Motorola Becomes First Smartphone Company To Sell DIY Repair Kits To Its Customers (vice.com)

As Apple continues to fight independent repair, Motorola has partnered with iFixit and pledged to support the right to repair movement. From a report: It is excellent news that Motorola has decided to make it as easy as possible for you to repair your phone. The company announced that it would begin selling replacement parts for all of its recent phones to customers, and it has partnered with iFixit to sell repair kits for phones like the Moto X, Z, G4, G5, and Droid Turbo 2. The kits come with tools, genuine Motorola-branded replacement parts, and instructions on how to fix your device. iFixit is currently selling replacement batteries, screens, and digitizer assemblies. "Motorola is setting an example for major manufacturers to embrace a more open attitude towards repair," iFixit wrote in a blog post announcing the partnership. "For fixers like us, this partnership is representative of a broader movement in support of our Right to Repair. It's proof that OEM manufacturers and independent repair can co-exist. Big business and social responsibility, and innovation and sustainability, don't need to be mutually exclusive."

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how about they make phones repairable

[fred6666]

And I mean screws visible from the outside, no glue, easy to disassemble.

Re:how about they make phones repairable

[silverkniveshotmail.]

Because that only appeals to a very small niche and doesn't make them more money.

Re:how about they make phones repairable

[ctilsie242]

My last LG phone had a battery that was easily popped in and out.

I think there are four reasons for this that are not just planned obsolescence:

1: IP67+ waterproofing. Phones that can stand a dunk are becoming what consumers expect.
2: Heat dissipation. Phones have to have better engineering to handle getting the heat from the CPU, battery, and other things to the phone's case so the heat can be dumped.
3: Thinness of device and bezels. People want the notch and wall to wall screens. Because of this, the thicker phones that allow for easy battery replacement have gone on the wayside.
4: Style. People don't want machined aluminum, they want shiny glass for their phones.

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[Scarletdown]

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