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I bought a replacement battery kit for my non-Apple phone on ebay for about $AU15 - it came with tools to jimmy open the case and unscrew the housing. Undoubte

I bought a replacement battery kit for my non-Apple phone on ebay for about $AU15 - it came with tools to jimmy open the case and unscrew the housing. Undoubtedly genuine Apple batteries may be better quality but that's still ~$100 for labour.

jackvalentine 9y ago
I mean I know this is supposed to be a hacker community and all, but there is no way I'd bother. Housemate did his girlfriend's iPhone 5 and just ruined it. You're not only paying for the labour, but also a guarantee the phone will work as intended after and warranty on the replacement. $100 is cheap for that.
- dozzie 9y ago
  > Housemate did his girlfriend's iPhone 5 and just ruined it. Because it is designed to prevent user from replacing battery, so you pay $100 for opening the lid, taking out the battery, putting in the new one, and closing the lid. $100 is nowhere near cheap for something that should be safe to do for the user.
  - jackvalentine 9y ago
    The user replaceable battery is gone - get over it. We can only deal with what actually exists. $100 _is_ cheap for the phone as it currently stands.
    - dozzie 9y ago
      > The user replaceable battery is gone - get over it. Only if you're Apple's fanboy. Virtually anybody else still has replaceable battery.
      - jackvalentine 9y ago
        Only the LGv20 has a replaceable battery out of all the flagships.
        Justin_K 9y ago
        Galaxy Note 4? Stop the fanboy madness and demand a better product. Apple is laughing all the way to the bank on suckers like you.
        jackvalentine 9y ago
        Galaxy note 4 came out in 2014 - it is irrelevant to the conversation of buying a new phone. You can only get removable batteries in a 1 year old flagship or midrange devices now - feel free to buy them if you feel so strongly about it. Please don’t use accusations like “fanboy” and “suckers like you” it’s rude and in bad faith. I’ve had about a dozen phones over the last decade including Samsung phones, LG nexus phones, HTC phones and even a Palm Pixi at one point. There is no fanboying here - and you’re just a jerk for making such a pointlessly derailing smear. By having to rely on the fanboy smear it’s clear that you have nothing else to rely on.
        Justin_K 9y ago
        You're a fanboy because you believe poor design and high prices are acceptable since it's nice and shiny on the outside.

jackvalentine 9y ago

I mean I know this is supposed to be a hacker community and all, but there is no way I'd bother. Housemate did his girlfriend's iPhone 5 and just ruined it. You're not only paying for the labour, but also a guarantee the phone will work as intended after and warranty on the replacement. $100 is cheap for that.

dozzie 9y ago
> Housemate did his girlfriend's iPhone 5 and just ruined it. Because it is designed to prevent user from replacing battery, so you pay $100 for opening the lid, taking out the battery, putting in the new one, and closing the lid. $100 is nowhere near cheap for something that should be safe to do for the user.
- jackvalentine 9y ago
  The user replaceable battery is gone - get over it. We can only deal with what actually exists. $100 _is_ cheap for the phone as it currently stands.
  - dozzie 9y ago
    > The user replaceable battery is gone - get over it. Only if you're Apple's fanboy. Virtually anybody else still has replaceable battery.
    - jackvalentine 9y ago
      Only the LGv20 has a replaceable battery out of all the flagships.
      - Justin_K 9y ago
        Galaxy Note 4? Stop the fanboy madness and demand a better product. Apple is laughing all the way to the bank on suckers like you.
        jackvalentine 9y ago
        Galaxy note 4 came out in 2014 - it is irrelevant to the conversation of buying a new phone. You can only get removable batteries in a 1 year old flagship or midrange devices now - feel free to buy them if you feel so strongly about it. Please don’t use accusations like “fanboy” and “suckers like you” it’s rude and in bad faith. I’ve had about a dozen phones over the last decade including Samsung phones, LG nexus phones, HTC phones and even a Palm Pixi at one point. There is no fanboying here - and you’re just a jerk for making such a pointlessly derailing smear. By having to rely on the fanboy smear it’s clear that you have nothing else to rely on.
        Justin_K 9y ago
        You're a fanboy because you believe poor design and high prices are acceptable since it's nice and shiny on the outside.