Apple’s
replacement iPhone batteries to cost S$38 in
Singapore
SINGAPORE: Apple on Friday (Dec 29) announced the local pricing
for out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacements, the same day it
apologised for its handling of the issue of flagging batteries on
older phone models.
In that statement, the smartphone manufacturer said that to address
customers’ concerns over how Apple tried to preserve user
experience on older iPhone models by issuing software updates to
slow them down, it would be slashing the price of these batteries
from US$79 to US$29.
For Singapore, the price for the out-of-warranty battery
replacements will be S$38, down from the original price of S$118,
when the programme kicks in late January, Apple told Channel
NewsAsia. Consumers can head to Apple's store at Orchard Road or
authorised resellers to get their batteries replaced, it
added.
The earlier statement said the reduced pricing applies to anyone
with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced,
starting in late January 2018 and worldwide through December
2018.
Apple also said it would issue an iOS software update with new
features to allow users to have more information on the health of
their mobile device’s batteries. This will come “early in 2018”, it
added.
The apology and measures to mitigate the fallout from the incident
some have called “batterygate” came after lawsuits were filed
against the tech giant in the United States, Israel and France,
while there are also reports that similar cases were being readied
in South Korea.
Source: CNA/kk