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1. alamor+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-10-04 17:37:20
You're right that it should be easier to replace a phone's battery than your car's, but it's not $50 for the tool, it's $50 for the factory battery from Google. The kits basically get tossed in more-or-less for free.

Also, it really doesn't take three hours to swap a phone battery, even in our sad state of planned-obsolescence affairs. That's pretty extreme. As I wrote elsewhere in the thread, I did an iPhone and an Android last year and each took less than a half hour. The iPhone was fiddlier, but it was also the first I'd done. The Motorola was surprisingly forgiving. But I agree, gluing mass-market devices together is bonkers and only benefits the manufacturers.

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2. hn_thr+Ic[view] [source] 2023-10-04 18:30:08
>>alamor+(OP)
Ahh, thanks for the correction, I thought the $50 only included the tool.
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