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Battery replacement can be done in specialized shops on almost any phone for a fair price.

My bigger issue is usually that the phones get so heavily outdated that banking apps stop working. And it's based on pure luck if the modding community build something great for my phone so I at least could use it as server, cam, or whatever. Also the charging slots breaking / turning unreliable which most wouldn't repair on a $100-$200 phone.

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Do they ever work as well?

I fear it's not just about 3rd battery quality but the software driver side where calibration needs to redone for a new battery. If this is locked because of "security" or just inferior then oops, replacements never match first party.

There is no reason not to buy an original battery if your worried. I know to little about the implications of 3rd party ones.

I also had to upgrade a phone for a banking app and a gov pay-your-taxes app (in a certain non-US jurisdiction).

Very hard to understand why that should be. Even the most scary conspiracy theorists would not claim that banks and govs try to force phone tech refresh... unless ... it is really about spyware bloat :)

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