A quick Google shows you that the price of battery replacements has always been around the same price: https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/apples-iphone-battery-

A quick Google shows you that the price of battery replacements has always been around the same price: https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/apples-iphone-battery-replacement-credit-atones-for-batterygate https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/apples-iphone-battery-repl... “In the US, for example, the battery replacement price went from $80 to $30.” https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-power https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-powe... Price now in the US: $69 I think I’ve come to the conclusion that you use the term “planned obsolescence” incorrectly.