Smartphone Battery Replaceability

The cluster debates the replaceability of smartphone batteries, especially iPhones, contrasting user-replaceable designs from older phones with modern glued-in batteries, replacement costs via Apple or third parties, and calls for easier access to extend device lifespan and reduce waste.

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f6v Apr 5, 2021 View on HN

It’s not like a battery is soldered there, you can still replace it and it’ll cost you much less than getting a new phone. AFAIK I can still get a new battery on my iPhone 7 which is 4.5 years old.

dyauspitr Sep 9, 2024 View on HN

You can replace the battery, it’s just that they want to save as much space as possible for smaller and smaller phones. Also having to take it in to replace the battery means you’ll probably think about buying a new phone instead which is what you’re implying.

numpad0 Jan 26, 2021 View on HN

Replaceable in the same sense as iPhone batteries are user serviceable, yes, and apparently battery over-discharging is a known issue as well from a quick Google search.

choward Jul 11, 2019 View on HN

Just make it so the batteries are easily replaceable. It's wasteful to buy a brand new phone when all you need is a new battery.

Bud Mar 13, 2022 View on HN

You don't have to throw those phones away right now. Apple can easily replace batteries for you. The consumer doesn't need to be able to do this with a bigass Philips-head screwdriver in order to accomplish this goal.

TazeTSchnitzel Apr 17, 2015 View on HN

The batteries are replaceable, but it's not easy (or valid in warranty) for a user to do it. Apple can replace them, however.

throw47474777j Jul 16, 2023 View on HN

Battery replacements aren’t prohibitively expensive, and iPhone at least don’t get ‘thrown out’ - they get recycled or reconditioned.

lousken Jul 10, 2017 View on HN

Replaceable batteries in smartphones will return? I might wait for that.

benj111 Oct 3, 2023 View on HN

things that dont last long are replaceable though.no one complains about not being able to replace the processor in their phone because it 'never' breaks. batteries on the other hand do, and to varying degrees are replaceable.

rowyourboat Feb 8, 2018 View on HN

Or just make the battery replaceable.