(March 17, 2019 at 10:05 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: Computers are starting to become disposable technology. It used to be that you needed some expertise to build and repair computers. Then manufacturs got wise and started building things so any idiot could manage to put together a computer from parts. Now thanks to bundling and economies of scale, it's often cheaper to just replace it than waste time and money trying to fix it.
Not always. As it turns out for example you need to replace a charging port and do some soldering and have the right replacement model, which you order online. There are cases when damage on the phone is so big that there is no point in repairing it.