In China, there are entire factories dedicated to making replacement parts for repair shops that are unable to get ahold of official Apple parts. The Apple device repair ecosystem is interesting, yet complex, and often confusing to consumers. This shows the disconnect between Apple, Apple Authorized Service Providers, third-party factories, and independent repair shops. Continue reading to learn more!
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There are some factories that make things like aftermarket touch screen digitizer for the iPhone. Here is the video from MacRumors:
There are some factories that make things like aftermarket touch screen digitizer for the iPhone. Here is the video from MacRumors:
This is a smaller facility, but can produce up to 10,000 display components per month. Larger factories could output millions or components a month. MacRumors source said, "It's a crazy industry that involves millions of dollars, probably into billions a year. It's just absolutely nuts."
There is significant demand for these aftermarkets parts, since shops that are not Apple Authorized Service Providers are unable to source parts from Apple. Some of these parts are close to the same quality of parts.
Be careful going through the repair process. Only trust the parts that you would trust if you were repairing the device yourself. Some things should be repaired only be Apple, while there is no "real" reason not to replace a broken iPhone screen yourself. Thanks for reading!
There is significant demand for these aftermarkets parts, since shops that are not Apple Authorized Service Providers are unable to source parts from Apple. Some of these parts are close to the same quality of parts.
Be careful going through the repair process. Only trust the parts that you would trust if you were repairing the device yourself. Some things should be repaired only be Apple, while there is no "real" reason not to replace a broken iPhone screen yourself. Thanks for reading!