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iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process
Unfortunately, the 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max haven't moved to the new battery replacement process found in the 16 and 16 Plus. On the bright side, it's much easier to service the USB-C port than before, though Apple doesn't sell that part separately.
iFixit Teardown Reveals It’s So Easy to Take the Back Off of the iPhone 16
The adhesive around the new iPhone has an aluminum lining underneath the rail, which allows electricity to pulse through and soften the glue as it warms it up. This is cleaner to work with than the usual adhesive strips and is also resealable. It’s specifically available on the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus.
Apple Has Introduced a Cool New Trick for the iPhone 16 Battery Removal Process
Fixit has given the iPhone 16, a 7/10 on its repairability scale, which is the highest repairability score for any iPhone.
iPhone 16’s electric glue, plus 4 more exciting surprises from iFixit’s teardown
Fixit's iPhone 16 and 16 Plus teardown shows the various surprises inside the non-Pro phones, including the new electric glue.
See the iPhone 16’s game-changing battery removal process in new iFixit teardown
Only the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have the new adhesive, and they’ve earned a 7/10 on iFixit’s repairability scale. “Apple definitely seems to be leveling up on repairability,” Mokhtari, adding Apple has “landed another repairability win” with this year’s base iPhones thanks to the new battery removal procedure.
iFixit’s Teardowns of the iPhone 16 Lineup Reveal Improved Battery Replaceability and More
Fixit has released the results of its teardowns of the iPhone 16 lineup. I love these posts because not only do they provide insights into the repairability of the new iPhones, but they also answer interesting questions like: Is the Cameral Control button a physical button?
First Teardowns Reveal the iPhone 16 Is More Repairable Than Ever
The iPhone 16 Pro models gain the “enter through either the front or the back” design introduced in the standard iPhone 14 lineup two years ago. This means you no longer have to remove the expensive and fragile OLED display — and risk damaging it — just to get at unrelated components like the battery.
iPhone 16 Scores Higher on Repairability Than iPhone 15
Tech reviewers may not consider the iPhone 16 lineup Apple's most drastically improved iPhone series, but it's evidently making strides in repairability (as the company had pledged). Repair website iFixit praised the iPhone 16 series in a blog post published Sunday for making "three big leaps for repairkind,
iFixit Shows Off the iPhone 16's Shocking Battery Removal Process
It takes a steady hand to safely remove a battery from an iPhone. Now, in a new teardown video, iFixit is showing how the iPhone 16's battery can be replaced without any tugging, pulling, or cutting—a small electric charge is all it takes.
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I Replaced My iPhone Battery at Home, and You Can Swap Out Yours Too
I f you've just put a new iPhone 16 in your pocket, then you probably don't need to worry about your battery for some time.
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Check out the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s guts in iFixit’s latest teardown
Courtesy of iFixit, a new teardown video of the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold reveals what the repairability advocate ...