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Put in my number for fun, found out it is eligible for a replacement. Good things after 2 years a free new battery :).
So got my battery replaced today because of this thread. Feels very smooth again but may be between my ears. Only now realize I forgot to do a benchmark test with the old battery still in.
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The last time I heard of someone buying an iPhone in a non branded box, she ended up getting a box filled with potatoes. Your wife is already ahead on that person.
She didn’t buy an iPhone in a non branded box, it’s how Apple sent the replacement phone. I thought it was weird when we got the replacement though.
My wife had a phone replaced off Apple about 6 months back because it was shutting down for no reason about 40% battery life. She’s recently upgraded from 10.x to latest version. She’s noticed an actual decrease in performance to the point where she’s nearly punching the phone. It just locks up for no reason. I’d like to blame this on the battery or age of the phone but I can’t. It is an iPhone 6 but it is only half…
How come that the MASSIVE slowdown of my iPhone 6s occurred after upgrading to iOS11? TBH the spin that Apple is sending out to make us believe that this was all a clever implementation (which it still might be) does not match with the reality that iOS 11 was creating the slowdown of a device that was working 'fine' before. And yes - this 6s is eligible for the battery replacement program and the Geekbench scores als…
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That this is happening when the cell is still at 87% capacity is really the problem here. How do you justify degrading your system's performance when the cell is still soundly in the healthy region?
Capacity is not power. Old batteries produce less power (volts times amps) no matter how full they are.
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How do you know? Have you ever tried an iPhone with a replaceable battery? Is the iPhone 7 better than the iPhone 6 because it is more difficult to replace the battery?
This isn't a criminal trial. I don't have to defend it. I'm just telling you I'm happy with it. Someone told me I was wasting my money. I'm saying no I'm happy having to pay someone to replace the battery if it means I can have an iPhone instead of some other phone just because it has a user-replaceable battery.
Your original reply was you got a "nicer phone that's sealed and seamless". Apple innovated the smartphone_without_user_replaceable_battery. So I am asking you, would you not prefer to have the choice of having a similar smartphone (with pretty much all the benefits of the iPhone) but then _with_ a user replaceable battery?
You know what the beauty of such a device is? We wouldn't need this silly discussion. You'd just buy a new battery from Apple and be done with it. But for some magic reason, Apple is doing it different again.
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Neither of those laptops have easily swappable batteries. [the XPSs is easier than MBP & Alienware, but you’re still disassembling things] 7 years later, Dell seems to have captured the same gains. At present, Apple’s main battery life win is macOS.
>Neither of those laptops have easily swappable batteries. But any repair shop could do that for you. You're not forced to go to a single vendor who can set arbitrary prices. >At present, Apple’s main battery life win is macOS. Yes, I would agree with that. I was speaking more to the anti-repair/replace design from Apple (also others).
If you’re not in warranty, they don’t do anything to force you to go to them. The only difference is that going to Apple is easy, due to their retail stores.
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If that's true, why was Apple being so cagey about it for so long? Why didn't they advertise it as a feature?
When were they cagey about it? Not documenting something isn't equivalent to being cagey...
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When were they cagey about it? Not documenting something isn't equivalent to being cagey...
I would say it is quite cagey. I'd argue if your specs page says phone has 1.8GHz processor, it must deliver 1.8GHz otherwise it is faulty. If it does not live up to specs, and you (Apple) know about it, it is direct deception of the customer. I'd bet 100% court case victory for any complaining customer.