Originally Posted by
malt1977 I'd say there is nothing wrong with Apples marketing of the waterproofness/resistance as clearly they expect the phone to be in top condition for it to be so.
Any device that is deemed as such will have certain tolerances and if those are compromised, all bets are off. I've got a dive watch, but if I were to crack the screen or damage the casing then it would stand to reason that it may not be water tight anymore.
One thing though, if you're that concerned about it and do damage the phone, just make sure Apple fix it and not a 3rd party.
A device that is a main part of the user's life ... nobody can't expect to be in top condition. Absoluteley Utopia! But also, why would Apple expect that when they even can't guarantee that the phone is water resistant (there are many options that they could wrote when the guarantee is not valid, but even as a new phone - they don't)? And I'm not talking about cracked screen or something 'big', just normal use, which includes drops.
I use iPhone from 8 years and all possible Apple products, as well, but for first time I got the feeling that Apple become more commercial and unsure than user-friendly and reliable.
The cracked screen replacement of iPhone 6 Plus (updated info to 31.10.2016) is 140€, the battery is 70€ if I go to Apple auth service (as I said we don't have any Apple
Store). Sum - 210€. In Bulgaria, an European country, it's insane! I bought the phone TWO years ago for 550€. I would NEVER EVER pay tha half of the price of something or something which is TWO years old.
But! I changed the screen and the battery by myself for 55€ - screen, 20€ battery. - 75€ sum.