Apple to Increase Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacement Costs

Apple is raising the price of out-of-warranty battery service for iPhones, iPads, and Macs by $20 to $50, effective March 1.

For iPhone battery replacement, the change affects “all iPhone models prior to iPhone 14,” meaning those with an iPhone X, 11, 12, or 13 can expect to pay(Opens in a new window) at least $89 for service at an Apple Genius Bar location, authorized reseller, or by mailing in the smartphone. Older handsets (iPhone 5, SE, 6, 7, 8) are also affected.

Battery replacements for iPads will increase(Opens in a new window) by $20 for all versions—Pro 12.9-inch (5th gen and prior), Pro 11-inch (3rd gen and prior), Pro 10.5-inch, Pro 9.7-inch, iPad mini (6th gen and prior), and iPad Air (5th gen and prior). The only exceptions are the newest iPad Pro and entry-level iPad.

Those considering a fix to their Mac, meanwhile, may want to schedule a visit to the Genius Bar soon, considering battery service fees will soon rise(Opens in a new window) by $30 for all MacBook Air models and $50 for MacBook and MacBook Pro.

There’s always Apple’s self-service repair store alternative, which currently offers more than 200 parts and tools to fix the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, third-gen iPhone SE, 2020 and 2021 MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models built with the company’s M1 chips. But as 9to5Mac points out(Opens in a new window), it’s about the same cost as a professional fix, and will likely get a price hike in March, as well.

In 2018, following the iPhone throttling slowdown scandal, Apple drastically dropped the cost of battery replacements, offering them to anyone with an iPhone 6 or later for just $29. That number, which rose to $69/$79 in 2019, has remained steady until this latest change.

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