Get K701 because it have a unique sound signature that's very bright and refreshing: ❌

Get K701 because Mio: ✅

Guess who also have a K701 for the same reason.

That's fair. I hate when stuff are glued together too but at least that can be remedied with a hair dryer. I havent taken apart a samsung before (only xiaomi and LG as that's the two brands I buy) and by far all of them have pull tabs on battery glues which is pretty easy to deal with.

Every phone is glued together. That's how phones are made now.

Honestly, you can get better at repairs. My first screen repair is hot garbage to be brutally honest, but it's on a 5 year old xiaomi phone that's my mom's backup so it doesn't matter as much. And then I gotten better at it and learnt to use better glue and better technique. The LG V60 that I used to use (before I handed it to my uncle) had a DIY replacement screen, I was really proud of it as it's all still waterproof too because used the B7000 glue instead of superglue.

It takes a bit of skill, but having an option is always better.

Problem is. They are not. They did it because it benefits their public image so more people can buy their phones with less guilt.

Apple is still anti consumer, more so than the other companies that is blatent about it. Apple is fooling you into a wrong set of belief of their company. It's decietful, and in my eyes even worse than a company that just says fuck the consumers like John deree. John Deree made it clear that it doesn't want to play nice with you so you can choose to not buy their shit. Apple however is trying to trick you into believing that they are changing while they crank their productions up while everyone is fooled, buying their unrepariable, condom-like hunks of junk. That's a smart business stragety to make money, but it sure is a scummy one.

Don't be fooled. That's for the media.

This self repair shit is a joke. It will be more expensive for you to DIY on the most cases than to do it at their place. This service is simply there so apple can appear to be on the right side of the story and fool you and me into believe that they believe in "eco friendliness" bullshit they do. They do it for a tax break, they do it so they can lure you into buying their phone with less guilt because appearantly, they allow you to fix your own phone so you can save the planet. They do it for the money, don't get it wrong.

Did they install a malicious chip that serial match just about every component on the phone so you can't swap those out on your own?

I don't think so.

That's what people believe in. Apple can literally shit unfixable shit on some peoples face, and people will still say "hey at least they are trying".

Apple is not trying, they are doing the opposite. Don't apologize for them, that's how they get away with it.