iPhone 14 battery replacements get an enormous value hike
Apple’s boast final week that the iPhone 14 presents the corporate’s “longest battery life ever” comes with a draw back: changing the battery is now far dearer.
As first noticed by 9to5Mac, the “Get an Estimate” software on Apple’s iPhone Battery Service internet web page places the value of a brand new battery for the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro or 14 Pro Max at $99. That’s a rise of greater than 40 p.c on the $69 nonetheless estimated for all 4 13-series handsets, and certainly for all handsets from the iPhone X onwards.
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But the distinction in different nations is much more pronounced. The value of 13-series replacements within the UK, for instance, is estimated at £69, however for the 14-series handsets it can value £105. That’s a rise of 52 p.c. And battery replacements in France have jumped by a whopping 59%, from €75 to €119.
Apple introduced will increase to battery life throughout its new iPhone vary final week, with the iPhone 14, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max all estimated to final one hour longer between prices than the equal mannequin from the 2021 era. (The 14 Plus, after all, is a brand new type issue and has no direct comparator.) This might not sound a lot, but it surely’s notably spectacular within the case of the Pro fashions, which have always-on shows.
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: 29 hours of video playback (up from 28 hours on 13 Pro Max)
- iPhone 14 Pro: 23 hours (up from 22 hours on 13 Pro)
- iPhone 14 Plus: 26 hours
- iPhone 14: 20 hours (up from 19 hours on 13)
It’s attainable that Apple has put up the value of replacements as a result of these batteries have a better capability than these in earlier generations. But in the interim we merely don’t know, for the reason that firm hasn’t revealed their specs.