Apple restored its image this week,by announcing the official deployment of its program to repair your iPhone yourselfand at the same time pleasing the legislators. So of course the operation will require a certain amount ofdexterity(we are talking here about millimetric details) and time (the pages of the manual are counted in dozens), but the initiative is particularly laudable for ecological and economic reasons.
The only downside is that the solution is no less… expensive. Indeed, to benefit from spare parts and dedicated tools, you will have to pay a certain amount which risks diverting more than one person to their local technician, the prices being of the same order. In particular, it is requested49 dollars- less than fifty euros at the most recent exchange rate - for a kit of essential equipment to then return to the manufacturer, the price of which is added to that of the components you wish to change.
Limited rental
Made up of two small black suitcases on wheels, the kit must then be delivered to UPS within seven days. But this is not its only drawback, since no less than1,000 euros depositapproximately when ordering. You can try buying each tool separately, the result will be approximately the same.
© Self Service Repair Store
This sum is apparently not taken directly, but the Apple subcontractor responsible for the new siteSelf Service Repair Storewill check that it is available on the account associated with your bank card. If you've ever rented a bike share or booked a hotel room, the system is similar.
Play it like MacGyver
Apple's repair kit iscompatiblewith these iPhone models at the moment:
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (third generation)
Inside each box, we find abattery pressas well as ascreen press, these two elements being the ones that most often cause problems. For comparison, without AppleCare+ and by asking a professional from the Genius Bar, it otherwise costs 311.10 euros or 75 euros with an iPhone 13 to repair them individually.
Finally, the kit also contains a repair tray, a support frame, different colored torque drivers, protective covers, a nylon probe, a heated screen pocket and other very specific items that we provide. spare the name.The full list is available right here, but be careful: this is only written in English at this time.
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By : Keleops AG
