According to the MarketWatch survey, iPhone 5 is the iPhone series phones in the highest cost component replacement, some mobile phone service facility maintenance costs are too high because iPhone 5 and iPhone 5 will be excluded from maintenance services, well-known online maintenance organizations Computer Overhauls recently published a statement that the replacement of the high cost of iPhone 5 components, the iPhone 5 Does not provide repair services. For Apple users, the service is still the best choice for the iPhone 5 Apple Store, other mobile phone repair services provided by service providers may be up to hundreds of dollars.
Why iPhone 5 repair so expensive? From the point of view of product structure, iPhone 5 design is simpler than the iPhone 4, iPhone 4's screen, including a glass panel, touch panel, and imaging of LCD panel, this part of the structure of a total of 27 screws, iPhone 5 is only two panels and 5 screws, replace a screen requires only 5-10 minutes. From the well-known U.S. company iCracked mobile equipment maintenance repair quote shows that although the iPhone 5 in the maintenance easier, screen repair costs up to 169-199 U.S. dollars, while the iPhone 4 screen repair takes only 79-99 dollars, which iCracked founding man AJ Forsythe said Apple product components for the iPhone 5 very strict control, increased maintenance costs because parts difficult to obtain.
According to SquareTrade statistical data show that since 2007 has been listed iPhone, iPhone users worldwide spent on maintenance of the product total up to 60 billion U.S. dollars, in 2012 over 30% of iPhone users of the products carried out the repairs, iPhone has become the electronic equipment maintenance products the most profitable services.
