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| Apple announces repair prices for the new iPhone 12 |
Apple announced repair pricing for two new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro in early October this year.
For the iPhone 12 Pro, the screen repair price remained unchanged at $ 279 compared to the iPhone 11 Pro launched last year despite the use of new ceramic-strengthened glass.
However, the base price for iPhone 12 screen repair of $ 279 increased by $ 80 compared to the iPhone 11, and the price for repair of "other damage" increased by $ 50. The United States at $ 449. Pricing for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini has yet to be announced.
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For the iPhone 12, the price has risen sharply compared to the $ 199 spent on repairing the iPhone 11 screen. This may be due to the iPhone 12 having an OLED display instead of an LCD.
However, the iPhone 12 Pro is priced at $ 279. This corresponds to the price Apple has charged for screen repairs since the release of the iPhone 10 in 2017. The price for a screen repair covered by AppleCarePlus' insurance has not changed to $ 29.
Apple claims that the new "Ceramic Shield" screen in the iPhone 12 series is "stronger than any smartphone glass" and four times less wear-resistant at buyers' prices. .
As for the fees Apple charges for "other damages" (such as liquid damage), the iPhone 12 Pro repair price is $ 549, which is unchanged on the iPhone 11 Pro. However, iPhone 12 repair price is $ 449 while iPhone 11 repair price is $ 399. The price for other repairs covered by AppleCarePlus is still $ 99.