If your iPhone battery needs to be replaced, do it before December 31
After last year's fiasco about Apple slowing down iPhones with old batteries, the company decided to make amends by offering discounted battery replacement for all handsets ranging from iPhone SE and iPhone 6 all the way up to iPhone X. But that period will soon come to an end.
So if you are in need of a new iPhone battery, there's no better time than this month, because Apple is currently charging just $29, down from $79 and prices will go up after that. Most older iPhones will be repaired for $49 in 2019, but the iPhone X battery swap will set you back $69.
And if you are wondering about the new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, they aren't included in the program since they were launched long after the debacle. And besides, they are still under warranty.
Reader comments
- Anonymous
also remember, if the screen is cracked they wont replace the battery without doing the screen at the same time at a huge additional cost. its a good idea to use another phone or camera and get high detail photos of your device as you are sending i...
- 03 Dec 2018
- gLN
- why
i changed the battery on iphone 7 - but it still consumes 12% per hour even on standby. This happend 7 days after warranty expired. They want to sell me the now one. After few months i'm swiching from apple, since for the price i pay i expect quality...
- 03 Dec 2018
- Mn}
Just a heads-up. My mother's phone needed a new battery which was changed at an Apple Repair Shop before this Discount-Program came into effect. And now Apple is refusing my money to change batteries to one of theirs, saying its "dangerous" even...
- 03 Dec 2018
- RN8