Re:A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Per...
by alien_ on Monday January 01, 2018 @02:54AM
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The main non-gimmicky differentiators of the iPhone from Android are longer term support for software updates and more efficient software that achieves a longer battery life.
The reality is that both software and battery show their age and need to be updated in order to keep the device in a good shape, within the specs people paid for when they bought the device.
Apple does a great job with the software part but it could also do something about the battery,without much impact on their bottom line, as someone else said,the battery costs them just about $5.
This practice has to be pioneered by someone and considering their pricing and margins, I think Apple is in the best position to start doing it.
And that's really a separate question: should Apple (and other phone makers) include the price of a couple of battery replacements in the initial cost of the phone or not?
That's a fair question, but it's not fair to try to change the answer after you've purchased a phone.
Put another way, if you don't think an iPhone is worth what Apple is charging, then don't buy one.