AppleCare Replacement iPhone

[svrf]

Hi y'all,

in my years I've had my fair share of replacement Apple devices. Currently, I have an iPhone 13 mini that has AppleCare till the end of November 2023. I broke the back a couple of months ago and am holding out getting it repaired as I don't wanna spend money on the repairs all the time. Now, I know from my older phones that sometimes when a phone is broken, Apple simply replaces the phone because the repair costs are higher than the replacement of the phone. The instances when this happens used to be written on the AppleCare website. Apple got rid of that, however, and now I was wondering what damages would theoretically get you a replacement iPhone instead of a repair. Last time my phone was replaced it was because the camera had broken, so I'm guessing that is still valid? What about water damage- is that an instance that they would replace the phone instead of trying to repair it? If the phone is replaced, do they give you a new one or is this a refurbished phone?
This is a purely hypothetical question, but I have been wondering about it for a while, so I thought I might as well ask.

Cheers!

 

[Cruncher]

If you want a replacement you can call them and do a Express Replacement. You will get the new phone and you need to send the old one back within 10 days. There will be a hold charge on your Credit Card. This only works if you have Apple Care.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

You get a refurbished phone not a new one... They will replace your mini because the rear glass is not serviceable according to Apple as well as if your phone has water damage. Apple does have the ability to replace the rear camera without replacing the device if it's due to a hardware issue..

 

[svrf]

So if the back glass is broken, they won't repair it, but instead replace it?

 

[BugeyeSTI]

So if the back glass is broken, they won't repair it, but instead replace it?

That is correct

 

[svrf]

Okay, thanks!