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In the US: Apple will start accepting broken iPhones in its trade-in program [atualizado: pelĂ­culas]

In the United States, Apple currently has two programs designed to make things easier for users who want to purchase a new iPhone: o Reuse and Recycling Program it's the iPhone Upgrade Program.

Reuse and Recycling Program

Speaking specifically of the first, the customer takes his old device to an Apple store and receives a Gift Card with a credit (which varies depending on the state / model of the smartphone) to be used when buying a new iPhone. There is, however, a peculiarity: Ma does not accept devices with broken screens, cameras and / or buttons. But that will change soon.

According to 9to5Mac, starting this week Apple will start accepting iPhones 5s, 6 and 6 Plus with broken screens in the program, encouraging more people to upgrade, apparently the company will pay $ 50, $ 200 and $ 250 respectively for the devices.

Installing films

In a related note, the site also reported that in the coming weeks Apple will begin to install protective films officially on iPhones. Until then, the recommendation for Ma employees was not to install them on customer devices, as this is not a simple task, the result may not be satisfactory to the user and the blame will always fall on the person who installed it. Still, it is not uncommon to see employees helping customers with this.

But now Apple is partnering with some companies, at least Belkin is already participating in this new venture and installing specific machines in the back of the stores (where we, consumers, do not have access) that help in this task, as we can see in the video above.

Update by Rafael Fischmann · 02/05/2016 s 09:49

The novelty of installing films until it quickly materialized. O MACBlog showed today (Google Translate) that Apple is already using the Belkin machine (TrueClear Pro) in stores in Japan:

The cost of the service varies from 2,180 to 4,280 yen (R $ 73 to R $ 143, approximately), depending on the type of film and the device in which it will be installed.

(via iClarified)