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iPhones do have replaceable batteries, only not DIY. It's like $80 w/o warranty or AppleCare. I've bought dozens of Android replacement batteries and the only

iPhones do have replaceable batteries, only not DIY. It's like $80 w/o warranty or AppleCare. I've bought dozens of Android replacement batteries and the only batteries worth the cost of shipping were actual real OEM ones. And those always cost >$60. Knockoffs would start out decent and then die within a few weeks to months. Apple's approach gets my vote. You get the upside of built-in battery and the peace of mind when you do need a replacement. [Just to balance that, let me be clear that Apple's choice with regard to crippling my phone pisses me off. I just replaced an iPhone 6 that felt painfully slow and now I know why (I had tested the battery and it was at 75% -- I didn't realize replacing it would speed up the phone).]

lostlogin 9y ago
> iPhones do have replaceable batteries, only not DIY It really is DIY. There are thousands of guide that can be followed successfully.
- alkonaut 9y ago
  It's pretty tricky though, and even for a tinkerer it's not trivial. I changed screens, home buttons etc, and find that much easier than changing batteries. I haven't failed to replace a screen on neither the 5 or the 6, but I failed with a battery on the 6, due to broken battery tab and not enough guts to heat/bend it out (I left it for someone else). Now, I completely agree with the design decisions of the iPhone. The completely sealed body is great for water resistance and having the battery replaced is still pretty cheap, especially if you use (I usually just let someone replace with a 3rd party battery for cheap, as this usually takes place after warranty expired). The battery needs to have extra space (or bad things will happen) so it effectively has to be fixed on one side inside the body. Gluing it is a pretty cheap solution to that problem.
Fnoord 9y ago
> iPhones do have replaceable batteries, only not DIY. It's like $80 w/o warranty or AppleCare. The easiness of replacing the battery has gone up with iPhone 7/8/X compared to iPhone 6. You can verify this on iFixit guides. The iPhone 6 is _relatively_ easy to replace because you don't need say a heatgun. You do need some special screwdrivers which you gotta buy. You can, on iFixit. I just bought a whole kit (on sale during Black Friday). > I've bought dozens of Android replacement batteries and the only batteries worth the cost of shipping were actual real OEM ones. And those always cost >$60. 20 EUR for mine: https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts/fairphone-2-battery https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts/fairphone-2-batter... Replacing any parts on my phone is very easy. Only thing is that the main module with CPU board etc is ~300 EUR.

lostlogin 9y ago

> iPhones do have replaceable batteries, only not DIY It really is DIY. There are thousands of guide that can be followed successfully.

alkonaut 9y ago
It's pretty tricky though, and even for a tinkerer it's not trivial. I changed screens, home buttons etc, and find that much easier than changing batteries. I haven't failed to replace a screen on neither the 5 or the 6, but I failed with a battery on the 6, due to broken battery tab and not enough guts to heat/bend it out (I left it for someone else). Now, I completely agree with the design decisions of the iPhone. The completely sealed body is great for water resistance and having the battery replaced is still pretty cheap, especially if you use (I usually just let someone replace with a 3rd party battery for cheap, as this usually takes place after warranty expired). The battery needs to have extra space (or bad things will happen) so it effectively has to be fixed on one side inside the body. Gluing it is a pretty cheap solution to that problem.

Fnoord 9y ago

> iPhones do have replaceable batteries, only not DIY. It's like $80 w/o warranty or AppleCare. The easiness of replacing the battery has gone up with iPhone 7/8/X compared to iPhone 6. You can verify this on iFixit guides. The iPhone 6 is _relatively_ easy to replace because you don't need say a heatgun. You do need some special screwdrivers which you gotta buy. You can, on iFixit. I just bought a whole kit (on sale during Black Friday). > I've bought dozens of Android replacement batteries and the only batteries worth the cost of shipping were actual real OEM ones. And those always cost >$60. 20 EUR for mine: https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts/fairphone-2-battery https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts/fairphone-2-batter... Replacing any parts on my phone is very easy. Only thing is that the main module with CPU board etc is ~300 EUR.