iFixit drops the prices for its iPhone battery replacement kits to $29 or lower

29 December 2017
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  • Shocker
  • dQe
  • 30 Dec 2017

Absolute shocker attitude from apple. Now they are trying To rinse us more, out of their questionable intention to slow it down....

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    • AnonD-655832
    • J%g
    • 30 Dec 2017

    So... in case you don't comply with Google spying you what great alternative is left. Really, this duopoly gets on the nerve.

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      • likes my phone fast
      • D}S
      • 30 Dec 2017

      Anonymous, 29 Dec 2017It should be for FREE..! Hey fruit's company do you hear me xDshould it have happened in the first instance?...you replace it not asking us to replace.

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        • Kangal
        • uCX
        • 29 Dec 2017

        AnonD-711468, 29 Dec 2017And should we accept it. Planned obsolescence is a well kno... moreThe Free Market thinks otherwise...

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          • AnonD-711468
          • JbI
          • 29 Dec 2017

          Anonymous, 29 Dec 2017Those days are long gone. That's why I unlock my bootloaderAnd should we accept it. Planned obsolescence is a well known scam running for years and should be pursuitable in the court of law.

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            • AnonD-711468
            • JbI
            • 29 Dec 2017

            mir, 29 Dec 2017No point in having the fastest chipset when it'll just get ... moreIt won't if you install a new battery after the old ones starts degrading (as you should anyway).

            BTW this $29 scheme should exist by all OEMs and for all models. Since they decided to seal the batteries against our will, *they* should pay the cost not us. Batteries are/is a consumable . If you seal that *without* giving any guarantees to the consumer (apart from the usual 1 year warranty) you're f****ing the consumer over.

            For example all electcric cars companies gives you a warranty that extends almost to a decade as far as batteries go, *because* they're known to degrade with heavy use. The fact that OEMs decided to penalize heavy users lately (by sealing the battery) should be an offense that can be pursuit in a court of law.

            I hope the latest with Apple would start a sea of change that will take over the whole industry. Samsung and co (that proudly made public statements that they're innocent bystanders in this debacle) are very much in fault as well. Yeah, they don't throttle your phone, but they very much penalize you for heavy use and we know that it was a very targeted decision of their *because* one of their prominent features used to be them *not* doing that.

            The low guaranties for sealed batteries are certainly in the grey zone. If you seal it *you* will pay it, not us. If you want us to buy your new phone make it exciting, don't preplan the obsolescence of your current model....

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              • Anonymous
              • 7Ac
              • 29 Dec 2017

              Anonymous, 29 Dec 2017It's simple. Nobody should buy phones with non-removable battery.Those days are long gone. That's why I unlock my bootloader

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                • Anonymous
                • mY2
                • 29 Dec 2017

                It's simple. Nobody should buy phones with non-removable battery.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 0xQ
                  • 29 Dec 2017

                  No point in owning an iphone (well maybe if you need a se).

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                    • mir
                    • 7Xe
                    • 29 Dec 2017

                    No point in having the fastest chipset when it'll just get throttled in the future.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ELT
                      • 29 Dec 2017

                      It should be for FREE..! Hey fruit's company do you hear me xD

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