I have literally had every Apple phone since the original in 2007. Have never cracked a screen or purchased Apple care. In ordering the Air, I added AC. Every year they are supposedly more durable but I’m not sure how the Air will hold up.
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Apple Reveals iPhone Air Battery Replacement and Repair Fees
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I paid $105 to have the battery replaced on my 12 mini in January of this year from a 3rd party local business. Everything costs more now, get used to it.
Mousse
macrumors 601
If you base the what tradesman charge vs the value of what they're working on, it's less than 0.1% of the value of the product. You'd be up in arms too if plumbers and electricians charged 10% of the value of your house for repairs.
Because like they said you don't have to use them. There are at least 5 other places that replace iPhone batteries. Of course you can also have Apple Care.
Mlrollin91
macrumors G5
That is such a weird analogy and just does not make sense. A battery is a consumable. A better example would be car brakes or tires. Which, depending on the quality you get, could easily be 10% of the value of the car. Brakes and tires on my car are $4,500 (including labor). The MSRP of my car was $47,000. So yes, its about 10%.
It implies immorality though, which many here maintain Apple is guilty of, but which a high price isn't indicative of. The only time morality comes into play regarding high price is when the customer has no choice but to pay it--eg. for medication to live. In the case of this battery replacement and in almost all cases regarding tech products, someone can simply choose to not to buy the item in question from the vendor in question and go on living their life. So the high price even if it was a million dollars, is not immoral--at worst it's just absurd, but even this is subjective.
The issue is many here feel entitled to having Apple things, and this evokes their feeling of injustice when an item is priced high. And I will add that having convenient ecosystem integration is not an entitlement.
Funny how it’s “back glass” when it breaks, but “Ceramic Shield” when they sell it.
Your comment made me curious how much Google charges to replace a battery. It costs $179 to have them replace the battery on a Pixel 9 Pro XL.
I’m guessing that “Other damage” figure is just a full replacement phone, rather than a repair attempt!
klasma
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The Cockney Rebel
macrumors 601
Not wanting to be "that guy," but if you find $119 for a very rare battery replacement "criminal" then maybe you shouldn't be buying from Apple?
I've come to accept Apple's prices as the cost of entry, so it's up to me if I want to enter or not.
I've come to accept Apple's prices as the cost of entry, so it's up to me if I want to enter or not.
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How much do they charge to replace the battery in a $20 Casio? Probably more than 100% of the cost of the watch, but that’s just how it is sometimes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
cjsuk
macrumors 68000
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Right? The battery will be good for 3 years at least, 4 or 5 if babied. It’s a one time replacement for the useful life of the phone. 100% worth it to pay to have Apple do it right, and with OEM parts.
The Apple technicians need to be paid a living wage, and I’m guessing they also build in a bit extra to account for displays or backs that may crack during battery replacement, or any other unintentional damage. With how thin the Air is maybe they expect that to happen more frequently?
The Cockney Rebel
macrumors 601
theboyfrombonao
macrumors member
That only happens to people who don't treat their iPhone like a new born baby, and been dropping them on the floor like the screen or glass isn't going to crack. I've never went to the apple store for a glass or screen replacement
Mousse
macrumors 601
Do I get my choice of Ford even from the discontinued line up? I'd take a Ford Shelby GT, '67 vintage if possible. At least I know it will comes with working turn signals.😉
While everyone is bickering on the battery swap cost, I will say that this view inside the Air is quite impressive, this thing is 80% battery. So neat.
I like capitalism and the free market for most products and services.
In a free market a seller should be able to set any price for any reason. A buyer should be allowed to buy anything for any reason or don't buy at all.
This is a market where you have other options including getting phones which are cheaper to repair.
CapitalIdea
macrumors 6502a
Why don’t you want people to be paid for their work?
CapitalIdea
macrumors 6502a
Are you nuts? That’s like saying owners of shops who charge more than Amazon or Walmart should be criminalized.
SpaceN64
macrumors member
I’m hoping it isn’t the price for replacing something on the logic board like the cameras and senders, etc.