The Sony Service Center is charging $69.90 for the battery itself. Not sure if there are additional labor costs.
Oh ok maybe its worth buying the m4 aqua dual from adix82 shoppee shop at 375 cause its dual sim.
I didn't get M4 aqua because none of the places (all only have 8gb) except Adix carry the 16 gb version of M4 aqua. This i view as a downgrade from my xperia z which is 16gb.
I asked on facebook yesterday whether Sony Mobile Singapore would be bringing the M5 32 Gb dual sim version in but they said they had no plans to.
I am lazy to change sim and I even broke the sim tray holder once for xperia z. paid 8.95 to replace it at sony service centre and i had to leave my phone at somerset 313 too.
Sim tray design on sony is fragile and its a disaster if going overseas.
Bought a few on taobao to standby.
My current Z is dying but I am still trying to stretch its use because there is zero resale value. cosmetically its cr a p . indicator sticker fell off at the usb port. usb port cover has been replaced twice by parts on taobao. only nano sim with a noosy sim adapter (adapter is glued onto the sim tray holder works now). stick a regular micro sim in and the phone will say no sim found.
Battery replacement on ifixit looks difficult not to mention getting the parts from taobao could be hazardous and blow up in my face or while charging etc.
I am still using the old M1 Iphone value 12 gb 3g plan btw. Never have to worry about data and only costs 42 a month. hoping for 4th telco to announce more value plans for around this price range a month.