My battery from Apple store is ready and could start the replacement within 7 days. What’s your thoughts on if spending $29 is worth it on a iPhone 6s? I’ve been getting awful battery life and lag even though battery wear is 96% but it’s on IOS 11.2.5 and was tested at 96% battery wear when I tried the 11.3 beta.
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus Was it worth paying $29 to Apple for battery replacement for 6s?
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At least you have a new battery. That’s about it. I got it for free because I was still in AppleCare+.
If you encounter bad performance, try to uninstall apps you don’t want.
If you encounter bad performance, try to uninstall apps you don’t want.
If you want to keep using your 6, it is a good deal.
$29 is a good price to have it done. If you're just throwing the 6S in a drawer forever, don't do it. If you're planning on selling it I don't know that a new battery would add $29 to the resell value. If you're giving it to a friend or relative you'll have to decide whether that particular friend or relative is worth it.
I haven't replaced it yet.
[doublepost=1518620462][/doublepost]I've tried restoring as setting up as new iPhone with DFU restore in iTunes but didn't help at all. Tried doing everything like managing background app refresh, location services, display to 25% brightness, and turning off bluetooth.
[doublepost=1518620462][/doublepost]I've tried restoring as setting up as new iPhone with DFU restore in iTunes but didn't help at all. Tried doing everything like managing background app refresh, location services, display to 25% brightness, and turning off bluetooth.
Just completed my repair and the performance difference was very noticeable.
I found it strange that when I upgraded my IOS device to the 11.3 beta before my new battery it said it was operating at peak performance but was still having performance and battery life issues, but when I downgraded to IOS 11.2.5, it was better performance noticeably with a new battery compared to the old battery on 11.2.5 and 11.3 beta.
My 6S shows a battery health of 87%. My plan is to replace the battery towards the end of the year, shortly before the offer ends (assuming no major drop in performance before then).
Definitely worth it. My 6s is over 2 years old now, the new battery completely transformed performance, my old battery always previously lasted an ok amount of time, but that has unsurprisingly improved too.
Having just replaced DW's 6S+ battery, prior GB score was 40% lower, now it's on par. So I think it's worth it.
Apple tek told me when new it is over 100%, like 105%.
So at 96% it is sign battery is is on decline.
My battery was around 80% total capacity per the battery life app. It would fluctuate. I personally used CPU dasher x to track what the frequency was at various battery percentages. It would rarely be near the max (1857 MHz) once it was below 80% of full charge which of course was 80% of a reduced capacity.
Swapping out the battery was a HUGE improvement. I understand it was a good solution to alter performance to try and maintain an old battery, but they really failed by not disclosing a battery swap would fix it. I have a close to new phone now for $29. Very well worth the money in spades.
Swapping out the battery was a HUGE improvement. I understand it was a good solution to alter performance to try and maintain an old battery, but they really failed by not disclosing a battery swap would fix it. I have a close to new phone now for $29. Very well worth the money in spades.
Question: My 6s+ screen is cracked. If I get the screen replaced by a 3rd party, will Apple replace the battery for $29? Or will they insist on replacing the screen as well(assuming they'll be able to detect that the screen was probably replaced) ?
They’ll know the screen isn’t theirs. The first thing they do is a complete diagnostic on the phone which brings up all sorts of data.. I’m not sure if they have an issue with a 3rd party screen but you might go in and ask before you get the screen replaced somewhere else. If you don’t mind having a 3rd party screen, you shouldn’t mind having a 3rd party battery right?
My Father had his iP6's battery replaced at the Apple Store today, even though his screen was done by a 3rd party.
I'm not sure if they all will be handled the same way, but it worked for him.