Services in Russia began to repair devices at the expense of donors

While Chinese smartphones are flooding Russian shelves, gadget repair service centers are forced

disassemble used parts for spare parts, and sometimes evennew gadgets. This became known from a fresh investigation by the Kommersant publication. Moreover, the situation concerns not only smartphones: a shortage of components is observed in all mass electronics, including tablets, laptops, TVs, etc. Because of this, not only has the repair time doubled, which was previously carried out on average in 5 days, but the repair itself now often involves the removal of spare parts from donor devices.

Additionally, the situation is aggravated by devicesimported into the Russian Federation by “parallel import”. The fact is that their warranty service must be carried out in the country for which they are intended, which further increases the repair time and its cost. According to estimates, the average cost of repairing smartphones in the second quarter of the year has already increased by 11% compared to the same period a year earlier - and this is just the beginning. A week earlier, we talked about the growing shortage of spare parts for the iPhone in Russia.

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According to kommersant.ru