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A replacement iPhone battery can be bought on eBay for around 10 bucks shipped. I’ve replaced a few iPhone 6 batteries. Support a small business and have someo

A replacement iPhone battery can be bought on eBay for around 10 bucks shipped. I’ve replaced a few iPhone 6 batteries. Support a small business and have someone else install it for you if you need a new battery. It won’t cost that much. If Samsung had stores they would charge you something near Apples price without question.

slig 9y ago
How trustable are those no-brand batteries? I'm kind of wary of buying a no-brand battery that will charge everyday on my night stand.
- pronoiac 9y ago
  Go with iFixit. I've been happy with them, but I tried a cheap no-name from Amazon, and it refused to hold a charge at all within 48 hours. (I've mentioned iFixit lately; I'm just a happy repeat customer.)
- concerned_user 9y ago
  It will surely be lower quality and degrade quicker than brand one but it will not spontaneously combust if you are worried about that.
  - Klathmon 9y ago
    That's the thing, with lithium ion batteries, spontaneously combustion is a real worry. I'll be more than willing to take my chances with a lot of parts on computers/phones/electronics/etc But the power supply systems are one area I will not buy anything other than OEM or "top of the line" for. I've fallen asleep with my phone in bed, I have it on a nightstand a foot away from my head most nights, it sits in my pocket for most of the day. That's not something I want to have even a 1% chance of failing when the failure mode is "burst into flames".
    - concerned_user 9y ago
      Not really, it is a worry in model planes or vaping devices which draw significant current. Phone it has a temperature sensor and only other risk you have is it being bent or punctured. I always wonder how people use those vaping devices (especially cheap ones from ebay) without fear of them blowing up, energy density is crazy there.
      - Klathmon 9y ago
        There's only so much the actual phone can do to prevent a problem with a battery though. To put it bluntly, a temperature sensor in the phone isn't going to do shit if one of the battery's internal walls fails due to a manufacturing defect and the thermal runaway starts. Every month or so I hear of another person who's phone caught fire on their bed, or the whole galaxy note fiasco. While I agree with you that for the most part it's not a worry in devices from reputable manufacturers (like OEMs), but it is and will continue to be a problem for cheaper manufacturers, and suppliers who aren't afraid to lie about what's inside the package.
- schlipity 9y ago
  I can't help but find it amusing that you ask if the no-brand batteries are worth your trust. You already paid a premium for a premium device, with a battery that has now shown to have significant limitations over time. Why wouldn't your first thought be "Hey, maybe Apple doesn't make the best battery for the iphone"? You already know they make a flawed one, maybe someone else makes one that isn't flawed?
  - slig 9y ago
    The thing I'm worried about is it exploding on my bedroom. That's something we can almost sure that won't happen with an original battery from Apple.

slig 9y ago

How trustable are those no-brand batteries? I'm kind of wary of buying a no-brand battery that will charge everyday on my night stand.

pronoiac 9y ago
Go with iFixit. I've been happy with them, but I tried a cheap no-name from Amazon, and it refused to hold a charge at all within 48 hours. (I've mentioned iFixit lately; I'm just a happy repeat customer.)
concerned_user 9y ago
It will surely be lower quality and degrade quicker than brand one but it will not spontaneously combust if you are worried about that.
- Klathmon 9y ago
  That's the thing, with lithium ion batteries, spontaneously combustion is a real worry. I'll be more than willing to take my chances with a lot of parts on computers/phones/electronics/etc But the power supply systems are one area I will not buy anything other than OEM or "top of the line" for. I've fallen asleep with my phone in bed, I have it on a nightstand a foot away from my head most nights, it sits in my pocket for most of the day. That's not something I want to have even a 1% chance of failing when the failure mode is "burst into flames".
  - concerned_user 9y ago
    Not really, it is a worry in model planes or vaping devices which draw significant current. Phone it has a temperature sensor and only other risk you have is it being bent or punctured. I always wonder how people use those vaping devices (especially cheap ones from ebay) without fear of them blowing up, energy density is crazy there.
    - Klathmon 9y ago
      There's only so much the actual phone can do to prevent a problem with a battery though. To put it bluntly, a temperature sensor in the phone isn't going to do shit if one of the battery's internal walls fails due to a manufacturing defect and the thermal runaway starts. Every month or so I hear of another person who's phone caught fire on their bed, or the whole galaxy note fiasco. While I agree with you that for the most part it's not a worry in devices from reputable manufacturers (like OEMs), but it is and will continue to be a problem for cheaper manufacturers, and suppliers who aren't afraid to lie about what's inside the package.
schlipity 9y ago
I can't help but find it amusing that you ask if the no-brand batteries are worth your trust. You already paid a premium for a premium device, with a battery that has now shown to have significant limitations over time. Why wouldn't your first thought be "Hey, maybe Apple doesn't make the best battery for the iphone"? You already know they make a flawed one, maybe someone else makes one that isn't flawed?
- slig 9y ago
  The thing I'm worried about is it exploding on my bedroom. That's something we can almost sure that won't happen with an original battery from Apple.