As flagged by Apple earlier in the year, the price of replacing some iPhone batteries -- and the batteries of some other devices -- has now gone up.
The March 1 battery replacement price hike was highlighted by Apple in January and is now in place. If you have an iPhone X, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, oriPhone 13 , the cost of having Apple replace a battery is now$89 instead of$69. For theiPhone 14 series, the cost remains$99 as it has been since launch.
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Via 9to5Mac, battery replacements on the iPhone SE, iPhone 8 and earlier models has increased from$49 to$69.
However, Apple points out that iPhones remains "eligible for a battery replacement at no additional cost if you have AppleCare+ and your product's battery holds less than 80 percent of its original capacity." iOS users can check battery's current capacity via Settings > Battery > Battery Health.
Apple announced in January on its battery replacement support page: "The current out-of-warranty battery service fee will apply until the end of February 2023. Effective March 1, 2023, the out-of-warranty battery service fee will be increased by$20 for all iPhone models prior to iPhone 14."
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