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But in this case the user is charged $69 to repair it themselves.
by asveikau 4y ago
But in this case the user is charged $69 to repair it themselves.
- dylan604 4y agoSo if that's the case, then it looks like the labor for the replacement is free when having Apple do it. Everyone keeps talking about it being a $5 battery, but where can you get the battery for $5? If it costs Apple $5, then you're dreaming if you think Apple is going to ever sell for that. Nobody sells at cost and stays in business. Also, you're forgetting about it being a $69 kit. It's the $5 battery and $64 dollars of kit.
- asveikau 4y agoI didn't come up with the $5 claim and i agree it's low. I was just pointing out that the argument was mis-summarized. I am myself not certain to what extent I agree with the argument personally.
- blagie 4y agoFor the record, $5 is about the top for what I pay for similar batteries on Fleabay. Here's a bunch for $3.50 for my phone, in quantities of 3: https://www.ebay.com/itm/202981911712 https://www.ebay.com/itm/202981911712 OEM will cost a little bit more to manufacture -- some of the Fleabay ones are a little bit sketchy -- but not a lot more. Tear-down sites give similar costs: https://imageio.forbes.com/blogs-images/chuckjones/files/2014/09/Apple-iPhone-5s-6-and-6-Plus-Teardown-cost-chart.jpg https://imageio.forbes.com/blogs-images/chuckjones/files/201... That's my experience from industry as well (not Apple), but that's NDAed. I think $5 is a fair estimate. I would be shocked if Apple paid more than $10 for the battery. Not surprised, but shocked. That points to a fair retail price in the $10-$30 range, depending on markup, distribution costs, etc.