Deadjasper
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I don't usually go for extended warranties but then again, I've never paid over a grand for a phone before.
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We do iPhone repair work and I can tell you from personal experience the older phones are inexpensive to fix yourself provided you have certain tools. Since we are a business we get parts at a discount from a online source. Here is the catch, if you break a OLED screen at cost the screen is around $300 and due to Apple policy only a Apple service center can reprogram the damaged touch sensor/security BS. We can install a new home button but to get full security features Apple techs are needed. You either pay now or pay later if you decide against A care.
Battery replacement every 2 years is basically industry standard and expected. However Apple won't replace the battery unless it's under 80%. It's pretty unlikely for that to happen unless you're an excessive user that has to do full charges multiple times per day. The industry standard is 800 full charge cycles. Apple states 500, but they have basically under promised and over delivered. My phone (mentioned below) is over 3 years old and is at 89%.The screen is not the only failure, batt issues are common and camera fails are common too.
Right, and what percentage of users do you think have that as a problem? The iPhone 13 as an example sold 100 million units in a quarter. If this was a 1% issue then that would be 1 million units affected. Despite "percentage wise" the fact that 1% is 'low', the actual number of users that represents is massive.We have repaired screens broken from stress issues not resulting from drops.
If your iPhone suffers water damage at this point, you've done something special. Far more than simple submersion.Water damage is common too.
My mom is still using daily an iPhone 6S Plus. That's a 6.5 year old phone (in fairness she also owns an iPhone 11, she uses two phones. However my pastor is also still using a 6S Plus and no other phone). I'm using an iPhone XR, a 3.5 year old phone. iPhone's don't go obsolete for most people as much as people wanting to have the latest and greatest tech. Certainly any iPhone made in the last 5 years is still relevant and upgrading isn't necessary beyond 'wanting to'.Remember manufacturers love to implement planned obsolescence.
Insurance is not benevolence. Apple has run the numbers. They not only profit from AppleCare+, but I more or less guarantee that they are profiting greatly from it.Our personal experience with Apple warranty has been excellent.