Apple now charges more to swap your iPhone 16 Pro battery

Apple has hiked nan value of its battery repair service for nan iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. Now, it will costs $119 to get your artillery replaced successful either telephone — a $20 jump complete its older fee. The value remains nan aforesaid for nan modular and “Plus” models, arsenic do those for past year’s phones, as MacRumors notes.

The institution doesn’t look to person started charging much for different artillery replacements yet, but it wouldn’t beryllium unexpected. In 2022, Apple drove nan costs of iPhone 14 artillery work up by $30 to $99. Increases for iPad, MacBook, and older iPhone artillery repairs came aft that, and Apple Watches followed suit later. (One longs for nan crockery days of artillery drama-induced $29 artillery replacements!)

Defective batteries are covered nether Apple’s one-year warranty, and replacements are free nether AppleCare Plus plans if your artillery has little than 80 percent of its original capacity. If it’s higher than that and you’re still disappointed pinch its longevity, your options are constricted to third-party repair aliases going nan DIY route pinch charismatic Apple parts, either of which could beryllium cheaper than Apple’s full-price service.