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My wife successfully replaced her Pixel 6's batter with the iFixit kit. I think the kit was $50. It probably took 3 hours for her.

by willk 3y ago

kwiens 3y ago
You are correct. We sell the Pixel 6 repair kit with an OEM battery for $50 and just the battery for $43. We'll be stocking Pixel 8 parts soon. https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genuine https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genui...
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- saltcured 3y ago
  But for how long will good batteries be stocked for older phones? My frustrating experience with lots of older tech like cameras and laptops is that the battery formats are constantly changing, and none are being manufactured in the required format 5+ years later, when I'd really want a fresh battery. So even though it is designed for easy field replacement, it is effectively obsolete because the only product available is some dodgy counterfeit part. You never know if it even meets the specs, avoids being a fire hazard, and isn't an outright fraud like relabeled old batteries...
hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
The fact that it took a 3rd party tool, which cost $50, and 3 hours to change an f'in phone battery is so beyond bonkers nuts. To emphasize, just commenting on the grossly insane state of non-replaceable/difficult-to-replace batteries in phones and laptops and the guaranteed planned obsolescence it entails. For contrast, it took me 10 minutes to change the battery in my car.
- alamortsubite 3y ago
  You're right that it should be easier to replace a phone's battery than your car's, but it's not $50 for the tool, it's $50 for the factory battery from Google. The kits basically get tossed in more-or-less for free. Also, it really doesn't take three hours to swap a phone battery, even in our sad state of planned-obsolescence affairs. That's pretty extreme. As I wrote elsewhere in the thread, I did an iPhone and an Android last year and each took less than a half hour. The iPhone was fiddlier, but it was also the first I'd done. The Motorola was surprisingly forgiving. But I agree, gluing mass-market devices together is bonkers and only benefits the manufacturers.
  - hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
    Ahh, thanks for the correction, I thought the $50 only included the tool.
- pastor_williams 3y ago
  The battery and the kit together cost $50. The kit seems to cost about $7 based on the price of just the battery: https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genuine?variant=39752277590119 https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genui... The replacement guide suggests about an hour to complete the task. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+6+Battery+Replacement/148798 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+6+Battery+Replacem... For contrast, some people need YouTube videos with step-by-step instructions to even open the hood of their car. They will take far longer to replace a car battery than it took you. Likely they'll also need to purchase a screwdriver.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  How much did the tools cost to change the battery? Or did you open up the nuts by hand?
Zambyte 3y ago
That's wildly expensive and time consuming to do something as simple and normal as replacing a battery

My wife successfully replaced her Pixel 6's batter with the iFixit kit. I think the kit was $50. It probably took 3 hours for her.

by willk 3y ago

My wife successfully replaced her Pixel 6's batter with the iFixit kit. I think the kit was $50. It probably took 3 hours for her.

kwiens 3y ago

You are correct. We sell the Pixel 6 repair kit with an OEM battery for $50 and just the battery for $43. We'll be stocking Pixel 8 parts soon. https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genuine https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genui...

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saltcured 3y ago
But for how long will good batteries be stocked for older phones? My frustrating experience with lots of older tech like cameras and laptops is that the battery formats are constantly changing, and none are being manufactured in the required format 5+ years later, when I'd really want a fresh battery. So even though it is designed for easy field replacement, it is effectively obsolete because the only product available is some dodgy counterfeit part. You never know if it even meets the specs, avoids being a fire hazard, and isn't an outright fraud like relabeled old batteries...

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago

The fact that it took a 3rd party tool, which cost $50, and 3 hours to change an f'in phone battery is so beyond bonkers nuts. To emphasize, just commenting on the grossly insane state of non-replaceable/difficult-to-replace batteries in phones and laptops and the guaranteed planned obsolescence it entails. For contrast, it took me 10 minutes to change the battery in my car.

alamortsubite 3y ago
You're right that it should be easier to replace a phone's battery than your car's, but it's not $50 for the tool, it's $50 for the factory battery from Google. The kits basically get tossed in more-or-less for free. Also, it really doesn't take three hours to swap a phone battery, even in our sad state of planned-obsolescence affairs. That's pretty extreme. As I wrote elsewhere in the thread, I did an iPhone and an Android last year and each took less than a half hour. The iPhone was fiddlier, but it was also the first I'd done. The Motorola was surprisingly forgiving. But I agree, gluing mass-market devices together is bonkers and only benefits the manufacturers.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
  Ahh, thanks for the correction, I thought the $50 only included the tool.
pastor_williams 3y ago
The battery and the kit together cost $50. The kit seems to cost about $7 based on the price of just the battery: https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genuine?variant=39752277590119 https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6-battery-genui... The replacement guide suggests about an hour to complete the task. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+6+Battery+Replacement/148798 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+6+Battery+Replacem... For contrast, some people need YouTube videos with step-by-step instructions to even open the hood of their car. They will take far longer to replace a car battery than it took you. Likely they'll also need to purchase a screwdriver.
theshrike79 3y ago
How much did the tools cost to change the battery? Or did you open up the nuts by hand?

Zambyte 3y ago

That's wildly expensive and time consuming to do something as simple and normal as replacing a battery