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>>skille+(OP)
I feel like the elephant in the room is that there's no phone battery that's going to stay useful in anywhere close to that time frame, and replacing phone batteries is usually a losing proposition. I've tried, several times. Fake, low-quality batteries are rampant (usually degrading within weeks), and genuine ones are prohibitively expensive -- usually a significant fraction of the cost of a new phone.

>>wheels+B7
My wife successfully replaced her Pixel 6's batter with the iFixit kit. I think the kit was $50. It probably took 3 hours for her.

>>willk+Y8
The fact that it took a 3rd party tool, which cost $50, and 3 hours to change an f'in phone battery is so beyond bonkers nuts. To emphasize, just commenting on the grossly insane state of non-replaceable/difficult-to-replace batteries in phones and laptops and the guaranteed planned obsolescence it entails.

For contrast, it took me 10 minutes to change the battery in my car.

>>hn_thr+eB
How much did the tools cost to change the battery? Or did you open up the nuts by hand?