[stephenr]

And of course there's never been dodgy Chinese ripoff copies of "expensive" items that look the same but are likely to fucking kill you.

[brokenmachine]

Are you seriously claiming a phone battery legitimately costs $150?

I could understand maybe up to $30, if we're only talking about the cost of the battery, as was your claim.

It's blatant price gouging to sell new phones.

[stephenr]

> https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power

$79.

When their MacBook batteries changed to be non-user-replaceable, the price didn't change a cent, but included free installation.