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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
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 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.)
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.
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 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 made its own USB-C soldering iron, and it’s already a joy
Today, iFixit will also sell a $300 Portable Soldering Toolkit that fits the iron and battery station into a custom tool roll ...
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.
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Hands On: iFixit's New Soldering Iron and Power Station Is Portable, Powerful, and Fast
The beginner-friendly FixHub Smart Soldering Iron and Portable Power Station is USB-C-powered and reaches soldering ...
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iPhone 16 battery needs a good zapping to debond the adhesive — the process takes a minute and a half when using a 9V battery
Fixit demonstrates a unique property in the adhesive used in the iPhone 16. A 9V battery can debond the adhesive for easy ...
Surprise! iPhone 16 Scores High Marks In Teardown For Its DIY-Friendly Features
Apple may be pushing all of the features in its iPhone 16 lineup, but the smartphone maker's efforts improve repairability ...
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 ...