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I am going to pay 49€ for iPhone 6 original battery replacement in coming weeks. It’s still many times cheaper than buying new phone. Ifixit wants 20€ only for

by lnsru 7y ago

I am going to pay 49€ for iPhone 6 original battery replacement in coming weeks. It’s still many times cheaper than buying new phone. Ifixit wants 20€ only for compatible part, so I think, Apple’s 49€ inclusive half hour technician work is very good deal. I work as an electrical engineer and understand Apple’s position very well. Nobody wants, that user try to service their devices. Some get lucky and device works fine, but majority end up wanting free support for their failures. Especially when YouTube is full of tutorials teaching untrained folks how to do even complicated repairs. Without proper skill it ends up very quickly in a disaster <- see this daily in my job.

coupdejarnac 7y ago
Changing the battery in an iPhone 6 is easy with the iFixit kit. I've done it. Even if you somehow manage to catastrophically screw up, it is a 5 year old phone.
- lnsru 7y ago
  I replaced the screen and battery by myself on other iPhone 6. First time I damaged cable of the front camera. 5€ used with shipping. Second repair went smoothly. Original display was something crazy expensive as 180€. 30€ display from Amazon was ok for 5 year old phone.
canuckintime 7y ago
I took an iPhone SE to an Apple Store for a battery replacement program last year. Spent 4+ hours waiting with minimal status updates until the genius finally came back out to say that the battery was replaced but TouchID was now broken, they didn't have any replacement parts and it would take a week for a refurbished unit to arrive. Had to pay to take the broken phone away with no other recourse. Six months later, the battery is bad again...
- lnsru 7y ago
  Went to their repair center with 2 phones. 1 hour later went home with 2 fresh phones. Amazing experience, but heard, it’s not that good in big cities.
  - xenospn 7y ago
    Heard of friends getting new phones immediately in LA, so it happens here too.
magashna 7y ago
It's ridiculous that you need to pay someone to plop in a battery.
Mirioron 7y ago
There used to be a time when swapping a battery could be done by a 7 year old, but then companies decided to make it more difficult. People should be servicing their own stuff, but that obviously doesn't help Apple's bottom line.

by lnsru 7y ago

coupdejarnac 7y ago

Changing the battery in an iPhone 6 is easy with the iFixit kit. I've done it. Even if you somehow manage to catastrophically screw up, it is a 5 year old phone.

lnsru 7y ago
I replaced the screen and battery by myself on other iPhone 6. First time I damaged cable of the front camera. 5€ used with shipping. Second repair went smoothly. Original display was something crazy expensive as 180€. 30€ display from Amazon was ok for 5 year old phone.

canuckintime 7y ago

I took an iPhone SE to an Apple Store for a battery replacement program last year. Spent 4+ hours waiting with minimal status updates until the genius finally came back out to say that the battery was replaced but TouchID was now broken, they didn't have any replacement parts and it would take a week for a refurbished unit to arrive. Had to pay to take the broken phone away with no other recourse. Six months later, the battery is bad again...

lnsru 7y ago
Went to their repair center with 2 phones. 1 hour later went home with 2 fresh phones. Amazing experience, but heard, it’s not that good in big cities.
- xenospn 7y ago
  Heard of friends getting new phones immediately in LA, so it happens here too.

magashna 7y ago

It's ridiculous that you need to pay someone to plop in a battery.

Mirioron 7y ago

There used to be a time when swapping a battery could be done by a 7 year old, but then companies decided to make it more difficult. People should be servicing their own stuff, but that obviously doesn't help Apple's bottom line.