AppleInsider Staff
iPhone owners out of range of an Apple retail store can have their iPhone battery replaced at Office Depot or OfficeMax for just $27.99 until Feb. 4, with one important caveat.
The short-term $27.99 price at Office Depot and OfficeMax is reduced from the typical cost of $49.99, likely as a response to Apple's own price drop which runs throughout 2018.
While the office supply stores do promise same-day turnaround for battery replacement, they are not Apple Authorized Service Providers. That means new batteries are not Apple-supplied replacement parts and could void the iPhone's warranty - though Office Depot and OfficeMax do offer a one-year guarantee of their own.
They are also not the first third parties to lower the cost of battery-related products and services in the wake of Apple's announcement. In December, iFixit dropped the price of its own do-it-yourself iPhone battery replacement kits, which now range from $16.99 for an iPhone 4S kit to $29 for an iPhone 7 version.
Those who do plan to take advantage of Office Depot and OfficeMax's offering can find a nearby store here.
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"Temporarily" apparently because Apple simply won't have enough batteries in stock until March, so Office Depot and OfficeMax are apparently trying to capitalize on that. Thankfully, Apple has their replacement program running through the end of 2018, so I will probably get my iPhone 7's battery replaced along with my wife's iPhone 6S battery later in the year, especially because Apple will likely have more battery inventory by then as well. I've not noticed a considerable slowdown on my iPhone 7, but by year end, who knows. That's why I personally think holding off until the end of the year makes more sense for me.
Nice to see giant corporations have a sense of humor.
Obviously these other companies are still making money on this, otherwise they wouldn’t do it.
It is only for 6 and later models and the SE is not included in for the $29 battery replacement drop! Really sucks!