Before the end of the year, remember to go to the Apple Store to replace your iPhone's battery

Affected by last year's iPhone throttling scandal, Apple lowered the price of out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacements starting from January 1 this year. Before December 31 this year, the price for replacing the battery of iPhone 6 and later devices at Apple's official and authorized after-sales repair stations is 214 yuan.

Now, there is still one month left before the deadline. Many people are curious whether Apple will continue this preferential measure after the deadline, or restore the price of battery repair to the original price?

Now the issue seems to have been resolved. Apple's official authorized service provider, Baibang, has revealed that after December 31, 2018, Apple will further increase the price of current battery replacements. The cost of devices before iPhone X, such as iPhone 6 series, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s series, iPhone 7 series and iPhone 8 series, will be increased to 369 yuan, a 72% increase from the current price; and the iPhone X will increase to 529 yuan, a 137% increase, which is consistent with the current price of iPhone XS series and iPhone XR battery replacements.

Although Apple has not officially responded to the authenticity of this news, considering that the news comes from Apple's official service provider, the overall credibility is very high. This means that if your old iPhone is suffering from battery loss, you only have less than a month left to get a discounted battery replacement.

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So how can the average user determine whether they need to replace their iPhone battery?

In fact, there is a very simple little method. Starting from iOS 11.3, Apple has built-in the "Battery Health" function in the system, through which users can understand the current battery health of the mobile phone.

Select Settings - Battery - Battery Health, which will show the maximum capacity of the iPhone after it is fully charged. According to Apple's official statement, when the user's battery cycle reaches 500 times, the battery capacity will be stabilized at 80%. When the user's battery capacity is less than 80%, the battery needs to be replaced because it will affect the performance of the iPhone.

Oh, by the way, in the battery health feature, Apple will also inform users whether the current battery capacity will affect the iPhone’s “peak performance.”