Some phones and laptops are better-built to be repaired than others, according to a new report by WashPIRG Foundation.
The public interest research group released its “Failing the Fix scorecard’ on Thursday. It grades companies on how easy their products are to repair, using a repairability index from France.
The report provided grades for both cellphones and laptops. There wasn’t a single company with an ‘A’ grade in either report.
For cellphones, according to the WashPIRG repairability report:
For laptops, according to the WashPIRG repairability report:
- B+: Dell, Asus
- B: HP
- B-: Lenovo, Acer
- D+: Microsoft
- D-: Apple
- B+: Motorola
- C: Samsung
- D+: Google
- D: Apple
This was WashPIRG’s second-annual repairability scorecard. Apple improved from a ‘F’ to a ‘D’ for cellphones, while HP moved up from a ‘C+’ to a ‘B’ for laptops.