Samsung is increasing smartphone repair prices in South Korea‎

Rising component prices forced Samsung to increase the prices of some of its phones in several regions. But the effects of the current market conditions reach further than that – repair costs are going up as well. In its home country of South Korea, Samsung has raised the price of repair materials for smartphones by an average of 5%, reports The Chosun. Other segments are affected as well – e.g. materials for home appliance repair now cost 9% more on average. To put this in monetary terms, the average smartphone repair job became KRW 11,000 more expensive – this converts to $7.37 /...