This is according to a Samsung spokesperson who confirmed to the folks at PCMag that a replacement battery for either handset will be priced at a somewhat reasonable $45. It can also be fixed and replaced within one business day. The spokesperson also confirmed that if your phone’s battery drops below 80% of its initial level during the year of its warranty, Samsung will replace it for free. Customers will just need to pay for the shipping charges themselves.
The $45 price point also makes it cheaper than the $80 that Apple charges for an iPhone battery replacement, although it also makes it more expensive than the Galaxy S5’s battery which is $30, but then again there is extra work involved in removing a sealed-in battery. In fact a recent iFixit teardown found that the battery inside the Galaxy S6 was found to be easier to remove compared to the Galaxy S6 Edge, so perhaps paying a little extra to have an expert fix it for you might be a good idea.
[Image credit – iFixit]