Apple has priced an iPhone XR repair at a similar level to the iPhone 8 Plus, which seems a fair basis given that both models share a larger LCD screen.

Where an out-of-warranty or iPhone XR screen repair necessitated by accidental damage costs the user $199, other damage including the rear of the phone is set to $399.

Apple's iPhone screen repair pricing chart shows a cost of $199 for the XR, $279 for the XS and $329 for the XS Max.

Apple’s iPhone XR comes out this week and ahead of the launch, Apple unveiled the repair costs. A screen fix will cost $199 while “other damage” costs $399.

Consider that the iPhone XR starts at $749 for the 64GB version, and a single cracked screen will cost you about 25% of the purchase price of the smartphone.

Apple has detailed out-of-warranty repair fees for the iPhone XR ahead of the smartphone's launch on Friday. These prices do not apply to customers who purchase AppleCare+ for the iPhone XR ...

On Monday, Apple added the iPhone XR to its iPhone service pricing support page. According to the site, it costs $199 (or £196.44 and AU$318.95) to repair a broken iPhone XR screen through Apple.

The iPhone XR has a 6.1-inch LCD display, in contrast to the OLED displays of the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max.

In fact, it might even benefit the colorful iPhone’s LCD screen. “The iPhone XR display may perform even better than the iPhone 8 Plus because the 8 Plus has 401 [pixels per inch], and the XR ...