Apple acknowledges that the iPhone 8 has a motherboard defect and can be replaced free of charge.

Apple now recognizes that a handful of iPhone 8 motherboards have manufacturing flaws. Affected devices may experience an unexpected restart, a screen crash, or an inability to power on. Apple will repair eligible equipment for free.

The affected equipment was sold between September 2017 and March 2018 and sold in Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau Special Administrative Region, New Zealand and the United States.

Equipment that can be repaired free of charge also has certain conditions. In addition to the date of sale, the user must ensure that the product is in its original state (the screen and other components cannot be physically damaged) to enjoy the free motherboard replacement.

Apple also said that the affected device is the iPhone 8, while the simultaneous iPhone 8Plus, iPhone X and other devices are not affected.

This program provides protection for affected iPhone 8 devices for a limited period of three years from the date of the first retail sale of the device.

In the early days of the launch of the new iPhone, Apple announced a free repair plan for the defect of the old iPhone. Will this make consumers doubt the quality of Apple’s products? More importantly, after the the iPhone 6S battery, the iPhone 7 has no signal, and now it is the turn of the iPhone 8 motherboard. The non-Plus series of the recent 3 generation iPhones have defects, and the tradition will not last until the latest generation of iPhone. Time will give us the answer.