Apple
Smartphones · Last assessed Jun 9, 2026
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The letter is the published assessment. Missing factor evidence is labeled; it does not become a zero.
Why this grade
iFixit scores the iPhone 15 Pro / 16 at 7/10 and Apple runs an official Self Service Repair program with genuine parts and full repair manuals, so disassembly and parts access score well. But OEM parts are expensive and parts-pairing/software locks drag it down: Apple extended Activation Lock to individual parts and iFixit's testing found continued Face ID replacement restrictions even after the iOS 18 Repair Assistant improvement; aftermarket parts remain largely restricted. PIRG's 2026 EPREL-based scorecard gives Apple a D- (lowest of the four major brands); on this stricter equal-weight 5-axis rubric (pricing + parts-pairing weighted equally) it lands a high-F. No true board-level schematics are published.
Sources
Methodology & scope
Five dimensions are scored 0–100 and weighted equally: parts availability, schematic access, repairability, OEM pricing and software freedom. The letter scale is A (90–100), B (80–89), C (70–79), D (60–69), F (below 60).
This assessment was last assessed Jun 9, 2026. Its assessment scope is Smartphones and is not a claim about every device the maker ships.
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Manufacturer response
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What makes up the grade
- Parts Availability
- 72 / 100
- Schematic Access
- 58 / 100
- Repairability
- 70 / 100
- OEM Pricing
- 40 / 100
- Software Freedom
- 48 / 100
Grade history
No grade changes are recorded.
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