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We analyze whether Apple’s new self-service repair service is worth it or whether it is better to opt for the official technical service.
Apple’s self-service repair service is now available and the company has already made genuine parts, manuals and tools available to users so that they can repair their devices on their own. At the moment it is a service only available in the United States which will soon reach more countries but, Is it worth repairing your iPhone with Apple parts or is it better to trust a technical service? We analyzed it.
apple deals different prices on their website for repairs, having two common repairs for the fixed price, such as changing the battery or replacing the screen, and a third repair for “other damage”, which can include different repairs of the components of the device. We will analyze each of them to see if the new service is worth it.
Is it worth fixing the iPhone yourself?
battery change
As you can see in the official prices, it is cheaper to send the iPhone to an official technical service to change the battery than I would buy and do it myselfunless you return the old battery to Apple.
- battery price: $70.99, $46.84 return exchanged parts.
- Battery change price in a technical service: $69.
Clearly in this case, it is much more advisable to rely on professional technicians. While changing the battery is one of the simplest repairs, it doesn’t seem worth it.
screen change
As in the previous case, It costs practically the same price to change the screen yourself as for a professional.. Even then, even the return of defective parts is not worth it.
- screen price: $269.95, $236.35 return exchanged parts.
- Price of screen change in a technical service: $279.
Apple’s “self-repair” service is now official
Other repairs
If in the previous cases it is not worth the change and it is better to leave it to an official technician, With the rest of the repairs, it is worth buying the parts yourselfProvided you know how to mount them. The cost of changing these elements can be significant, on its Apple site specifies that for “other damage” the iPhone 13 repair price can reach $449.
Although it is not specified exactly what falls under “other damage”, it may be that parts such as cameras are included. Purchase iPhone 13 cameras on Apple’s new website, you’ll only spend $117.04, $64.54 if you return the parts defective. It is therefore in this type of repair that the new Apple service is really worth it.
Of course, this is not a service for everyone, tools should be added to pricesIf you don’t have them, Apple lends them to you for a week for $49. Therefore, unless you are a specialist, it is best to leave iPhone repair in specialist hands, not only is it safer and more reliable, but in many cases it will be cheaper.
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