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"Not user serviceable" != "non-replaceable." Apple is happy to replace your iPhone battery for around $80.
by culturestate 10y ago
"Not user serviceable" != "non-replaceable." Apple is happy to replace your iPhone battery for around $80.
- HeavenBanned 10y agoI tried replacing my iPhone 5S battery for 15 bucks from a popular kit off of Amazon. Ended up bricking my iPhone in the process. Just because you can afford to pony up $80+ dollars for voodoo-servicing doesn't mean that I should also subject myself to that bullshit. Apple could have made the replacement of batteries as easy as Blackberries, make no mistake about it. They just chose not too, and no amount of excuses and rationalizing will lead me to believe otherwise. If it's an engineering priority, it can be done. Battery-swapping was little-to-no priority (possibly even sabotaged, but what do I know?) so we are now left with this shitty state of affairs. Speaking of Blackberry-style battery-swapping, are there any smartphones today that afford that kind of flexibility? I'm still using my Bold 9930 and I don't really see any reason to leave it until things shape up in the smartphone market. [I'm going to have to Google it probably depending on how popular this gets.]