Apple will now cost you extra to exchange your iPhone or MacBook’s battery. The upper battery substitute costs are additionally relevant for iPads.
The corporate first revealed the battery substitute value enhance in a help doc on its web site firstly of 2023.
Out-of-warranty iPhone and iPad battery substitute turns into costly
Apple usually costs $69 for changing the battery on most out-of-warranty iPhone fashions. Beginning immediately (i.e., March 1, 2023), you need to pay $20 extra. So, Apple will now cost you $89 for changing your iPhone’s battery. This value applies to all iPhones, from the iPhone X to iPhone 13.
For the iPhone 14 collection, the corporate estimates $99 because the battery substitute price for out-of-warranty repairs. If in case you have an iPhone SE, iPhone 8, or a good older iPhone, Apple will now cost you $69 — up from $49. You may get an estimate of your iPhone’s battery substitute price from Apple’s iPhone Battery Service web page.
The price of iPad battery substitute has additionally elevated by $20 — from $99 to $119. This value applies to the complete iPad Air, iPad mini lineup, and chosen iPad Professional fashions. For the M2 iPad Professional, Apple’s battery substitute costs are $149 and $179 for the 11-inch and 12.9-inch fashions, respectively.
MacBook battery substitute prices are rising, too
Battery replacements for out-of-warranty MacBooks are getting costly by $30 to $50. Apple instructions $159 for battery substitute for the MacBook Air lineup. That is up by $30 from the corporate’s earlier cost of $129. Changing the battery of your MacBook Professional will price you $249, a rise of $50.
All the costs talked about above for iPhone, iPad, and MacBook solely apply for out-of-warranty repairs. In case your machine is roofed by AppleCare+, the value shall be considerably decrease.
If you happen to discover Apple’s battery substitute costs on the upper aspect, you may attempt your native restore shops. Alternatively, if you’re the extra adventurous sort, you may substitute the battery your self by sourcing the elements and instruments from iFixit. Provided that battery substitute is less complicated on newer MacBooks, this needs to be doable if you’re up for the problem
