iPhone 16 most easily repairable iPhone in ages - Samsung and Google to follow in Apple’s footsteps?
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Thanks to the latest iFixit teardown video, we now know that the iPhone 16 makes changing your battery much easier than before - thanks to a surprisingly genius internal design update by Apple.
Make no mistake - the positive change is influenced by the new European laws that say phone makers need to make batteries easier to replace - I suppose Apple is just using the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus as the testing ground for the inevitable update.
Apple’s solution? Adding a special adhesive that comes off with the help of electric current. What?! Although it might sound complicated, all you need to know is that this trick can be performed with a 9V battery or even power from a USB-C cable. The higher the current - the faster the adhesive will detach from the back of your iPhone.
This makes iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus’ score of 7/10 a huge improvement - and it’s all thanks to the easily removable battery and Apple’s decision to put an end to the whole part pairing thing - apart from Face ID - supposedly due to security reasons.
Make no mistake - the positive change is influenced by the new European laws that say phone makers need to make batteries easier to replace - I suppose Apple is just using the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus as the testing ground for the inevitable update.
Apple’s solution? Adding a special adhesive that comes off with the help of electric current. What?! Although it might sound complicated, all you need to know is that this trick can be performed with a 9V battery or even power from a USB-C cable. The higher the current - the faster the adhesive will detach from the back of your iPhone.
iFixit iPhone 16 teardown.
I remember the times when iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 would get a score of 4/10 from iFixit due to Apple’s controversial decision to make using different/unoriginal iPhone parts impossible by pairing your iPhone’s parts to your particular iPhone unit (using serial numbers).
This makes iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus’ score of 7/10 a huge improvement - and it’s all thanks to the easily removable battery and Apple’s decision to put an end to the whole part pairing thing - apart from Face ID - supposedly due to security reasons.
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