Replacing the battery on your old iPhone or iPad will cost more, thanks to Apple

Date:
Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:49:38 +0000

Description:
Apple has quietly increased the battery replacement fee for older phones and certain MacBooks that don't have warranty.

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Starting on March 1, Apple will charge an extra $20 USD for replacing batteries on older products. If youre planning on changing the battery on
that old iPhone in your pocket, you better do it soon.

The policy change was first discovered by a user on the Apple subreddit who noticed that replacing the battery on an out-of-warranty iPhone 13 and older models will now cost $89. This prompted other users to check out Apples other repair services, and sure enough, other devices will be getting a price hike of their own on the same day.

Getting a new battery for a MacBook Air will now cost $159 a $30 bump. For both Macbook and MacBook Pro laptops , the replacement fee will jump an extra $50, making the new cost $249.

With iPads , the following models will also see a $20 fee hike, bringing the total price from $99 to $119: iPad Pro 12.9 (fifth generation and older), Pro 11 (third generation and older), Pro 10.5 , Pro 9.7 , iPad mini (sixth generation and older), and the iPad Air (fifth generation and older).

Prices will stay the same if your iPhone is a part of the AppleCare Plus program. If youre a part of the program and your phones battery holds less than 80 percent of its original capacity, you can also replace said battery for free, according to the company. Global rollout

The policy change will be global, although prices differ depending on the region . Canada, for example, will see the iPhone battery replacement fee go from $89 to $119 CAD (about $65 to $87 USD). Countries in the European Union will see a 24 jump going from 75 to 99 (about $75 to $104 USD). UK customers will have to pay one of the highest iPhone fees: 99, which at the time of
this writing, is almost $120 USD.

Looking at the global price changes for iPads and MacBooks , they follow a similar pattern. Fee increases all around, with the United Kingdom seeing the biggest jump for all of the same models listed earlier.

Its unknown what compelled Apple to suddenly increase prices without warning. Skim through that Reddit post mentioned earlier, and youll see a ton of
people responding very negatively. One user calls the hike a rip off while another says its ridiculous.

The price hike could also be the start of a new company trend regarding
device repairs. We reached out to Apple for reason behind the price hike and if the Self Service Repair program will see something similar. Since its launch back in April 2022 , Apple has mostly left the program alone. Self Service Repair has only seen only one new device added to its catalog: the iPhone SE 3. This story will be updated if we hear back.

If youre thinking of picking up a new phone, be sure to check out TechRadars round up of the cheapest iPhone deals for January 2023.



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