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by Retric 719 days ago
> The lower end of the spectrum is for phones, going through daily charge/discharge cycles.

With iPhones you can replace the battery for a small fraction of the cost of a new phone. Plenty of people are using 5+ year old phones without doing so, it really depends on how much time you spend on the device per day and if you’re recharging mid day. Deep discharges drastically shorten lifespan, but again just get a new battery.
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bluescrn 719 days ago
The true cost of replacing an iPhone battery isn't the quoted dollar amount.

It's the cost of being without your phone for an indeterminate period of time if you have to ship it to Apple for the battery replacement due to not living near an Apple Store.

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torstenvl 719 days ago
Best Buy is an authorized service provider. It takes an hour or so, maybe two if they're busy. It's much quicker than switching to a new phone.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/iphone-battery-replacement/5634...

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Retric 719 days ago
You don’t need to go to an Apple Store. However being somewhere near an Apple Store within a ~2 year window covers most people.

Further, replacing a phone is itself painful so there’s no avoiding any inconvenience here.

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