doctorcherry@lemmy.ml to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoApple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batterieswww.inverse.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1168
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minus-squareMrSpArkle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoApple charges $99 for a battery replacement.
minus-squareDark_Blade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s not cemented into the chassis lol, Apple replaces it for $99 or you can just buy the part from ‘em and replace it yourself.
minus-squareDark_Blade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI mean, that sucks for you but pull-tabs are considered ‘repair-friendly’ by pretty much everyone in the Right to Repair movement.
minus-squareDark_Blade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoRossman is a device repairman tbf, he sees the worst of the worst phones out there.
minus-squareDark_Blade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWell, it is what it is. Maybe they could use better glue, idk.
minus-squareFiestorra@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYeah I agree, it’s better to be able to change them than not. Either way that price point still hurts for a battery (when an original standard enterprise laptop battery is usually less than half the price)
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Apple charges $99 for a battery replacement.
It’s not cemented into the chassis lol, Apple replaces it for $99 or you can just buy the part from ‘em and replace it yourself.
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I mean, that sucks for you but pull-tabs are considered ‘repair-friendly’ by pretty much everyone in the Right to Repair movement.
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Rossman is a device repairman tbf, he sees the worst of the worst phones out there.
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Well, it is what it is. Maybe they could use better glue, idk.
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Yeah I agree, it’s better to be able to change them than not.
Either way that price point still hurts for a battery (when an original standard enterprise laptop battery is usually less than half the price)