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iPhone X Recent iPhone Buyers Will You Replace Batteries?

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Anyone who bought iPhones in 2017, will you be taking advantage of the one-time discounted USD29 replacement for iPhones 6 and up until December 2018?

I plan to have my iPhone X’s battery replaced around the end of the year and I’m currently at 92% battery health.
 
Radon87000 said:
The discounted price does not apply for X,8 and 8 Plus. Its only for 6-7 series
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Wrong.

It applies to everything from SE/6 to X.

I won’t argue. I won’t provide the link.

Stop spreading misinformation.

Google it yourself.
 
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My bad. I didnt know that. I just checked and you are right. I might get my X battery replaced this year after all lol
 
Radon87000 said:
My bad. I didnt know that. I just checked and you are right. I might get my X battery replaced this year after all lol
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And if you have warranty they usually do it for free. If you don’t have warranty they charge USD 29. If you do have warranty and battery health is over 80%, technically they’re supposed to charge you USD 29 but in Apple owned stores they generally don’t charge I think. They just do it for free.
 
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So I'm still waiting what Apple will announce however this year I'm not really excited about it. I currently have a 7+ for almost 2 years and I'm really happy with it, it does all I need and the picture quality is still great.
My only issue is the battery that is not holding as it was before however it says it is still @92%.
So I'm wondering if Apple will proceed to a battery replacement because technically 92% is a "normal" battery for them. Did anyone tried to replace a battery at 92% under the battery replacement program at $29?

Thank you
 
MNR said:
So I'm still waiting what Apple will announce however this year I'm not really excited about it. I currently have a 7+ for almost 2 years and I'm really happy with it, it does all I need and the picture quality is still great.
My only issue is the battery that is not holding as it was before however it says it is still @92%.
So I'm wondering if Apple will proceed to a battery replacement because technically 92% is a "normal" battery for them. Did anyone tried to replace a battery at 92% under the battery replacement program at $29?

Thank you
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Yes. They replaced it for free.
 
Wow, I didn't know they'll replace it for free. I'm willing to shell out $29 anyway just because I want to use my X for a year or 2 more.
 
aakshey said:
And if you have warranty they usually do it for free. If you don’t have warranty they charge USD 29. If you do have warranty and battery health is over 80%, technically they’re supposed to charge you USD 29 but in Apple owned stores they generally don’t charge I think. They just do it for free.
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“I think” you may be mistaken. I find it hard to believe that Apple will replace a battery for free unless it’s somehow defective.
They wouldn’t replace a battery they deemed “fine” before, even if the customer offered to pay for it, warranty or no warranty. Why would they replace a 2 Year old battery that’s still at 92% for free?
Sure, you might get lucky and get a generous genius, but I wouldn’t go in expecting a free replacement.
 
Phone Junky said:
“I think” you may be mistaken. I find it hard to believe that Apple will replace a battery for free unless it’s somehow defective.
They wouldn’t replace a battery they deemed “fine” before, even if the customer offered to pay for it, warranty or no warranty. Why would they replace a 2 Year old battery that’s still at 92% for free?
Sure, you might get lucky and get a generous genius, but I wouldn’t go in expecting a free replacement.
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I’m not mistaken.

That’s what they did for me. They don’t have to do that everybody, so it’s your luck. But they’ll do it for anybody who’s willing to pay USD 29.

And it wasn’t 2 yrs old. It was a 4-6 months old iPhone SE under AC.
 
I just had a iPhone 7 Plus, two iPhone 6s pluses n a 6s batteries replaced.

The iPhone 6s was free bc of the battery shutdown recall. They had to replace the display on the 7 plus n one of the 6s plus when they replaced the battery. On the other 6s plus they told me they couldn’t get the display off so they gave me a new 6s plus for the 29 usd.

Overall pretty happy but it did take them about four hours.
 
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aakshey said:
I’m not mistaken.

That’s what they did for me. They don’t have to do that everybody, so it’s your luck. But they’ll do it for anybody who’s willing to pay USD 29.

And it wasn’t 2 yrs old. It was a 4-6 months old iPhone SE under AC.
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How do you know that “if you have warranty they usually do it for free”? That was your personal experience. Do you know of others?
The 2 years old I was referring to was MNRs phone. You replied to them that your 92% battery was replaced for free. Their phone is at 92% and is 2 years old. Your one-case free replacement doesn’t mean they should expect the same treatment which is what you seem to be implying.
 
I said that’s what I think. But that’s probably valid for EU. Can’t speak of other countries. And only Apple owned stores.
 
Is it no charge with AppleCare Plus? Is Apple changing them out regardless of battery % life left?

My wife’s 7 Plus was handed down to my other in law but the battery is draining really fast. Battery apps are stating it’s still good, but it’ll be almost dead by the afternoon with little use.
 
I have AppleCare+ on my 7 Plus which expires this fall and I intend to get a battery replacement soon. The battery isn't the only thing giving me an issue and I intend to replace the whole phone.
 
internetrando said:
https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power

There's the link for anyone who doesn't feel like dealing with petulance.
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Thanks!

My battery is finally starting to wear down on my 7+ as I am charging at least once a day now. While I have no intention of upgrading my 7+ this Fall, if the battery keeps degrading, I will take it in before the end of the year, especially if none of the new models meet my needs.
 
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