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Have you taken a phone apart before?
It's very fiddly and you need to buy a quality set of screwdrivers.
Also if the phone is old and not in good general condition you can get stuck quickly.
Not to say don't give it a crack, but just know it's not going to cost a tenner and if others are getting new phones for £50, it seems hard to justify the £20-30 saving unless you really need that money.
hugo7-
I've replaced the battery and screen (for someone else) in an old iPhone before (although I know it changes based on the model) and on my Garmin Edge 705 GPS. I'm fine with intricate work like this. I have a set of suitable tools/spreaders/etc. Phone is in otherwise good condition.
It's a £43 saving (as I just ordered a battery for under £6) for doing it myself compared to getting Apple to do it. With a replacement battery it'll be like new anyway, and I don't mind if that only lasts another year or so as I'll be looking to replace the entire handset by then anyway.
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It's very fiddly and you need to buy a quality set of screwdrivers.
Yea it's a bit fiddly, but it isn't rocket science.
I'm usually not good at stuff like this but managed to do it first try.Also they give you all the tools you need with the battery, the whole package is just 20 bucks.
Sure if I had warranty and could live without the phone for a while I'd bring it to apple, but otherwise / with Covid circumstances etc. I'd just do it myself..
Greenbank
salad
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.