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PSA: Apple's iPhone X Screen Repair Will Cost You $279 (macrumors.com)
We already know the iPhone X is expensive: it starts at $999 for the 64GB variant. But what about the cost of a screen replacement? If you don't have the extended warranty, a screen replacement will cost you $279, which is more than twice the price of an iPhone 6 screen replacement ($129) and about 65 percent higher than a new iPhone 8 screen ($169). MacRumors reports: In the United States, Apple will charge flat rates of $279 for iPhone X screen repairs and $549 for any other damage to the device, unless it is a manufacturing defect covered by Apple's standard one-year limited warranty. The fees vary in other countries, such as Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
-Australia: $419 for screen repairs, $819 for other damage
-Canada: $359 for screen repairs, $709 for other damage
-Germany: 321 Euros for screen repairs, and 611 Euros for other damage
-United Kingdom: 286 British Pounds for screen repairs, 556 British Pounds for other damage
-United States: $279 for screen repairs, $549 for other damage
These prices do not apply to customers who purchase AppleCare+ for the iPhone X, which costs $199 upfront in the United States. AppleCare+ is an optional warranty plan that extends an iPhone's coverage to two years from the original purchase date of the device. The plan adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a lower service fee of $29 for screen repairs, or $99 for any other damage.
-Australia: $419 for screen repairs, $819 for other damage
-Canada: $359 for screen repairs, $709 for other damage
-Germany: 321 Euros for screen repairs, and 611 Euros for other damage
-United Kingdom: 286 British Pounds for screen repairs, 556 British Pounds for other damage
-United States: $279 for screen repairs, $549 for other damage
These prices do not apply to customers who purchase AppleCare+ for the iPhone X, which costs $199 upfront in the United States. AppleCare+ is an optional warranty plan that extends an iPhone's coverage to two years from the original purchase date of the device. The plan adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a lower service fee of $29 for screen repairs, or $99 for any other damage.
Genius. The smartphone manufacturers spend millions of dollars figuring our how to make a nice, thin phone. And what do you do? Stick it in a case that makes it thick again. Great.
Maybe we don't care about a thin phone.
Maybe we don't want our phone to be so slippery that we drop the damn thing.
Maybe we want it to survive a minor fall.
Maybe the phone manufacturers aren't actually providing what a lot of customers want.
I think it's funny that they expect the OLED screen to be cheap. It's probably the single most expensive thing on the phone.
The cesspool just got a check and balance.
Itâ(TM)s estimated that the screens cost something like $120-130 each. Given that, the cost to consumer ratio isnâ(TM)t entirely out of line with previous models. Samsung is the only one that can make this screen, so theyâ(TM)re milking it for what they can.