Maybe they'd find other smartphone than iPhoneX for their budget.
E.g. BLUBOO Maya (5.5" 1280x720 Curved Glass IPS, MT6580, 2GB RAM, 16GB Flash plus MicroSD slot, 13MP plus 8MP Sony IMX219, 3000mAh battery, GSM plus WCDMA, Android 6.0, $63)
2 Full versions of android behind, 18 months old and unlikely to get necessary security updates. Not enough memory or internal storage to run many apps thanks to the "developers are expensive, hardware is cheap" mentality we see so much of around here.
Lenovo Moto M (5.5" FullHD with 10-point multitouch, 8-core Helio P15 plus Mali T860MP2, 4GB RAM, 32GB Flash plus MicroSD slot, 8MP plus 16MP, 4G, OTG, Android 7.0, 3000mAh battery, fingerprint scanner, $139)
Much better, still 18 months old though, how long will it get software updates?
Okay, iPhoneX, $1000.
Look around - this is why so many people have phones with cracked screens. They can’t afford the repair cost, let alone the phone.
I had a crack on my windshield for years, and two cracks on my house windows. I did not fix them not because I cannot afford it but because they did not bother me that much and it took time to find a contractor to do the work.
Won't your car insurance repair the windshield crack for free?
Deductibles are not free on most policies, and not everyone carries comprehensive insurance on their vehicles, especially if they’re worth less than $6000 or so.
Windshield coverage on an auto insurance plan generally has no deductible. Chips, cracks and full replacement has always been covered for me with no additional cost beyond the $5 or $10 extra a month to have it on my plan. They negotiated and paid in full for a windshield replacement technician to drive 200 miles round trip to my location a few months ago and do a several hour replacement. Definitely worthwhile in certain areas prone to frequent windshield damage.
Windshield repairs are usually free, with insurance paying the full amount, if you use a provider of their choice (in emergency situations, any provider).
Repair saves them a lot of money versus replacement.