Cost of ownership, and particularly the cost of repair have long been contentious but it is the extent of the latter which has now been thrown under the spotlight by Apple’s biggest rival. AppleSpotted by the eagle-eyes at Phone Arena, Samsung has announced its official repair prices for the new Galaxy S10 range and they put the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR to shame. Where Samsung has exposed the true absurdity of Apple’s repair pricing is fixing the glass on the rear. For all three of its Galaxy S10 models, Samsung has announced it will charge $99 but Apple will charge you $399 for the iPhone XR, $549 for the iPhone XS and $599 for the iPhone XS Max - just $150 less than a new XR - since it falls under “Other damage”. It is not news that iPhones are expensive, but Samsung has inadvertently highlighted where expensive becomes absurd.

Source: Forbes April 12, 2019 00:22 UTC