Apple recently did an about-face and began supporting right-to-repair laws. It’s also done a lot to make its iPhones easier to repair: Last year the iPhone 14 earned a repairability score of 7/10, largely thanks to the new design that made it easier to replace the panel. rear window. This design has now been adapted to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
This has very real benefits for consumers: Replacing a broken rear glass panel has gone from incredibly expensive to simply expensive. Seriously, this repair for an iPhone 14 Pro Max costs $550! For a 15 Pro Max it’s a much more reasonable $200. Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
| Cost to replace the rear glass panel | |||
| iPhone14 | $170 | iPhone15 | $170 |
| iPhone 14 Plus | $200 | iPhone 15 Plus | $200 |
| iPhone 14Pro | $500 | iPhone 15 Pro | $170 |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | $550 | iPhone 15 Pro Max | $200 |
Note that these prices are for consumers who are not enrolled in AppleCare+ (those who are will pay just $30, on top of the subscription price).
All is not well, though, replacing the batteries on the new Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 is now more expensive: it costs $100, compared to $80 for previous models in the series. However, replacing the battery on the iPhone 15 series costs the same $100 as before.
For more information on how much it costs to repair components on Apple devices, see the support page.
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