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If you don’t get AppleCare Plus for the iPhone Duo, any repairs are going to be beautiful 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, volition disbursal $229, inner display damage volition disbursal $999, and “other damage” expenses $1,499.
Here’s Apple’s estimated expenses for assorted repairs if you don’t have AppleCare Plus:
Cover tier damage $49
Back pane damage $199
Battery assistance $229
Rear camera damage $229
Outer display damage $379
Outer display and rear pane damage $509
Inner display damage $999
Other damage $1,499
With AppleCare Plus, prices are lower, including $0 for power division service, $99 to repair the inner display, and $99 for “other unintended damage.” But AppleCare Plus alongside 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 volition be accessible on October 23rd, alongside preorders kicking off on Friday at 8AM ET.
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