iPhone Duo: Apple charges $49 for new cover layer, $229 for battery
We just released Apple’s list of iPhone Duo repair costs for customers without AppleCare+ coverage, and we want to draw special attention to two of these costs in particular: a new layer of coverage costs $49 and a replacement battery costs $229.
Apple VP of Hardware Engineering Kate Bergeron revealed that the iPhone Duo’s nano-textured cover layer above the internal display can be removed and replaced. A new one costs $19 with AppleCare+ and $49 without.
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