Phone & Device Guides

iPhone 13 black screen: check for signs of life, rule out Screen Curtain and a dead-flat battery, and work the charge, force-restart and Update steps before pricing a $279 display.

On the iPhone 13 the “power button” is the Side button — sleep/wake, Siri, Apple Pay, screenshots and force restart in one control. This guide separates a pressing case, packed debris and a clicks-but-dead fault from real button hardware, then prices it honestly: no per-button Apple fee, $479 other damage, $99 with AppleCare+, and a FixUp quote after assessment.

iPhone 13 camera repair cost explained honestly: Apple publishes no US camera fee for this model, so damage prices in the $479 other-damage tier ($99 with AppleCare+). How to isolate the faulty camera — Wide, ultra wide or front — the free checks, and FixUp’s assessed quote.

People can’t hear you on your iPhone 13? Isolate the fault test by test — Voice Memos, both camera videos, calls three ways — before paying: Apple has no microphone-only fee, so damage prices at its $479 other-damage tier, or $99 with AppleCare+.

Water damage is the one repair nobody honest can price before the phone is opened: what to do in the first hour, why Apple charges $479 (or $99 with AppleCare+), and how an assessed repair works.

iPhone 13 speaker problems: split the fault by channel — earpiece vs bottom speaker — clear the output destination, settings and lint first, then compare Apple’s $479 tier ($99 with AppleCare+) with an assessed FixUpPhone quote.

Apple now lists a separate back glass fee for the iPhone 13 — $169, or $29 with AppleCare+ — but that line did not exist at launch, when a cracked back was priced as other damage. This guide covers the fee’s history and the five factors that decide what you actually pay.

iPhone 13 charging port problems are usually lint, a worn Lightning plug or a weak adapter — not a dead socket. Work the diagnosis in order, see Apple’s current $479 other-damage tier, and learn when an assessed FixUpPhone repair is the right call.

Apple’s iPhone 13 battery fee is $89 today — $69 at launch, before the March 2023 rise — and $0 with AppleCare+ below 80% health. The Battery Health & Charging check that decides, and when replacement is worth it.