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Apple Charging 20% More To Replace Batteries in iPhone 16 Pro Models (macrumors.com) 39

Apple has increased its out-of-warranty battery replacement fee for iPhone 16 Pro models. From a report: Apple Stores can replace the battery inside an iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max for $119 in the U.S., which is up from $99 for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. This is a 20% increase to the fee, which includes the cost of a new battery and service by an Apple Store. The fee may vary at third-party Apple Authorized Service Providers. The fee remains $99 for the standard iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. Customers with AppleCare+ can still get an iPhone 16 Pro battery replaced for free, but only if the battery retains less than 80% of its original capacity.

Apple says all four iPhone 16 models are equipped with larger batteries, and all of the devices received an internal redesign for improved heat dissipation, according to the company. A metal enclosure was rumored for at least some iPhone 16 batteries, but we are still waiting for teardowns to get a proper look inside of the devices.

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Apple Charging 20% More To Replace Batteries in iPhone 16 Pro Models

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  • So the user can replace their own battery.
    • So the user can replace their own battery.

      Yeah, just put a door knob on the back. If my garden shed has one, why not a phone?

    • by vlad30 ( 44644 )

      So the user can replace their own battery.

      Why yes you can

      Apple Self Service Repair https://support.apple.com/self... [apple.com]

  • by Virtucon ( 127420 ) on Monday September 16, 2024 @12:12PM (#64790671)

    it may seem like a lot, but getting an OE battery replacement for that cost is reasonable considering it's a $1600 phone. People should be more outraged over a $1600 phone price.

    • That's not a realistic representation of the issue. Nobody is replacing the battery in a brand new phone. You'll be replacing it four years down the line when you get iphone 20 and give the crappy old 16 to your grandma. At which point you'll be wondering if its worth keeping a 300$ device alive longer for 120$.
      • by tlhIngan ( 30335 )

        Well, the EU requirement that the battery be user replaceable with minimal tools is supposed to be in effect, and from what I read, the iPhone 16 implements it using standard tools to open it.

        Given this, well, you're supposed to do it yourself. Or use one of the dozens of hole int he wall mall kiosks that will change the battery in your phone while you wait. Given this, the consumer should know there is no reason to go to Apple to replace the battery anymore.

        Not Apple's fault if you didn't want to use the m

        • the iPhone 16 implements it using standard tools to open it.

          What this means in practice is that you won't need special Apple only tooling anymore. That doesn't mean that it will be possible for the average knucklehead to replace their battery.

          That said, mall kiosks are a thing as you pointed out. But given Apple's attack on the right to repair, I wonder which part of the phone will magically turn off after it detects and unauthorised non-genius opened the device.

    • by AmiMoJo ( 196126 )

      The question is if it deters people from getting it done when the phone is say 4 years old. If it does, that is one bit of landfill that could have been avoided with a more reasonable battery replacement fee.

      Hopefully the EU moves ahead with requiring user replaceable batteries, and bans nonsense like "pairing" (DRM) designed to stop people using cheaper third party ones.

    • it may seem like a lot, but getting an OE battery replacement for that cost is reasonable considering it's a $1600 phone.

      Pardon me, what does the overall cost of the device have to do with the cost to replace the battery? The actual cost is X dollars depending entirely on the battery itself. Why would I buy a device that hinges its costs of repair on the original purchase price of the device? Do you think I am stupid?

  • LOL, what, they said the new battery design was supposed to be way easier to change in terms of labor. I cant imagine the cost of the battery went up 20%
  • Why can't a trillion-dollar company figure out a way to make a waterproof door on their phone?

    Some people say it's an excuse to allow MWG TLA's to turn on the phones remotely, like the A-processor GPU backdoor used to spy on journalists.

    A simple removable battery could prove them all wrong.

  • Both figures still seem cheap to me for an Apple product.

  • I've vowed never to set foot in an Apple retail store ever again. Why would anyone wait all that time in line and then pay such an outrageous amount when the guy at the little kiosk next to the food court will change the battery for 1/3 the price in 1/4 the time?
  • Not sure how everyone measures their change in absolute battery capacity.
    My iPhone 12 Pro Max is coming up on 4 years of service (this December), is running iOS 17.6.1, and still chugs along. I charge it at night, it shows 99 or 100% charge in an hour or two, and behaves like it. The biggest hit to battery life is when I'm in a weak cellular coverage area, where the cell band transmitter in the phone needs to use more transmit power to connect, or using the phone out in full daylight, where the screen brigh

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