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When can I buy parts at a reasonable cost?
by codeTired 3y ago
When can I buy parts at a reasonable cost?
- kmlx 3y agowhich parts aren’t at a reasonable cost?
- thibaut_barrere 3y agoChanging the glass on the top of the screen of an iPhone SE (currently trading at 170€ on back market) costs between 90 and 110€ here in France, even if the screen itself is not broken. I hope we'll gradually see decent alternate compatible parts, with a better self-fixability.
- ericmay 3y agoWhen was the iPhone SE you are using released? How much does it cost to replace a similar part on an Android phone released the same year?
- thibaut_barrere 3y agoI think it is the 2020 model (but unsure, I don't have the phone with me). For Android: I have actually asked the repair shop a few minutes ago, and the answer ranges between 50€ and 400€ depending on the actual model, because the Android market is much more diverse (EDIT: for Android phones released around the same period).
- ericmay 3y agoSo if you add the iPhone SE you have in there as just another smartphone it's on the lower end to middle of the range?
- thibaut_barrere 3y agoThe vendor feedback is that the iPhone SE would be on the high-end, in terms of durability & quality, of what they sell comparatively as Android phones. To paraphrase him, iPhones are high-end or very high-end, and comparing prices for repair is not necessary bad for iPhone users. But with a more low-end Android phone, you can get cheaper repairs. I still hope that a bit more options for parts will lead to lower prices, because I prefer to keep devices as long as possible.
- ericmay 3y agoSo just to recap: An iPhone SE uses high quality parts that are highly durable. An iPhone SE, as you noted, is on the low to mid range for repair when compared to other smart phones. If you use a low-end Android phone you can get cheaper repairs. Presumably because they’re cheaper, lower quality parts. I’m not entirely sure what the complaint is about.
- thibaut_barrere 3y agoBecause there is no complaint :-) There is just a hope that a more open situation on iPhones will lead to cheaper yet decent quality repairs for older iPhones, so that it is more encouraging to repair rather than replace.
- ericmay 3y agoI see. Thanks for clarifying. I understood your original post as a complaint. I think that’s it’s unlikely to see much lower prices (while maintaining quality) given that Android has that more open repair situation yet the iPhone repair pricing is on the low-mid range even now for high-quality, high-durability parts. To make them cheaper, with high quality and high durability you need the volume pricing that Apple commands from suppliers.