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Phones get thrown away over a $10 battery. Wouldn't be so bad if a replacement battery didn't cost $80+.
by robohoe 9y ago
Phones get thrown away over a $10 battery.
Wouldn't be so bad if a replacement battery didn't cost $80+.
- vbezhenar 9y agoReplacement battery cost is few bucks. But manufacturer prefers to sell new phone instead of battery and free market doesn't always work there because battery are dangerous and consumer might prefer not to risk with cheap chinese battery (even if it's the same as branded one).
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoI bought a battery for my father's phone recently [Nokia Lumia], came from a German company [1] who - it appears - produce their own batteries. The only other one's were either the original batteries, which are pretty old now; or were one's being sold on Amazon from China that had very dodgy looking review profiles and claimed to be Nokia product but didn't seem kosher. Batteries are dangerous and finding trusted suppliers is hard. [1] Found the German company, VHBW, by watching a tear-down where the reviewer was impressed with the safety features in the device.