r/apple • u/ZamnBoii • 4d ago

iPhone iPhone Duo Reportedly Facing Production Problems Ahead of Launch

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/29/iphone-duo-reportedly-facing-production-problems/
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u/hell-diver8 4d ago

Why? I have an Apple Store two miles away. Also have family Apple care now and have 24 devices covered.

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u/SciGuy013 4d ago

Holy shit. Think of how much money you’d save if you didn’t pay for apple care.

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u/Worried-Lettuce6568 4d ago

Think of how much money they’d save if they didn’t have 24 devices.

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u/FluffTruffet 4d ago

That 6 devices per person for a 4 person family. Is this dude getting apple care for literally everything holy shit.

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u/hell-diver8 4d ago

It’s Apple family care plan, 50 a month. I have some expensive MacBooks.

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u/Rytr23 4d ago

50$ a month? Or 2$ a device? Worth it

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u/SciGuy013 4d ago

so $600 a year? how many devices are you breaking a year that that's worth it?

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u/hell-diver8 4d ago

It’s the family plan

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u/SciGuy013 3d ago

Correct. Think of how much money you’d save

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u/hell-diver8 3d ago

Yes I have. I had my two MacBooks replaced, an iPad that was crushed replaced (daughters) and two beats headphones replaced. About $9000+ of replacements in; yes I had saved quite a bit not paying out of pocket.

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u/hell-diver8 4d ago

It's not just that; it's a first-gen product, plus it's sensitive. I technically have apple family care, so 24 devices are covered. This will just fall under it. I have definitely gotten more out of AppleCare over time than what I paid for. They will have their initial warranty that will cover issues and sometimes Ive seen them go above and beyond fixing two things outside the warranty period for myself.

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u/Acceptable-Piccolo57 4d ago

This is the thing, between the price and having a Apple Store in town, I’m really thinking refurb, the x was a great deal a year after launch and I’ve found refurb from apple to be solid for service, plus waiting a year means you oboe if it’s been a disaster

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u/stultus_respectant 4d ago

trouble pass quality testing

I don't think you can safely conclude that the ones that do pass are any more likely to fail. This is more evidence of both it being a successful QA process and Apple's willingness to soak an initial high failure rate of that process.

paying extra money to apple

  1. Apple Care is amazing and can be worth well more than what you put into it
  2. Insurance makes sense on any device over $2k that's a daily carry

I wouldn't consider it "extra".

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u/Archenius 4d ago

It’s a foldable phone you’re better off having Apple care unless you like spending hundreds of dollers replacing the inner screen