iPhone battery replacement cost will be raised by 3000 yen from March 2023



Apple offers

a battery service (battery replacement) for the iPhone, but it was announced that the battery replacement cost will be raised by 3000 yen from March 2023.

iPhone Repair Service - Apple Support (UK)
https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/iphone/repair

Apple raising prices of its battery replacement service for older iPhone models
https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/02/apple-raising-prices-of-battery-replacement-for-older-iphone-models/

The iPhone battery service provided by Apple is a service that allows you to replace the battery with a new one when the battery of the iPhone has deteriorated. Users who subscribe to AppleCare + can have the battery replaced for '0 yen' if the battery storage capacity of the iPhone is less than 80%. In addition, you can check how much the battery storage capacity has decreased from 'maximum capacity' displayed by tapping 'Battery' → 'Battery status and charging' in the 'Settings' application.



Even users who do not subscribe to AppleCare + can have their iPhone batteries replaced for a fee. The charges for the battery service not covered by the warranty are as follows at the time of writing the article.

iPhone 14 series: 14,900 yen
iPhone 13 series: 9800 yen
iPhone 12 series: 9800 yen
iPhone 11 series: 9800 yen
iPhone X/XS/XS Max/XR: 9800 yen
iPhone 8 series: 7500 yen
iPhone 7 series: 7500 yen
iPhone 6 series: 7500 yen
iPhone SE series: 7500 yen

This fee will be applied until the end of February 2023, and after March 1, 2023, it was announced that the out-of-warranty battery service fee for all iPhone models before iPhone 14 will be raised by 3000 yen. . In addition, a price increase of $ 20 (about 2600 yen) will be implemented similarly overseas.



Apple has started a ' self-service repair program ' that allows users to repair iPhones by themselves. At the time of writing the article, there seems to be no change in the battery fee for this self-service repair program, but at the same time that the battery service price will be raised in March 2023, the battery fee for the self-service repair program will also be raised. Deaf and Apple-related media 9to5Mac reports.

In addition, Apple has reduced the battery replacement cost to 3200 yen excluding tax in response to the performance degradation problem of the iPhone discovered in 2017. This battery replacement cost price reduction is until December 2018, after which the same battery replacement cost as at the time of article creation was set.

Apple officially apologizes for the performance degradation problem of the old iPhone and announces that it will discount the battery replacement cost by more than 60% - GIGAZINE



in Mobile,   Hardware, Posted by logu_ii