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2-3 years is average, depending on how much you use your phone. Battery replacements are cheap (we charge $49 for the 5 series right now) and quick to do. Easi
by ericabiz 10y ago
2-3 years is average, depending on how much you use your phone. Battery replacements are cheap (we charge $49 for the 5 series right now) and quick to do.
Easiest way to know you need a battery replacement: Your phone gets to 40% or 20% and suddenly just dies on you. That means at least one cell in your battery is dead, and it's time to replace the whole battery.
Also, if your screen is edging up on the left side but isn't cracked or broken, that's a sign of an exploded or "puffy" battery. Usually people have the first issue for a while, don't realize what's happening, and then eventually it goes puffy and explodes. It can even break the screen when it does that.
As with other repairs, if you get a battery replacement at a repair shop, ask about the warranty. Replacement batteries can have real issues, and some runs of them have high defect rates. No big deal if the shop you work with has a good warranty and will just swap it out if it stops working.
- beamatronic 10y agoI had an iPhone 3GS with the puffy battery issue, I replaced the battery and the replacement did the same thing. It puffs up almost like a bag of microwave popcorn. Very odd.
- paws 10y agoThis matches my experience on iPhone 5. Since I was out of warranty anyway I opted to self-replace the battery. http://www.onpaws.com/2015/10/fresh-iphone/ http://www.onpaws.com/2015/10/fresh-iphone/
- sumedh 10y ago> don't realize what's happening Wait, why cant the OS tell the user that something is wrong with the battery.
- marshray 10y agoWhat would the user do about it? The battery is officially non-replaceable.
- ericabiz 10y agoNah, Apple will replace it for you - $79, last I heard. If you open up the phone, the battery says "Replacement by Authorized Service Provider Only" (or something similar--I'm quoting from memory here.)
- MOARDONGZPLZ 10y agoWow thanks! The top left corner of my iPhone 5 is kind of pushed up. I can press it down but it doesn't stay. I thought it was a problem with the glue. Also battery life has been terrible recently.