Will a swollen battery on iPhone 13 affect trade in?

As others are correctly suggesting the phone will not be accepted in trade, nor should it be used in its current condition. It should be recycled responsibly. Apple and BestBuy will recycle the phone appropriately for you.

Apple will not accept your phone for trade in with a defective battery.

Make an appointment at the Apple Store or take the phone to an authorized Apple service shop to let them take a look. You can find a list of authorized shops in your area using this link:

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They will determine what can and cannot be done with your phone. My guess is that they will refuse to service the phone, but of course I may be wrong. It all depends on the degree of swelling and whether that has physically affected other parts of the phone.

In other words, if the outer case of the phone has been distorted for example, the shop may refuse to even look further at the phone at that time.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

lobsterghost1 wrote:

I'm pretty sure Apple won't touch the phone at this point with a swollen battery?

I believe they will. But they may also charge you to repair the other damage.

I guess it's up to each store. A good friend didn't take my advice and didn't replace the battery in his iPhone, which was well below 80% and the battery swelled, with no obvious other damage and all the Apple Store was willing to do was recycle the phone.

From what I have found, it depends if any other damage has been caused to the internals of the iPhone from the swollen battery. If Apple considers the iPhone safe, they can replace the battery for you, if the iPhone is no longer considered longer safe, Apple will not touch it.

ShiqingW wrote:

Thanks guys, good reminders.

How should I deal with my iphone 13 now?

Should I book a battery replacement service? But it will cause some extra costs.

Does anyone have some good recommendations for me?

You can look at the difference between the cost of replacing the battery and how much you'll get from the trade-in if your phone is in good shape. If you'll still make money, you may want to do it. If not, Apple can recycle the phone.

Of course, if you are going to need the phone for the next month or so, you still might want to replace the battery.

ShiqingW wrote:

how long does it gonna take for me to receive the new iphone after preorder?

When you do the pre-order, you will get an anticipated arrival date. It will not be prior to September 20th but, depending on when the order was placed and what model you're ordering, it may be after that, sometimes by weeks.

For now, you should stop using the iPhone, a swollen battery can be considered dangerous.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

ShiqingW wrote:

Thanks guys, good reminders.

How should I deal with my iphone 13 now?

Should I book a battery replacement service? But it will cause some extra costs.

Does anyone have some good recommendations for me?

You can look at the difference between the cost of replacing the battery and how much you'll get from the trade-in if your phone is in good shape. If you'll still make money, you may want to do it. If not, Apple can recycle the phone.

Of course, if you are going to need the phone for the next month or so, you still might want to replace the battery.

I'm pretty sure Apple won't touch the phone at this point with a swollen battery?

The new iPhone 16 lineups will be available and go on sale September 20th, and you should receive it shortly after.

You can determine the value of your Trade In by answering a few questions about the condition of your iPhone. After, you will receive a Trade In value for your iPhone.

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Good reminder, adding on.

“UPS does not accept Damaged, Defective, or Recalled Lithium Batteries”

How to Ship Batteries - UPS

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Apple still does out of warranty replacements, but they now call it Other Damage. And the cost is still about 60% of the cost of the phone when it was new.

Thanks. I realized I hadn't heard anyone mention them recently.

This is correct.