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title: "A1398 Battery — $101K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **a1398 battery**
**Worth a look**
Shows sweet-spot pricing room ($36.14–$69.03), but soft demand (-20.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 25Growth 15Conversion 78Competition 48Returns 23Price range 95Avg price 93Brand share 68Review moat 74Quality gap 72
**Price range**
**Incredible****$36.14–$69.03**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Great****$50.48**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****7.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****557.58**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Good****64%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****56%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****$101K**
$101K/yr · 25K searches
**Returns**
**Bad****5.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Bad****-20.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, a1398 battery is a $101K/yr Amazon United States market (25K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **a1398 battery market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$76K–$101K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#859**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **95%**
- **Sponsored**
- **89%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **37 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **219 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**16 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**19**
**Top-5 brand share**
**64%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**56%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**28%**
- Fancy Buying19% - YUERYE14% - PlxMxr12% - ASMARK10% - ASUNCELL9% - TREE.NB8%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 100 weeks — -20.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Holiday '24Spike '25 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/a1398-battery/trend)
## **Top a1398 battery search terms**
- **a1398 battery**10K/yr-20.6%8.9% conv. - **a1398 battery replacement**5K/yr+11.5%13.0% conv. - **2015 macbook pro battery**4K/yr-26.3%2.5% conv. - **macbook pro 2015 battery**4K/yr-35.1%1.7% conv. - **macbook pro a1398 battery**3K/yr-35.6%7.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/a1398-battery/search-terms)
## **Top a1398 battery products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%$5K10%$10K15%$15K20%$20K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**99.5Wh A1618 A1494 Laptop Battery for A1618 A1494 P/N:020-00079 02000079 for MacBook Pro 15 Inch Retina A1398 (Mid 2015 Mid 2014 Late 2013 Early 2015) NOT fit for: A1398 (Mid 2012 Early 2013)**Fancy Buying**$53.40**4.3★1,011 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBWSYKLM) [2![YUERYE A1398 Battery Replacement A1494 A1618 Battery for MacBook Pro 15 inch (Late 2013 Mid 2014 Mid 2015 Version) [11.36V/99.5Wh]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31wY+UDj5fL.jpg)**YUERYE A1398 Battery Replacement A1494 A1618 Battery for MacBook Pro 15 inch (Late 2013 Mid 2014 Mid 2015 Version) \[11.36V/99.5Wh\]**YUERYE**$44.07**4.4★223 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP3XZMNX) [3![ASUNCELL A1398 Laptop Battery Replacement EMC 2745 2881 2909 2910 fits A1494 A1618 Compatible with MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina (Late 2013 Mid 2014 Early 2015) [11.36V/99.5Wh]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51czdkPnvPL.jpg)**ASUNCELL A1398 Laptop Battery Replacement EMC 2745 2881 2909 2910 fits A1494 A1618 Compatible with MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina (Late 2013 Mid 2014 Early 2015) \[11.36V/99.5Wh\]**ASUNCELL**$45.52**4.6★14 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMK9DZF9) [4**PlxMxr A1398 Battery Replacement Compatible with Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina A1398 A1494 A1618 (Mid 2015)**PlxMxr**$44.24**4.5★79 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL5V4RYM) [5**TREE.NB A1618 A1494 Laptop Battery for MacBook Pro 15 Inch Retina A1398 (Mid 2015 Mid 2014 Late 2013 Early 2015) NOT fit for: A1398 (Mid 2012 Early 2013) P/N:020-00079 02000079**TREE.NB**$45.02**4.3★1,335 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTYTV8HW)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**TREE.NB A1618 A1494 Laptop Battery for MacBook Pro 15 Inch Retina A1398 (Mid 2015 Mid 2014 Late 2013 Early 2015) NOT fit for: A1398 (Mid 2012 Early 2013) P/N:020-00079 02000079**TREE.NB**$45.02**1,335 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTYTV8HW) [**NDWQGFS A1398 A1618 Laptop Battery Replacement for MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina Late 2013 Mid 2014 Mid 2015 Early 2015 Compatible with A1494 Models 11.36V 99.5Wh**NDWQGFS**$43.39**389 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT7L8RRX) [**GingePro Replacement Battery for MacBook Pro A1398 15-Inch 2013-2015**GingePro**$62.84**30 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHJT9B46) [**A1398 Replacement Battery for MacBook Pro A1494 A1618 Laptop Battery**TKTKMETA**$47.07**23 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGD1MZPZ) [**ASMARK Replacement Battery for MacBook Pro A1398 Retina 15-Inch 2013-2015**ASMARK**$63.05**33 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCRMY55Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GingePro Replacement Battery for MacBook Pro A1398 15-Inch 2013-2015**GingePro**$62.84**4.7★**▲ 157%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHJT9B46) [**TREE.NB A1618 A1494 Laptop Battery for MacBook Pro 15 Inch Retina A1398 (Mid 2015 Mid 2014 Late 2013 Early 2015) NOT fit for: A1398 (Mid 2012 Early 2013) P/N:020-00079 02000079**TREE.NB**$45.02**4.3★**▲ 147%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTYTV8HW) [**NDWQGFS A1398 A1618 Laptop Battery Replacement for MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina Late 2013 Mid 2014 Mid 2015 Early 2015 Compatible with A1494 Models 11.36V 99.5Wh**NDWQGFS**$43.39**4.3★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT7L8RRX) [![Fancy Buying 74.9Wh A1582 A1502 Battery for MacBook Pro Retina 13 A1493 [Early 2015 - Mid 2015 Mid 2014 Early 2013 - Late 2013] EMC 2678 2875 2835 ME864 ME865 MF839 MF840 MF843 MF841 if123-054-5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZlHm4vlAL.jpg)**Fancy Buying 74.9Wh A1582 A1502 Battery for MacBook Pro Retina 13 A1493 \[Early 2015 - Mid 2015 Mid 2014 Early 2013 - Late 2013\] EMC 2678 2875 2835 ME864 ME865 MF839 MF840 MF843 MF841 if123-054-5**Fancy Buying**$43.85**4.3★**▲ 100%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBWVZNXT) [**A1398 Replacement Battery for MacBook Pro A1494 A1618 Laptop Battery**TKTKMETA**$47.07**4.1★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGD1MZPZ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about a1398 battery**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Battery Life**29%
*“Amazing battery life”*
**Size-Overall**10%
*“Fits and comes with enough tools”*
**Assembly/Installation**9%
*“Easy to install”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Worth the money”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**7%
*“The instructions, including warnings were clear, the included tools were useful, the battery fit perfectly, and now the computer has a new lease on life”*
**Charging**6%
*“Powered up properly”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Simple and easy”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“this one's performing as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“I was very happy with the quality of the install kit”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“This worked great on my 10 year old MacBook”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Charging**39%
*“battery was not lasting charged”*
**Battery Life**6%
*“Worse than my depleted stock battery”*
**Durability**6%
*“Lasted exactly three years and now crashes the laptop randomly as if depleted”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“EVERY single tool, without exception, is utter trash”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%
*“the manual they give was completely wrong”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Not the easiest to install”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“It is a little on the expensive side”*
**Strength**2%
*“The tools you give you arent strong enough to remove the old battery”*
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
*“The item doesn't work”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“This battery was a little smaller than the original”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Charging**25%
**Compatibility-Overall**18%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Defective Material/Parts**10%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Constant Reboot Or Restart**4%
**Connectivity-Overall**3%
**Product Condition**2%
**Battery Life**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is a1398 battery profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $101K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the a1398 battery niche?**
- 16 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in a1398 battery?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Charging, Battery Life, Durability. The return rate is 5.5% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for a1398 battery peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the a1398 battery niche?**
- Listings span $36.14–$69.03; the average listing price is $50.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 558 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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