Highly juiced pricing goes into effect March 1
If your phone, iPad, or MacBook is in need of a new battery, you might want to make your way to the Apple Store before the end of February. Apple plans to increase the cost of battery replacements for most out-of-warranty devices by $20-$50.
“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,” the fine print buried near the bottom of Apple’s service and repair page notes.
Similar notices have been added to Apple’s iPad and MacBook service pages, though Cupertino hasn’t noted any price increases for the Apple Watch.
The price hike brings the cost of a battery replacement for most last-gen iPhones and iPads to $89 and $119 respectively.
