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Originally Posted by AnotherCat
I looked on the Apple USA website and for you guys battery replacements are between USD49 and USD69! As is the case here in NZ they also state that if you bring it into an authorised service center they will try to do the repair while you wait. NZ prices are a couple of dollars dearer.
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Some history.
Battery replacement used to be $99. Then in 2017, people noticed their iPhone 6/6s slowing down (like below iPhone 5 or 5s level). Further investigation revealed Apple was purposely throttling the CPU down when battery health goes below a certain level. Apple was denying people battery replacements and were not acknowledging there was throttling going on though. Then the issue went public and got reported to mass media.
Result:
- Options added to iOS to disable throttling.
- More transparent battery health reporting in iOS.
- $29 battery replacement for any reason on iPhone 6 to 8/X up to December 2018.
- Lower regular battery replacement costs from $99 to $49-69 after December 2018.