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Battery can be replaced by going to the apple store and buying a new one which is cheaper than a new phone, so I agree with you on that. Phone definitely last
by sroussey 2y ago
Battery can be replaced by going to the apple store and buying a new one which is cheaper than a new phone, so I agree with you on that.
Phone definitely last longer so 6 years sounds about right, as after that they tend to get obsolete.
- camjohnson26 2y agoI had no idea this was possible, but yeah, going to “battery health” in my Settings shows battery health is degraded, and provides a link to schedule a replacement.
- Lalabadie 2y agoBattery replacements are priced <100 CAD for for all supported Apple phones. In my opinion, it's a pretty good option given the support period these devices enjoy now.
- jml78 2y agoYep, my 15 year old son is going to inherit my iPhone 13 Pro after I replace the battery. Way better than getting $300 for trade in that I would get.
- ChumpGPT 2y agoI consider that state of the art and brand new. I just inherited an iPhone XS and the battery is at 91%. I figure I can go at least another 3 years. For reference I was using a Oneplus 3T which is still going strong.
- magxnta 2y agoJust recently replaced my XS Max battery. Great phone! :)
- redditor98654 2y agoIt is indeed the most comfortable of the phones in the last decade perhaps. I am still rocking it. Recently my battery died and they replaced it but that battery too wouldn’t charge for hours and then would charge by a trickle. They said they’d just replace my phone so now I have a brand new XS max ready for another 5 years.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoI use an Xs Max to test iOS 18. Works great. Original battery.
- brailsafe 2y agoI used the same OnePlus 3T that I bought used, until it was stolen. Would have probably considered a new OnePlus but all their models were too big and expensive at the time, so went Pixel 7 near the end of the cycle. Even though I've been a mac user for about 12 years, iPhones have never made it into the realm of consideration.
- jb1991 2y agoI have that same phone and have been using it now for six years, and according to the battery health in the settings, the battery is still in good shape, there’s no notice of it being degraded.
- ptk 2y agoI’m not saying you’re making the wrong move, but if you’re willing to go with a carrier like ATT, you can get $1000 trade-in value for that iPhone 13 Pro towards a new iPhone 16 Pro. You can even just buy an unlocked iPhone 12 off of eBay (for about $250) and get the same $1000 trade-in credit for you son. There are some caveats. For example, the credits are paid out evenly over 24 months, but if you plan to keep it for 2 years, you basically get a $250 iPhone 16 Pro. Again, it might not be the right decision for you, but I thought you might like to be aware of the option.
- NotACop182 2y agoYou'll end up paying for it in the backend with their over priced plans
- brianwawok 2y agoTmo normally had good trade ins also, and has the lowest plan prices of the big 3
- jdeibele 2y agoI've tended to buy iPhones that are 2 or 3 generations old from eBay and Swappa for my family and use Mint or Tello for cheap cellular service. Our costs might be $350 for a phone and $100 - $150 per year for service. We do get them a nice new phone when they graduate high school.
- darkhelmet 2y agoI had two apple US$49 battery replacements both of my iPhone 8 phones before my wife and I jumped to a 14 pro max. I preferred touchid over faceid. Sure, there was always the SE option, but if I was buying a newer phone then it was going to be new one, damn it. What pushed the needle in the upgrade vs repair decision for me was wear concerns on the nand flash. I've encountered plenty of stories of flash failures after the 4th, 3rd or even 2nd battery replacement. I never found a way to get a meaningful health check for iphone flash lifetime but I really didn't want to find out the hard way. That was in addition to 5G vs LTE. LTE in our area is a quagmire.
- mikepurvis 2y agoI went 8 -> 13 mini recently and I strongly preferred Touch ID also. It doesn’t require light, the right angle, or a button press to confirm the intentionality of actions like a purchase. But yeah overall it’s bonkers how similar the two devices are for purportedly between four generations apart.
- sgjohnson 2y ago> It doesn’t require light neither does face ID
- mikepurvis 2y agoHmm okay. I’ve never been able to make it work while lying in bed; I end up just tapping in my pin rather than fuss with getting it to go through.
- payalnik 2y agoI have the same problem. Recently realized it’s because I don’t wear glasses in bed and thus the phone is too close to my face for faceid to work
- scarface_74 2y agoIt works in pitch dark.
- post-it 2y agoIt's telling me CA$120 for an iPhone 12 mini.
- lancesells 2y agoI do at least one battery replacement on all my iphones. It extends the life by years IMO. I'm currently coming up on 5 years with my current phone and it's still on the first battery. Seems iPhone battery tech has gotten better.
- teekert 2y agoSame same, 12 mini here (with small battery), still going strong, but I have to say, I have chargers everywhere and when traveling I grab one of my Makita batteries with the USB cap which can charge it 6-7 times (5 Ah). So honestly I wouldn't know how long the battery actually lasts, I suspect less than a full day, or just about a day. Battery is at 78%, as Apple says: Degraded considerably... I hope to get it a new bat when I goes to my son in a few years. Really hope the new SE models are the mini form factor...
- lillecarl 2y agoIt has, they don't intentionally ruin your battery when you plug it in at night now at least. It's pretty common knowledge that most (not all) batteries shouldn't be charged past 80%. Which isn't really true either, but it has to do with voltage going up when the battery gets hot, meaning overvolting your battery and causing bad things to happen. I'm disappointed in my Fairphone 4 not having an option to limit charge to 80%, though the battery is very replaceable.
- nkrisc 2y agoOh wow, I had no clue. Perhaps this means I’ll be able to keep my iPhone 12 Mini for quite a while longer. It’s the perfectly sized phone, IMO.
- pratibha_simone 2y agoAnother iPhone 12 mini needs that tooooooooo.
- donohoe 2y agoWholly agree. I was able to use my iPhone SE for an incredible amount of time until damage caught up with it and the iPhone 12 mini came out. Again, it’s the perfect phone.
- cameron_b 2y agoI've nursed my wife's SE along until this past week when we bought a used 13 Mini. She has small hands ( not exceptionally small, just small ) and the larger sizes just weren't appealing to her. I've replaced screens, even have a battery for it ready, but the lightning connector finally wearing out and impending End of Support made her upgrade.
- davidf18 2y ago[dead]
- nobodyandproud 2y agoI had the same plans for my mini, but the TrueDepth sensor failed on me recently and so FaceId no longer works. I’m also weighing out my repair options.
- f1shy 2y agoI’m still happy with my 8
- noboostforyou 2y agoThere are dozens of us, dozens! - Sent from my iPhone 13 Mini