This is very bad news from the Californian firm. From the 1 March 2023, it will apply a new fee schedule for repairs (outside the Apple Care warranty) of the batteries of certain iPhones, iPads and Macs. All geographical areas will be affected. In France, the increase goes from €24 for iPhones to €60 for MacBook Pros.
For iPhones
For iPhones, the battery repair boost is set to 24 €. And this, regardless of the age of the model. Here is the detail of the estimated prices given by Apple, before and following application of the new rules:
- €75 to €99 (+32%): for iPhone 13, 12, 11, XR, XS and X series
- €55 to €79 (+43%): for all iPhones of the SE, 8, 7, 6s, 6 and 5s ranges
For iPads
Apple also warns an increase for iPad battery repair. Count 40 € more for the following iPads:
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th generation and earlier)
- 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation and earlier)
- 10.5-inch iPad Pro and 9.7-inch iPad Pro
- iPad mini (6th generation and earlier)
- iPad Air (5th generation and earlier)
For example, for an iPad mini 6 or an iPad 12.9 inch 5th generation iPad, the cost of the repair goes from 109 € to 149 €.
What regarding Macs?
The Mac don’t miss it either. The battery repair will cost more from the key date, March 1, 2023. The increase varies by computer model however:
- + 36 € : for all MacBook Air
- + 60 € : for all MacBooks and MacBook Pros
For example :
- MacBook Air M2: the cost of the repair goes from 149 € to 185 €
- MacBook Pro M1 Pro: the cost of the repair goes from 229 € to 289 €
Note that these increases only concern battery repairs made at Apple or authorized resellers, outside the Apple Care warranty. By the way, there is no change to report for the Apple Watch and AirPods.
If you have an iPhone, iPad or Mac with poor battery health, we advise you to carry out the repair before March 1, 2023, and even as soon as possible. We imagine that many people will go to the Apple Store at the last moment at the end of February to take advantage of the current prices before the increase, and following-sales service appointments will therefore be more difficult to obtain at that time.
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