The number of iPhone batteries Apple replaced in 2018 was over 5 times higher than expected

Apple is not exactly at the top of its game right now with sales of its latest iPhones not hitting the targets set by the company. As we heard from Apple CEO Tim Cook himself, one of the reasons for those unexpected results is the battery replacement program that the company started early 2018.

Apple was pressured to begin the program after it was discovered it throttled older iPhones once their batteries degraded to a certain level. During the promotion period that ended December 31, 2018, customers could get a battery change for their iPhone 6 or later models for a heavily reduced price.

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Tuesday, 15 January 2019 GSM ARENA GSMArena.com