The waiting time for battery replacement within the discounted program is getting longer

iPhone

28. 2. 2018

It should have been a step that Apple it will purge itself of deliberately slowing down older iPhones, as it will clearly signal to its customers that the company cares about them first and foremost. Unfortunately, however, it partially misses the point. Interested in a cheap battery replacement that Apple introduced for the "failure" of the power management software, which in some cases can reduce the performance of the iPhone, because it is enormous and the services in which the exchange takes place can hardly keep up. The waiting time is getting longer willy-nilly, which Barclays has also noticed.

Research firm Barclays has published an analyst report on the availability of replacement batteries for Apple phones. At the beginning of February, analysts thought that the availability of replacement replacement batteries would improve, but at the moment it seems that the opposite is true.

A few weeks ago, the average wait time was around 2 to 4,5 weeks, while it was assumed that the wait time would start to decrease. The opposite has happened and the waiting time has started to increase, currently customers have to wait for an average of 3 to 4,5 weeks for battery replacement. One Apple Store he even mentioned a waiting period of 9 to 10 weeks.

Barclays has found that demand for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus battery replacements is increasing, leading to longer wait times. The analyst firm also believes that the exchange program will reduce annual iPhone sales, both because the purchase price of this year's models will be higher and because customers will have no reason to upgrade their phones when they get a new battery that will restore the iPhone's performance. However, Barclays also noted that the 6,1-inch iPhone with an LCD display, which should be more affordable, could encourage customers to upgrade toonec to convince.

Source: 9TO5Mac

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28. 2. 2018 11:05

Does anyone know if the replacement really costs 800 and is not conditional on the replacement of other parts as I read somewhere?
When it is replaced, is the phone there for that long or is it just ordered and it comes with the phone and they already have the battery?

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