If you don’t get AppleCare Plus for the iPhone Duo, any repairs are going to be pretty expensive. Apple published the estimated repair costs for the iPhone Duo without AppleCare Plus today, as reported by MacRumors, and they can be high: Battery service, for example, will cost $229, inner display damage will cost $999, and “other damage” costs $1,499.
Repairing the iPhone Duo’s folding screen costs as much as a new iPhone
If you don’t have AppleCare Plus for your iPhone Duo, you’ll have to shell out $999 for an inner screen repair.
If you don’t have AppleCare Plus for your iPhone Duo, you’ll have to shell out $999 for an inner screen repair.
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Here’s Apple’s estimated costs for various repairs if you don’t have AppleCare Plus:
Cover layer damage $49
Back glass damage $199
Battery service $229
Rear camera damage $229
Outer display damage $379
Outer display and back glass damage $509
Inner display damage $999
Other damage $1,499
With AppleCare Plus, prices are lower, including $0 for battery service, $99 to repair the inner display, and $99 for “other accidental damage.” But AppleCare Plus with Theft and Loss for the iPhone Duo is its own cost, at $19.99 per month, $199.99 per year, or a flat $399.
The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 and will be available on October 23rd, with preorders kicking off on Friday at 8AM ET.
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