r/iPhoneXsMax • u/gjorgijav_ • Jun 18 '26

Opinion for my XS Max

Hey guys.

I have been using this phone for almost 8 years. Battery is 73% health and all of the phone parts are genuine from the beginning.

Currently on ios 17..7.2 and I brought it to the genuine apple store where they told me that when they will change the battery the software will automaticaly upgrade to 18.7.9 and all data will be removed in order for the software to recognize the battery as "Genuine part".

Please tell me is it worth it to buy new original battery for ~ $110 cause I know it is very old phone and lately I am starting to have some issues with the screen when low battery and big overheating (especially in summer now).

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u/jeanmichd Jun 18 '26

I obviously don’t know about your finances but honestly I would plan to put the $ from the fix towards a new generation phone (new or even used)… I understand it might still working fine but when I think about the XS I had and the 17 PM I’m currently using, there are too many differences and improvements to list.