We suspected it a little, but the news is not necessarily pleasant: repairing the screen of the iPhone 12 out of warranty will cost almost 100 euros more than on the iPhone 11. A choice assumed by Apple, while other solutions exist to relieve his wallet.
Apple has just unveiled the out-of-warranty repair rates for the iPhone 12. These will probably make you want to pay extra attention to your new smartphone. While it cost 221 € to repair the screen of his iPhone 11, it will now be necessary to pay € 311 for owners of the latest Apple phone. This revelation is not really one. The company having replaced the LCD screen of the latest models with an OLED screen, these prices finally make sense.
While waiting for the firm to invent the screen that repairs itself, it wanted to reassure its future buyers: the new iPhones will be 4 times more resistant to falls, according to her. We can thank the nanometric ceramic crystals incorporated in the glass as well as the design specially thought out for this purpose. Another positive point: the prices have not increased between the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro, which therefore remains at € 311.
To repair your iPhone 12, think AppleCare + or third-party stores
Regarding the battery replacement, Apple has kept the same price since the iPhone X: 75 €, for the iPhone 12 as for the iPhone 12 Pro. Finally, the repair prices excluding the screen and battery have this time increased, from 431 € for the iPhone 11 to € 477 for the iPhone 12. The price remains unchanged between the 11 Pro and the 12 Pro, or 591 €. Apple has yet to release pricing for the iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max, but there is no doubt that the latter have also been revised upwards.
Rest assured, panic is not yet in place. First good news: it will probably be cheaper to repair your phone in a third-party store since Apple agreed to sell them spare parts. Second good news: AppleCare + still exists. For the modest sum of 169 € for the iPhone 12 and 229 € for the 12 Pro, the latter will be protected for two years against two damages per year. By subscribing to this offer, you will have 29 € left to pay for damage to your screen and 99 € for all others.
