How often do you buy a new phone? (lemmy.zip)

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How long do you keep your phone before buying a new one? It is based on this article that especially Apple fanboys, buy a new phone every year when the new one comes out.

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[-] ChristchurchAsshole@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Brutal. What do they charge for an official repair in AuD $

[-] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

Depends on the repair. Never used to be possible to even get an aftermarket screen, although you can now. I have walked in with a broken screen on a current model phone to be told it can’t be fixed and they would use it as a trade in.

Fortunately, you can now get genuine parts from third parties.

A third party repair of a screen is about $175. Apple is over $250. Last time I had it quoted was a couple of years ago though, so YMMV.

this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2026

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