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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by ruined on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:07PM (#36362134)
apple support is an exception. and that's still half the cost of a good used iphone xs. if you'd just bought new old stock, you'd be ahead.

i'm currently running a pixel 4, and a battery swap would cost more than i spent on the phone.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by nickff on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:09PM (#36362174)
Used iPhone XSs are selling for <2/3 the price of new old stock (NOS). Why did you shift from one item to the other in the middle of your comment?
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by ruined on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:26PM (#36362448)
at the same price, i'd rather have new old stock than one that's been through god-knows-what plus open heart surgery.

not sure where you're getting your prices, but it doesn't matter. the fact that this is even a point of contention indicates that swappable batteries would make a difference.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by nickff on Friday June 16, 2023 @04:27PM (#36363345)
Where can you get new old stock for the same price as used?
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