Re: Clever helpful suggestion for portable memory using Windows & Android editors

On 2/2/2025 3:28 PM, Marion wrote:

On Sun, 2 Feb 2025 13:20:17 -0700, AJL wrote :

What I love about Android phones, as compared to Apple iPhones,
is Apple puts the cheapest possible battery into every iPhone,

Just replaced the wife's iPhone 12 after 4+ years because the
battery was going soft. I really can't complain getting 4+ years
out of a phone. I of course could have replaced the battery for
around $30 US (Amazon) but instead got her a new iPhone 16. Happy
wife, happy life.

As for the iPhone, we had an iPhone 12 mini which was recently
upgraded but the $89 cost of Apple replacing the battery wasn't
anywhere near the $30 you quoted. Did you perhaps not have Apple
replace the battery for you?

I would have replaced the iPhone battery myself. On Amazon they go for
between $11 and $30 US. And most would have been delivered on my
doorstep tomorrow morning. Amazing service. They come with tools and
instructions.
It's not that hard to do. I replaced one in one of the wife's earlier
iPhones. For no apparent reason the battery swelled up like a balloon
causing the case to pop open. Surprisingly the phone still worked. I
left it on a cookie sheet for calls (in case of fire) until the new
battery arrived and was installed.
I now have the wife's old iPhone 12 to play with (another toy) and may
splurge and install a new battery. Probably the $11 one...