Make sure not to damage your iPhone 14 &ndash it could cost much more to repair TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Make sure not to damage your iPhone 14 &ndash it could cost much more to repair By Tom Bedford published 13 September 2022 Price hikes for battery replacements (Image credit: Apple) Audio player loading… We'd recommend going to great lengths to ensure that your iPhone 14 lasts as long as possible - slap on a case, abide by good battery health practices, and use a screen protector too. Why is this? Well, it's because official prices for part repairs for the iPhone 14 family have been unveiled, and there's a big price hike over the iPhone 13 equivalents. These are official Apple prices, as spotted by 9to5Mac (opens in new tab), though you could get cheaper repairs from third-party stores. For the iPhone 14, it'll cost you $99 to get a battery repair from Apple - that's quite a jump over the $69 cost that you'll be paying for the same repair on the iPhone 13. The jump is even more pronounced in the UK, where last year's £69 price has been replaced by a startling £105 cost. Sure, the UK's economy isn't doing great right now, but that's one massive price hike for the same service as you were getting last year. That's right - the battery packs in the iPhone 14 series are basically the same size as they were in the iPhone 13 range, with slight increases or decreases for certain models, but no major shifts. So it's not like the iPhone 14 is much more demanding to repair in any particular way, as far as well can tell at least - and that conclusion seems especially likely when you consider that the standard iPhone 14 is almost identical specs- and design-wise to its predecessor. What's with this price hike then? Well, we'd say it's down to economics - you may have noticed that it's quite a tumultuous planet right now, and the cost of things like component production and logistics have likely gotten quite high. Apple needs to offset these costs by bumping up the prices of its devices - you may have noticed that the iPhone 14 series itself has quite a price hike over the iPhone 13 models. Hopefully, this repair price increase is only temporary, and we might see the iPhone 15 go back to that $69 / £69 cost like before. But for now, as we said, you'd better look after your iPhone, because it's already a far cry from a contender for our list of cheap phones. Tom BedfordDeputy Editor - PhonesTom's role in the TechRadar team is to specialize in phones and tablets, but he also takes on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK. He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working in TechRadar freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist. Outside of TechRadar he works in film as a screenwriter, director and producer. See more Mobile phones news TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1You may not have to sell a body part to afford the Nvidia RTX 4090 after all2One of the world's most popular programming languages is coming to Linux3The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me4Blizzard made me explain Overwatch 2 smurfing to my mum for nothing5Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month1Best laptops for designers and coders 2The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me3Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie4Microsoft Teams users are using it for a really bad reason, so stop now5iPhone 15 tipped to come with an upgraded 5G chip Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab) Other versions of this page are available with specific content for the following regions:Suomi