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The battery is the fastest-degrading component. It is also one of the most easily replaceable components, speaking in general and not specifically to the way Ap

The battery is the fastest-degrading component. It is also one of the most easily replaceable components, speaking in general and not specifically to the way Apple designs it to be non-removable. The desire to replace the fastest degrading component to extend the life of the device makes perfect sense from the consumer's perspective.

angry_octet 7y ago
Additionally, most phones have a 2nd and 3rd owner (a child, or exported to another market). A 3 year old Pixel still has another 3 years of useful life at least. Frankly it is ecological cancer to operate the way Apple does.
- lazerpants 7y ago
  Pixel's don't have batteries that are intended to be user serviceable either. Plus, they don't get 6 years of updates... At least it's easy to drop by an Apple store to take advantage of the trade-in/recycle program.
- snowwrestler 7y ago
  You can pay Apple to put a new battery in an old iPhone.
  - erik_seaberg 7y ago
    Only if you have a spare, or you use it so little that you can do without it—no mobile email, no GPS, no AAA, and no 2FA for up to a week.
    - scarface74 7y ago
      Up to a week? They can do it in the store the same day if you make an appointment.
      - erik_seaberg 7y ago
        https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-power https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-powe... warned that they'll try.
        scarface74 7y ago
        “In more complex cases, we might need to send it to an Apple Repair Center.” There are no “complex cases” of battery repair. They are referring to cases where there is other damage they have to fix first (which they stated).
        wlesieutre 7y ago
        Not everyone lives near an Apple Store either. Thankfully Apple has recently made genuine iPhone batteries more available to repair shops, but that was just 4 months ago. They spent 13 years not doing that first. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20838307/apple-iphone-repairs-parts-independent-shops https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20838307/apple-iphone-rep...
        scarface74 7y ago
        People have been able to go to a shop and get batteries replaced (whether they were genuine or not) for a decade. It’s only been within the past two or three years where it made the slightest difference between whether it was genuine or not.
  - craftinator 7y ago
    How inane is the comment you just wrote. Please just, reread that to yourself a couple times. It's MaDnEsS
- angry_octet 7y ago
  Lest the Apple fanbois be overly offended, I'm critizing Google here as well, and every other manufacturer that sells must-disposable tech. Google and Apple are better in that the software has a better life cycle, but they are also worse because they have lead the way towards disposable hardware.

angry_octet 7y ago

Additionally, most phones have a 2nd and 3rd owner (a child, or exported to another market). A 3 year old Pixel still has another 3 years of useful life at least. Frankly it is ecological cancer to operate the way Apple does.

lazerpants 7y ago
Pixel's don't have batteries that are intended to be user serviceable either. Plus, they don't get 6 years of updates... At least it's easy to drop by an Apple store to take advantage of the trade-in/recycle program.
snowwrestler 7y ago
You can pay Apple to put a new battery in an old iPhone.
- erik_seaberg 7y ago
  Only if you have a spare, or you use it so little that you can do without it—no mobile email, no GPS, no AAA, and no 2FA for up to a week.
  - scarface74 7y ago
    Up to a week? They can do it in the store the same day if you make an appointment.
    - erik_seaberg 7y ago
      https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-power https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-powe... warned that they'll try.
      - scarface74 7y ago
        “In more complex cases, we might need to send it to an Apple Repair Center.” There are no “complex cases” of battery repair. They are referring to cases where there is other damage they have to fix first (which they stated).
        wlesieutre 7y ago
        Not everyone lives near an Apple Store either. Thankfully Apple has recently made genuine iPhone batteries more available to repair shops, but that was just 4 months ago. They spent 13 years not doing that first. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20838307/apple-iphone-repairs-parts-independent-shops https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20838307/apple-iphone-rep...
        scarface74 7y ago
        People have been able to go to a shop and get batteries replaced (whether they were genuine or not) for a decade. It’s only been within the past two or three years where it made the slightest difference between whether it was genuine or not.
- craftinator 7y ago
  How inane is the comment you just wrote. Please just, reread that to yourself a couple times. It's MaDnEsS
angry_octet 7y ago
Lest the Apple fanbois be overly offended, I'm critizing Google here as well, and every other manufacturer that sells must-disposable tech. Google and Apple are better in that the software has a better life cycle, but they are also worse because they have lead the way towards disposable hardware.