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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.
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.
iFixit tears down Apple iPhone 16 and finds it greener
It doesn't take iFixit long to teardown the latest Apple smartphone - the iPhone 16 (and iPhone 16 Plus) in this
The iPhone 16 has 3 major changes that make it much easier to repair — here's how
Fixit has revealed 3 key design changes that make repairing the iPhone 16 series much easier than previous generations.
iFixit Shows Off the iPhone 16's Shocking Battery Removal Process
But the battery is the real star of the show. The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus use a new electrically-releasing battery adhesive that improves the ease and safety of battery replacements. Simply apply a 9-volt charge to the battery, and it can be removed within a few seconds. (Unfortunately, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max do not use Apple's new adhesive.)
iPhone 16 Scores Higher on Repairability Than iPhone 15
In light of these three key design changes, iFixit granted the iPhone 16 lineup a repairability score of seven out of 10. By comparison, the iPhone 15 series received a score of four out of 10. This puts the iPhone 16 on par with the iPhone 14, which also got a seven out of 10 repairability score.
The iPhone 16 is the most-repairable iPhone yet, according to iFixit
iFixit awarded the iPhone 16 a repairability score of 7, a huge improvement over the 4 that the iPhone 15 was given, and the best score to date for an iPhone. It's a good score, but there's still room for improvement.
iPhone 16 teardown reveals what Apple packed into the device
The iPhone is as susceptible to this phenomenon as any device. Unveiled at last week’s “Glowtime” event in Cupertino, the iPhone 16 line current occupies a kind of liminal space. The devices’ headliner is the addition of Apple Intelligence, an in-house generative AI platform designed to enhance the iOS user experience.
iPhone 16's 'Revolutionary' Battery Removal Process Shown in Video
Over the weekend, well-known repair website iFixit shared an iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus teardown video, and an accompanying ...
Repair site praises new iPhone 16 line as the most repairable yet
The traditional teardown by repair site iFixit has given the iPhone 16 lineup the highest repairability score of any previous ...
Watch the iPhone 16’s electrically charged battery replacement process
Fixit’s annual iPhone teardown shows how debond-on-demand adhesive works and the mechanics of Apple’s new Camera button.
iPhone 16 dubbed Apple's most repairable model in years
Apple's latest iPhone has arrived, and the teardown crew at iFixit has wasted no time in pulling apart an iPhone 16 and found ...