You can still replace your old iPhone battery with your own hands at $29
Apple faced an unprecedented flood of iPhone battery replacement requests last year as it offered a big discount to users impacted by the company’s questionable performance throttling practices.
That understandably led to fewer iPhone upgrades than usual, but if for some reason you didn’t take advantage of Apple’s limited-time “deal”, there’s still a way to swap your old battery for a new one at the same low price of $29.
You may not remember this, but iFixit marked down its own DIY kits shortly after Apple delivered its obligatory “Batterygate” apology back in December 2017. The difference between the two companies is the teardown specialist has no intention to jack those prices back up for “at least the rest of the year.”
That means you can still purchase a replacement battery for your iPhone SE, iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, and 8 Plus at only $29.99 a pop, compared to the $49 out of warranty fee currently charged by Apple.
iFixit even has owners of the ancient iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, and 5c covered, with respective replacement batteries, tools, and guides costing anywhere between $16.99 and $29.99. The obvious downside is you need to perform the “repair” yourself, which doesn’t feel very convenient, although it’s also nowhere near as difficult as some people think.
A new battery could significantly extend the life of your old, increasingly slow iPhone, especially with the latest iOS version supporting models going all the way back to the 5s. Naturally, Apple would much rather you buy a new device, as sales numbers and overall revenue appear to have been badly harmed by the 2018 discounted battery replacement program.
That understandably led to fewer iPhone upgrades than usual, but if for some reason you didn’t take advantage of Apple’s limited-time “deal”, there’s still a way to swap your old battery for a new one at the same low price of $29.
That means you can still purchase a replacement battery for your iPhone SE, iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, and 8 Plus at only $29.99 a pop, compared to the $49 out of warranty fee currently charged by Apple.
Another small inconvenience is the lack of support for Apple's iOS 11.3-introduced Battery Health feature with aftermarket batteries like the ones sold by iFixit. That simply means your operating system will not be able to display "health" information, with the actual cells guaranteed to "perform properly", at least at first.
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