference. [0] One of our suppliers, https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/samsung-repair-parts/galaxy-s-series.html?part_type=335 https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/samsung-repair-... [1] https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/apple/iphone.html?&part_type=335 https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/apple/iphone.ht...
pilsetnieks 8y ago
A cheap iPhone can be just as disposable - at the moment I see $135 for refurbished iPhone SE on Amazon.

by taborj 8y ago

penagwin 8y ago

I work in phone repair. If you're happy with your $129 phone then perfect! I'm not criticizing that at all, and many people would also be happy with it. I will say however that many people will be looking into higher end android devices though, and for the Samsung series they're often over 200$ [0], while iPhone screens are mostly under 30$ [1]. That's for our store to buy the part, before charging for labor+fees, etc. After fees you'd be looking at ~300/350 for an S8 and ~85$ for an iPhone 7/8. Not sure what it's like with the newest iPhones, those don't really come in often for repairs (yet). Just pointing out that android phones are usually more expensive then iPhones to repair. I've personally used cheaper devices and they were just too slow for me, but it's all personal preference. [0] One of our suppliers, https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/samsung-repair-parts/galaxy-s-series.html?part_type=335 https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/samsung-repair-... [1] https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/apple/iphone.html?&part_type=335 https://www.mobiledefenders.com/mobile-parts/apple/iphone.ht...

pilsetnieks 8y ago

A cheap iPhone can be just as disposable - at the moment I see $135 for refurbished iPhone SE on Amazon.