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I'm one of the people defending Apple's charge for battery replacement as reasonable, but his point is it's actually a physically difficult thing to do, to repl
by jackvalentine 9y ago
I'm one of the people defending Apple's charge for battery replacement as reasonable, but his point is it's actually a physically difficult thing to do, to replace the battery. It takes real skill to replace a modern iphone battery without ruining it.
> "they are running them so close to the redline that they can only handle it for a year"
As for this, he's citing the fact the iPhone 7 is affected - a phone that came out just over a year ago.
- waterphone 9y agoIt doesn't really take that much skill. I did it in 15 minutes for the first time with no advance reading/watching. The kits you can buy online come with a full set of tools and instructions.
- jackvalentine 9y agoCounter anecdote: my housemate totally ruined his girlfriends phone trying.
- mygo 9y agowhen you have to open up your phone and void your warranty, or bring it to someone "certified" to work on Apple devices and show up for an appointment and pay extra just to replace a battery... when up until this smartphone era, replacing a battery was as simple as removing it from the back of a device and putting in a new one... It's highly discouraging to replace an iPhone battery. Doesn't matter how much skill it takes. It appears daunting and unapproachable. The average iPhone user needs a website like iFixIt just to feel confident enough to replace a battery on their own. Go back 10 years and replacing a battery on a device didn't require researching a 20-step guide, a community forum, and special tools.