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Which tablet brands are easiest to fix?

Ranked by fix rate from real repair data.

Data from openrepair.org, iFixit, and the French Repairability Index · 1,658 repairs · 5 brands · Last updated: · Fix rates refresh when openrepair.org publishes new data, about once a year

Tablet repairs are tough across the board. Even Apple, the top brand, only pulls off a fix 46.6% of the time. If yours is older or has serious damage, replacing it is probably the safer call.

Easiest to Fix

Apple

46.6% fix rate

Most Common Issue

Battery

Brands Tracked

5

Tablet Brand Rankings

1

Apple

627 repair records · typically 5 years old at repair

Fix rate

46.6%

Market price (CAD)

$1,320

$/fix rate point

$28

iFixit repairability

2.4/10

Most common issues

Screen/Display (15.8%)Software (13.6%)Battery (12.1%)Connectivity (5.7%)Physical Damage (2.9%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 47%Repairable 34%End of life 19%

Top repair regions

GBR (55%)NLD (20%)DNK (10%)BEL (8%)NOR (7%)
2

Samsung

654 repair records · typically 5 years old at repair

Fix rate

43.3%

Market price (CAD)

$684

$/fix rate point

$16

iFixit repairability

6/10

Most common issues

Battery (23.7%)Screen/Display (10.7%)Software (9.9%)Connectivity (9.2%)Electrical (4%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 43%Repairable 35%End of life 22%

Top repair regions

GBR (34%)NLD (28%)BEL (18%)DEU (14%)FRA (6%)
3

Amazon

135 repair records

Fix rate

43%

Market price (CAD)

$430

$/fix rate point

$10

Most common issues

Battery (32.6%)Connectivity (20%)Screen/Display (13.3%)Software (4.4%)Electrical (3%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 43%Repairable 34%End of life 23%

Top repair regions

GBR (88%)DEU (8%)IRL (2%)USA (2%)CAN (1%)
4

Lenovo

147 repair records

Fix rate

41.5%

Most common issues

Battery (12.2%)Software (12.2%)Screen/Display (10.2%)Connectivity (8.8%)Electrical (4.1%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 41%Repairable 29%End of life 30%

Top repair regions

GBR (38%)NLD (19%)DEU (18%)FRA (14%)DNK (10%)

Not ranked yet: fewer than 100 repairs on record

AsusSmall sample

95 repair records

Fix rate

49.5%

Most common issues

Battery (26.3%)Connectivity (10.5%)Software (10.5%)Electrical (9.5%)Screen/Display (8.4%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 49%Repairable 36%End of life 15%

Top repair regions

FRA (31%)GBR (28%)NLD (17%)DEU (16%)ITA (7%)

Market prices are median current listings for models from the last 5 years. $/Fix Pt = price ÷ fix rate - lower is better value. A brand needs 100+ repairs to be ranked.

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