MacBooks, iPhones get reparability ratings — how fragile is the iPhone 12?

MacBooks, iPhones become reparability ratings — how delicate is the iPhone 12?

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Apple — in response to a new French law that requires tech companies to unveil how repairable their products are — revealed ratings on how well its MacBooks and iPhones tin recover after a mishap (via CNET).

The scores, spotted by Mac Generation, are only featured on Apple'south French official website. They're based on a scale of one to x (i signifies low reparability).

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Apple'southward reparability scores for MacBooks, iPhones

France passed a new police in January that requires makers of electronic devices (e.g. smartphones, laptops, tablets, washing machines, tablets, electric lawn mowers.) to disclose the reparability scores of their products. The reparability score is based on a range of criteria, including how easy it is to take the product apart and the availability of spare components.

Why is France so gung-ho on forcing companies to reveal their reparability indices? Well, legislators want to thwart planned obsolescence, which involves intentionally creating products with a limited lifespan to prompt customers to frequently replace and upgrade their systems. France legislators argue that empowering customers with knowledge well-nigh products' reparability will help minimize the state's waste as residents dodge products with short longevity.

That being said, Apple has swiftly complied with the French police force and its reparability scores are already listed on the visitor's French website. From the highest to lowest ratings, hither are the iPhone scores:

The iPhone 7: six.7
The iPhone 8, iPhone viii Plus and iPhone vii Plus: six.half dozen
The iPhone SE ii: 6.2
The iPhone 12 line (mini, 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max): 6
The iPhone XS: 4.7
The iPhone XS Max, iPhone eleven and iPhone eleven Pro: 4.6
The iPhone XR and iPhone 11 Pro Max: 4.five

From highest to lowest, here are some of the MacBook scores:

The MacBook Air with the M1 chipset: 6.five
The 16-inch MacBook Pro: six.3
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 chipset: v.half dozen

If yous can read united nations peu de Français, take a look at Apple'south reparability indexes here. French republic won't be fining companies for failing to comply with the new police force until adjacent twelvemonth, but bated from Apple, companies such as Samsung, Nokia and Xiaomi have already released scores for their products.

Kimberly Gedeon, holding a Master's degree in International Journalism, launched her career equally a announcer for MadameNoire's business concern beat out in 2022. She loved translating stuffy stories about the economy, personal finance and investing into digestible, like shooting fish in a barrel-to-understand, entertaining stories for young women of color. During her time on the business beat, she discovered her passion for tech equally she pigeon into articles about tech entrepreneurship, the Consumer Electronics Prove (CES) and the latest tablets. Later eight years of freelancing, dabbling in a myriad of beats, she's finally found a home at Laptop Mag that accepts her as the crypto-addicted, virtual reality-loving, investing-focused, tech-fascinated nerd she is. Woot!