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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not aware of a brand new iPhone that costs $170. For me it was worth the $80 or so to have it swapped and extend the life of my phone another six years. Cheaper than buying another phone.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I’m not aware of a brand new iPhone that costs $170

Why would you be replacing the battery of a brand new iPhone? I am talking about the cost of an iPhone when its old enough that its battery is giving out. The value of that old iPhone is not as much as a brand new one. Deprecation is a thing. Spending $80 bucks on something that's currently worth $170 is just stupid. $80 bucks is easily in the price range that makes people consider whether it'd be better off for them to put that towards a new phone. It's a lot of money to sink into an old device that you know is already about to become obsolete.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes it's like taking your $500 beater car to the mechanic and they tell you it'll cost $3000 to get it running again but with no guarantee for how long.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

This just seems like arguing for the sake of arguing. I just replaced my battery for shy of $50 which is a bit much but I lazied out on the ifixit kit.