I don’t know if you have noticed recently that the batteries of Apple mobile phones are really becoming less and less durable. My iPhone 11 Pro Max has only been used for half a year and the capacity of the phone is only 90%. I planned to wait until the battery is used below 80%

I don’t know if you have noticed recently that the batteries of Apple mobile phones are really becoming less and less durable. My iPhone 11 Pro Max has only been used for half a year and the capacity of the phone is only 90%. I planned to wait until the battery is used below 80% before replacing it with a new one. But after seeing today’s news, I immediately wanted to stock up on some batteries and went to a mobile phone dealer to replace it for me.

Recently, Apple official website announced that starting from March 1, 2023, the out-of-warranty battery service fee for all iPhone models before iPhone 14 will increase by RMB 169. The current battery replacement cost for old devices such as iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 is 519 yuan. After the price increase, it will become 688 yuan. If the user has the Apple Care+ service plan and the product's battery charge is less than 80% of the initial capacity, the user's iPhone is eligible for a free battery replacement.

Currently, the cost of replacing the battery of the iPhone 14 series is 748 yuan. This price increase is too sudden. When I start to think about it, it’s because Cook can’t find patented chargers to make money, so have you started to focus on batteries? It’s impossible for Apple not to be scolded. It can only be said that Apple is used to cutting leeks, and the previous environmental protection concept was also for cutting leeks. The increase in service fees is also a good reason to convince yourself that it is better to replace the mobile phone than to replace the battery. If you have this money to replace the battery, it is better to replace it with a new mobile phone.

Take a look at the announcement of Xiaomi that will compete with Apple. This pattern is much better. Xiaomi announced that it has launched a 80% off battery replacement service during the January service week. From January 1st to January 7th this year, users only need to spend 200 meters to redeem 8 battery replacement coupons. Xiaomi 11 series and Xiaomi MIX 4 can participate in the event. In this comparison, the overall outlook of domestic mobile phones is much higher than that of Apple. It can only be said that Apple's current situation is too ugly. If you still want to use it, it will be a fight.

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