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For what it’s worth, I’ve had batteries replaced by Apple a couple of times. On both occasions they gave me brand new phones instead, as the battery removal tab inside the phones ‘snapped’, which causes the entire phone to be condemned and scrapped due to ‘fire risk’.
Genuine, warranted battery fitted for £49, with a high chance of a brand new phone instead? No-brainer in my book.
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Genuine, warranted battery fitted for £49, with a high chance of a brand new phone instead? No-brainer in my book.
I really feel like taking the gamble on the new handset, but I'll no doubt be pissed off when they manage to fix my existing one and I've paid over the odds rather than just doing it myself.
Nef
OK, battery on my trusty iPhone SE (not the new one) is on the way out, 72% max capacity but it can be on charge all evening and then turn off within minutes of use complaining of 2% battery, then it turns back on and recovers to ~85% within minutes of being plugged in again and then works fine for hours.
Fixing it hasn't been a concern as it mainly sits next to me on my desk all day whilst I'm WFH.
Do I:-
a) Get a cheapo battery from eBay and replace it myself (~£10 or so)
b) Book an appointment at an Apple Store and get them to do it (£49 plus travel faff)
c) Just get a new iPhone SE 2020 on a 2 year contract for ~£24/mo more than my current contract (and moving to unlimited data)
I think I've bought second hand iPhones for the last 6 years or so, so I've saved a boat load over the years. Don't need a new iPhone SE 2020 but they're shiny.