Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the US
Your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and Google Pixel have a 1-year warranty. Unless you cough up extra dough for an extended service plan, you'll pay a hefty fee if you damage the screen and need a replacement (around $329 for an iPhone 17 done directly from Apple).
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Your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and Google Pixel have a 1-year warranty. Unless you cough up extra dough for an extended service plan, you'll pay a hefty fee if you damage the screen and need a replacement (around $329 for an iPhone 17 done directly from Apple). But it doesn't have to be this way. What if you could order the part from the manufacturer and do the repair yourself?
Read the full report at WIRED ↗
Why it matters
2 outlets are covering this world story — one to watch as reporting develops.
- What's the story?
- Your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and Google Pixel have a 1-year warranty. Unless you cough up extra dough for an extended service plan, you'll pay a hefty fee if you damage the screen and need a replacement (around $329 for an iPhone 17 done directly from Apple).
- How widely is it covered?
- 2 outlets, average source rating 6.5/10.
- When was it last updated?
- 4m ago.
How outlets are framing the same story
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Exclusive: You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone—a Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone—in the US
Sources2TypeCoverageWIRED
The Verge