[Oshkalaboomboom]

Full title: Apple has already run out of replacement iPhone batteries after admitting it deliberately slows down old handsets, and it says it won't have more stock until MARCH

Can't you get generic batteries?

[Lockbox]

Just make the phone with a easily replaceable battery by the user.

[jebeier]

The big push will come in November/December. I want to extend the life of the device, so I am going to replace that battery as late as I can.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I went to the Apple store & got my new battery last week. They were busy.

[DoubleNickle]

Tried to make an appointment with the local Apple store a few weeks ago to have my wife’s iPhone 6 battery replaced and there were no slots available so I went on Amazon and bought the Homsum battery replacement kit (<$30) and swapped it out myself. Not for the faint of heart but there are videos detailing the steps and the only pain I had was dealing with those tiny screws holding down the heat plates.

[LittleSpotBlog]

There was a 4-6 week wait at my local Apple Store, so I opted to send it in. It should take a few days....I guess we’ll see!

[markomalley]

Apple makes good products. No questioning this.

But are they really worth the price differential?

BLU Vivo 8 cost: $248.99 (Prime)

iPhone X cost: $1,299.00 (NOT Prime)

I am not questioning that the iPhone X is a better phone in many aspects (but not all). But is it $1,050 better?

The point is this: if you pay $814 for an iPhone 8 or $1,300 for an iPhone X, you're going to jump through hoops to keep it viable as long as possible...that is totally understandable.

If you pay $200 - $250 for a phone, if it starts messing up after a year or so, you can just go get an upgraded phone without massive pain.

I suppose if you were a professional videographer, it would be worth the money to get the improved video. I honestly don't understand, outside of narrow professional reasons, why a person would waste the extra money? Can somebody explain this to me?