iPhone owners rejoice as Apple offers Brits rare price cut for important upgrade

APPLE has cut the cost of replacing iPhone batteries as part of its in-house servicing programme for millions of customers in the UK.

Owners of 10 different models will benefit from the price cut, which was swiftly introduced following Apple’s iPhone 15 announcement.

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The biggest cash savings can be found for iPhone 14 models.

Prior to the iPhone 15 unveiling, the cost of replacing the battery in an iPhone 14 was £105.

However, it has since dropped down to £95 – a £10 reduction.

Not every battery replacement price has been whittled down so much though.

Check the list below to see how much you can save next time you replace your battery:

• ‌iPhone 14‌ models – £95
• ‌iPhone 13‌ models – £85
• iPhone 12 models – £85
• ‌iPhone‌ 11 models – £85
• ‌iPhone‌ XS models – £85
• ‌iPhone‌ XR models – £85
• ‌iPhone‌ X – £85
• ‌iPhone‌ 8 – £65
• ‌iPhone‌ 7 – £65
• ‌iPhone SE‌ – £65

Replacing your iPhone battery at Apple is a cheap and easy way to instantly improve your handset.

It gives you like-new battery life, and can even improve iPhone performance.

You can check your iPhone settings to see if it’s worth swapping.

Apple only increased the price of this service six months ago, and has already started to bring the figure down again.

From March 1, Apple hiked the price of a iPhone battery swap by £20 in the UK and an extra $20 in the US for millions of handsets.

Replacing an iPhone 13, iPhone 12, iPhone 11 or iPhone X battery previously set you back £89 / $89.

But the tech giant has now backtracked slightly on this price increase.

Check your iPhone battery

Your iPhone battery strength naturally degrades over time.

When you buy a new iPhone, it’s considered to have a 100 per cent battery.

But this percentage will reduce as you deplete and recharge the device.

So after 500 charging “cycles” – or about two years – you’d expect to be on around 80 per cent, according to Apple.

That means you’re getting 20 per cent less life out of a full iPhone charge compared to when it was fresh out the box.

To check your iPhones battery health, follow these steps:

Go into Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging.

Then look under Maximum Capacity to see what your battery performance percentage is.

“This is a measure of battery capacity relative to when it was new,” Apple explains.

“Lower capacity may result in fewer hours of usage between charges.”

Generally, if you’re below 80 per cent, it’s advised you consider a battery replacement.

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