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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Is that an argument in favor of glued-in batteries, though? A lot of users' phones aren't going to make it for six years if it's non-trivial (or impossible) to swap out the battery for a new one.

[–] Dark_Blade 20 points 1 year ago

It uses pull-tab adhesive, which even most Right-to-Repair advocates consider ‘sufficiently repairable’. When it comes to glue, Samsung’s worse by a mile.

[–] reddig33 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The battery is replaceable. Take it to any Apple Store and they’ll swap it for you for $89 or so. The adhesive is kind of like what they use on those 3m command strips.

[–] Molecular0079 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you think paying a third or even half of the current value of your phone to replace its battery is okay...well that's your loss I guess.

You can't call a device sustainable when the cost to repair it is more than what most people are willing to pay.

[–] reddig33 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not aware of a brand new iPhone that costs $170. For me it was worth the $80 or so to have it swapped and extend the life of my phone another six years. Cheaper than buying another phone.

[–] Molecular0079 -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I’m not aware of a brand new iPhone that costs $170

Why would you be replacing the battery of a brand new iPhone? I am talking about the cost of an iPhone when its old enough that its battery is giving out. The value of that old iPhone is not as much as a brand new one. Deprecation is a thing. Spending $80 bucks on something that's currently worth $170 is just stupid. $80 bucks is easily in the price range that makes people consider whether it'd be better off for them to put that towards a new phone. It's a lot of money to sink into an old device that you know is already about to become obsolete.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes it's like taking your $500 beater car to the mechanic and they tell you it'll cost $3000 to get it running again but with no guarantee for how long.

[–] Graphy 0 points 1 year ago

This just seems like arguing for the sake of arguing. I just replaced my battery for shy of $50 which is a bit much but I lazied out on the ifixit kit.