nospam wrote on 1/10/2018 10:44 AM:
In article , rickman
wrote:

Go read the warranty for your location.

I don't own an Apple Phone

you don't need to own one to read the warranty information.

here's what motorola has to say:

https://motorola-global-portal.custh...wnloads/AUS-On
e_Year_Warranty.pdf
MOBILE PHONES & TABLETS (³Product²)
....
This Warranty Does Not Apply to:
(a) Consumable parts, such as batteries or protective coatings
designed to diminish over time unless failure has occurred due to a
defect in materials or workmanship. As with all batteries, the
maximum capacity of the battery will decrease with time and use; this
is not a defect. Only defective batteries and batteries that leak are
covered by this warranty.

note the key sentence:
As with all batteries, the maximum capacity of the battery will
decrease with time and use; this is not a defect.

Note the key sentence:

"unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship."

it's not a defect in materials or workmanship.

*all* batteries degrade over time. there is no getting around that, at
least with today's technology.

maybe at some point in the future there will be an eternal power source
that never wears out. that time is not now.

Yep, all batteries degrade with time and use. But the batteries in question
degraded more and faster than Apple expected requiring action on their part
after the sale.


I think that is what Apple has said is happening to their batteries. Aren't
they fixing this problem in newer phones with better batteries. If the old
batteries aren't bad, why would they need to fix them?

no.



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Rick C

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on the centerline of totality since 1998