It is undeniable that Apple's iPhone is much ahead of Android phones in many aspects, but this cannot hide the fact that Apple is getting more and more ugly.
Two years ago, Cook canceled the iPhone's complimentary charger on the grounds of environmental protection, although this move also caused many users to oppose, and even some users launched a lawsuit against Apple, believing that Apple's practice harmed consumer rights, but Apple still insisted that it was out of environmental protection considerations and did not give up this decision.
In order to further boost profits, Apple also recently officially announced that it will increase the price of battery replacement services for some models of iPhone, iPad and Mac from March 1 (that is, next Tuesday). It triggered many netizens' complaining and discussion.
Battery prices skyrocketed by 169
In fact, Apple's battery replacement price was indeed very expensive when it was first launched, but after the limited performance of the iPhone was exposed that year, Apple was forced to admit it, and launched a low-cost replacement of the original battery service, which can be replaced for only 218 yuan, which is regarded as making up for the "speed reduction door".
But this time Apple did not find an excuse to fool users and directly showdown. The out-of-warranty battery service fee of all models before the iPhone 14 series increased by 169 yuan, and the iPhone 13~iPhone X series increased from the original price of 519 yuan to 688 yuan, an increase of 33%; iPhone 8~iPhone SE series rose from the original price of 359 yuan to 528 yuan, an increase of 47%.
We all know that the cost of Apple's battery replacement is higher than that of domestic mobile phones, and now it is actually going to increase the price, which is indeed somewhat unacceptable.
Why the price increase?
This time, the reason for Apple's price increase for iPhone battery replacement, on the one hand, may be affected by the price increase in the supply chain, on the other hand, there are now many third-party platforms that can use Apple's official repair materials to replace iPhone batteries and other services, Apple hopes to use this to attract users to third-party platforms to repair iPhones, reduce order pressure, and then increase revenue.
Of course, this price increase is bound to increase the later use cost of old fruit powder, from the perspective of use economy, Apple may force users to buy AppleCare, and shorten the replacement cycle.
Finally, according to Apple's official statement, the battery health below 80% will limit the performance, which will greatly affect the use experience, it is recommended that this part of the user can replace the battery this week, can save more than a hundred.
However, if there is no pursuit of the original battery, you can also not care about this problem, after all, choose a reliable third-party price is much lower than the official. At present, the third-party price is generally more than 200 yuan, and even door-to-door service is also larger than the official battery in terms of capacity, and the battery life is relatively stronger.