But that's why Apple would verify that the battery is healthy or not, which they won't replace a battery just because you feel like your phone slow if the battery was actually healthy, which something else could be contributing to the lag. It's called troubleshooting.
Apple Makes $29 Battery Replacements Available Immediately for iPhone 6 and Newer
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But that's why Apple would verify that the battery is healthy or not, which they won't replace a battery just because you feel like your phone slow if the battery was actually healthy, which something else could be contributing to the lag. It's called troubleshooting.
The iPhone 6 was released in 2014, three years and three major iOS versions ago. Moreover, the A8 inside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus was less of an improvement over the A7 of the iPhone 5s than most other processor generations. It boasted 'only' a 25% CPU performance increase over the A7. By comparison, the A9 was rated as having a 70% higher CPU performance than the A8. Both lower-end versions of the iPhone and the iPad, the iPhone SE and the iPad (5th gen), were released with the A9.
By today's standards, the A8 simply isn't a very fast processor anymore. And feel free to either run Geekbench on your phone or use tools that show you its clock rate and compare it with others before and after a battery exchange.
bobdobalina
macrumors 6502a
It's , please buy the X - it will not be throttled just before the Xs comes out ...really ... trust us....
Exactly. Please buy the X... please don't discover the Linux based phone OS alternatives that are arriving, like this one: https://pureos.net
Except that we know that the 80% criterium is far from conclusive. Slowdowns have been reported for many phones with a battery capacity still over that 80% value.
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So, "Linux-based phone OS alternatives" (excluding Android) is the new "this year is gonna be the year of Linux on the desktop" meme?
That doesn't mean that the store doesn't follow protocol of what they're going to follow based on policy and procedure. That I can tell you definitely they will do, not just based on what somebody wants to do or demands because of their own self determination of 'Slow.'
Yes.
Vytas Vytautas
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It is funny how the less competent people are the more confident they feel being right, to the point where Apple had to start giving away basically free battery replacements for old out of warranty phones with naturally degraded batteries.
VulchR
macrumors 68040
Certainly Apple could have been more transparent about information, but it is not as though they could expect to hide this and Apple's brand reputation has a very high economic value that they would not want to damage (as they have). Please note as well that Apple has stated publicly that they support iPhone models for about 2 years, but they actually provide support for much longer in most cases..
My bet is that was a mistake, probably due to reluctance to admit publicly that the iPhone's power management system does not deal well with older batteries, not some conspiracy. I am not trying to excuse Apple's withholding of information, but they don't need to play tricks to get people to buy the iPhone. Typically they cannot make enough of the things to satisfy demand at launch...
MH01
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Its the customers phone and customers $29, why does apple get to decide ? I think I have the right to replace my battery.
The problem is that there are two different protocols:
1) One that iOS follows when it decides to reduce top speed of the CPU, and
2) A second one that the Genius bar follows in regard to battery replacement.
If both would have been working of the same sing sheet, we wouldn't have this problem right now.
bobdobalina
macrumors 6502a
Yes.
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jav6454
macrumors Core
Laptops (all of them for all brands) always throttle themselves when on battery power.
newellj
macrumors G3
It means more recent.
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No off-brand battery I've ever used has performed as well as a genuine Apple battery.
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Rocketman
macrumors 603
The issue here is lawyers not Apple. But I have been saying since iPhone 1 that Apple should have bigger batteries at very minimal expense to thinness and have a double battery option! Solved.
Batteries are a marginal tech and with minimal progress. They should be installed with overkill.
Batteries are a marginal tech and with minimal progress. They should be installed with overkill.
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itsmilo
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Thats like what i said? At the end of the day its just stupid like let me spent 29€ on you if i want to spent 29€ and if i want to spent another 29€ a few weeks later let me spent another 29€
JM
macrumors 601
Perhaps your questions is best suited for Apple, not I. You're disputing Apples protocol. But more to the point is that they have to be able to determine the state of the battery before they move forward based off their own policy. If you have dismay about that, then perhaps you need express that to them directly.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
So is the OTHER Apple mobile device- iPad- excluded?
And crucial: there's 2 parts to this thing. A geekbench before & after proved the slowdown was code driven. Everyone getting a replacement battery should again do the geekbench before & after (battery replacement) to verify that the battery excuse is legit and not just spin (like "you're holding it wrong").
The result of upgrading the battery is that every older device that seems slower should be back to "full speed" again if it really is an older battery-driven thing. If the geekbench before & after shows NO improvement, the conspiracy theories that iOS code is purposely slowing down older iDevices still applies... and gains steam.
Net result: just about every older iDevice should return to full speed if the slow-down code is only associated with older battery management. Else, there's other slow-down code built into iDevices that has nothing to do with battery wear. If such code does indeed exist, Apple has to turn it off with these new battery installs or they'll get caught in new geekbench tests before & after battery replacements.
And crucial: there's 2 parts to this thing. A geekbench before & after proved the slowdown was code driven. Everyone getting a replacement battery should again do the geekbench before & after (battery replacement) to verify that the battery excuse is legit and not just spin (like "you're holding it wrong").
The result of upgrading the battery is that every older device that seems slower should be back to "full speed" again if it really is an older battery-driven thing. If the geekbench before & after shows NO improvement, the conspiracy theories that iOS code is purposely slowing down older iDevices still applies... and gains steam.
Net result: just about every older iDevice should return to full speed if the slow-down code is only associated with older battery management. Else, there's other slow-down code built into iDevices that has nothing to do with battery wear. If such code does indeed exist, Apple has to turn it off with these new battery installs or they'll get caught in new geekbench tests before & after battery replacements.
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JM
macrumors 601
Indeed. Buy the X
Because the $29 are a special discounted price for this specific case. Apple will still happily change your battery for the normal $79 even if the health is still 99%.