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With the opening of pre-orders for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro at 20 o’clock in the evening on October 16, Beijing time, the hot scene has turned out to be the attitude of netizens who criticized the complaints after the press conference. For a while, Apple’s flagship store on Tmall and JD’s self-operated flagship store have shown that they are out of stock, and Apple’s official website is also stuck. Although the iPhone 12 series is no longer equipped with chargers and earphones, it still can’t stop netizens from loving Apple phones. iPhone 12 is still fragrant!
Since the official launch of the new phone on October 23, the maintenance of the iPhone 12 series has also attracted public attention. After all, a mobile phone screen is really easy to break in daily use.
Screenshot source: Apple’s official website
It is understood that this year’s 4 iPhone 12 series phones will use OLED screens. The whole machine including the screen and its accessories will enjoy a 1-year warranty from the date of original purchase, but if it is due to improper use or Damage to the phone caused by other force majeure factors and other reasons is not covered by the iPhone’s warranty and needs to be borne by the user.
According to the screen replacement cost of the iPhone 12 series phones announced by Apple, it costs 2149 yuan to replace the screens of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, which is the same as the screen replacement price of the iPhone 11 Pro, and the iPhone 11 screen replacement price is 1,499 yuan. The most expensive screen prices are iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone XS Max, which are 2559 yuan. It is not clear what the replacement price of the iPhone 12 mini with a 5.4-inch display will be.
The 64GB price of this year’s iPhone 12 is 6,299 yuan. However, Apple announced that the iPhone 12 series screen replacement cost has basically accounted for one-third of the price of mobile phones.
Screenshot source: Apple’s official website
In this regard, some netizens sighed: “You can buy another mobile phone with a different screen” and “cannot be broken.”
Some netizens even made such a voice: “I confirm it, and I can’t afford it or use it.”
However, Apple has also introduced Apple care+ services. By purchasing AppleCare+ service plans, users can further extend the warranty period and enjoy additional hardware warranty services and expert technical support from Apple, as well as 50% trade-in after 10 months. The plan can be used to prevent these accidents, but it must be purchased within 60 days from the date of purchase of the iPhone, which is equivalent to buying an insurance for the iPhone. The hardware repair scope of Apple care+ service is mainly iphone mobile phones and batteries.
Specifically, the AppleCare+ plan includes that each iPhone can enjoy a 1-year hardware warranty service and up to 90 days of free telephone technical support during the limited warranty period. In addition, the AppleCare+ service plan for iPhone can also extend the user’s service guarantee period, providing up to two accidental damage warranty services every 12 months. The corresponding service fee is charged for each damage repair: for screen damage, a service fee of 188 yuan is charged; for any other damage, a service fee of 628 yuan is charged.
Screenshot source: Apple’s official website
It is understood that the AppleCare + service national bank for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini models is priced at 1398 yuan, while the AppleCare + service national bank for iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max models is priced at 1798 yuan.
Editor | Cheng Peng Wang Jiaqi Du Bo