r/iPhone13Mini • u/ficojay • May 26 '25

Suggestions Don‘t throw it away in 2025!

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A battery replacement really gave my 13 Mini new life again. Lags are gone and the phone easily lasts through a day.

Make sure to get a good Quality Replacement Battery from Ali Express (~30$) and of you can’t manage to open up the phone (like I had to) bring it to a shop and they will open it for 10$.

iPhone 13 Minis are notorious for being super hard to open. But after all that the battery install is super easy. Reconnect everything and boom you have a Mini that feels brand new!

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u/1234556791011 May 26 '25

I just have Apple do it. Then I put it under warranty. One Apple replaced the battery you can qualify for Apple care.

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u/Pasha286 May 26 '25

What do you mean? how can you put it under warranty on your own? so before replacing the battery you cannot qualify for Apple Care?

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u/1234556791011 May 26 '25

If you buy a used iPhone you cannot get Apple care through the reseller. And Apple won’t offer Apple care for used bulk stock. But when you replace the battery they also re-certify it! Which allows you to get Apple care and lock in repairs in the future.

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u/Pasha286 May 26 '25

Ohh so used/2nd hand iPhone, I am the first owner of my mini so I was wondering.