Apple has begun promoting restore components for iPhone 16 and 16 Professional telephones on its self-service restore retailer. That features replacements for generally broken components like cameras, shows, and again glass, and follows the discharge of official Apple iPhone 16 restore manuals in September, as MacRumors notes.
A alternative digital camera meeting will run you $169 for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus or $249 for the 16 Professional and Professional Max. And new shows vary from $279 to $379, relying on the mannequin. Batteries are both $99 or, for the 16 Professional telephones, $119. And in the event you don’t have the instruments, you may at all times hire out one among Apple’s heavy, specialised restore kits for $49.
Taking over a DIY iPhone restore isn’t fairly as dicey because it as soon as was, because of Apple’s gradual shift in the direction of repairability. It’s additionally typically cheaper than paying another person, particularly if you may get your fingers on used alternative components, one thing Apple formally helps now. Extra inexpensive third-party elements like batteries and shows could also be a viable selection quickly, too, after the corporate mentioned it’ll supply higher assist for them this yr.