anon(5630457)
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When you cross the line over $1000 phone, it’s no longer just a phone. It’s now considered a luxury. You can no longer compare it with the previous phone. It’s like buying a car. If you buy a BMW or Mercedes expect to pay premium if you take it for repair. If you compare it with normal cars, they do exactly what a luxury car can do, drive you to places. This is the reason why they are still selling iPhone SE, iPhone 6S, 7 and of course the iPhone 8 model for those people who can’t afford to plunge a thousand dollar for a phone and the cost of repair that comes with it. Apple gives you different choices depending on what you can afford. The only thing you get from having a luxury phone is status symbol.
I'm just saying that phones should be made to be more durable. Samsung has been making glass phones for a few years now so I've been used to it. I hate that OEMs are making ridiculously expensive and fragile devices. For a device that's ridiculously expensive (the X), it shouldn't also be ridiculously expensive to fix it. Why should any of us have to pay $550 if we break the back of the device when we're already shelling out $200 for AppleCare+?
Here's what I paid:
iPhone X: $1250 + tax
AppleCare+: $200
If I accidentally break the back of the phone, it's another $549 ti fix it. That right there will put the price to $2,050. For a phone. No freaking way is that acceptable, nor should we as consumers accept that.