Here’s the iPhone 14 with front and back panels, and a middle frame. [credit: iFixit ] As has become an annual custom, iFixit has done a teardown of the iPhone 14, Apple’s baseline flagship iPhone for 2022. While the iPhone 14 seems almost identical to its immediate predecessor on the surface, iFixit found one vital […]
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iFixit’s iPhone XS and XS Max teardown: Like the iPhone X with a couple surprises
iFixit When we went hands-on with the iPhone XS and XS Max, we were mainly struck by how similar they felt to the iPhone X—particularly the iPhone XS. But it turns out that inside, it’s the iPhone XS that diverges with an unusual new battery design. iFixit tore down both phones and provided analysis and […]
iPhone XS teardown shows few changes aside from the battery
You know it was only a matter of time before the people over at iFixit tore apart Apple’s latest and greatest smartphones. For the first time, they took their screwdrivers and tools to two phones at once: the iPhone XS and the XS Max. The guts of the new phone look very similar to last […]
Samsung Galaxy S9 teardown helps explain its camera tricks
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9+ revolve around their camera features, but some of the hardware functionality behind them has been a little mysterious. The picture is a little clearer, however, as iFixit has torn down the S9+ and provided a better look at the phone’s camera tech. To start, the signature variable aperture camera is […]
Ben Heck’s SNES Classic teardown
How does the SNES Classic compare to the NES Classic? Find out in this episode, wherein Ben picks up the newer edition and performs a teardown. Discover what components are in the box and how different the design is different from an electronics and mechanical perspective. Join Ben for a trip down memory lane with […]
iFixit’s iPhone X teardown finds two battery cells and an “unprecedented” logic board
Enlarge (credit: iFixit) With the launch of every new iPhone comes an accompanying teardown from iFixit uncovering exactly what’s inside of Apple’s latest device. The iPhone X is no exception, as the popular gadget repair site pried open the much-anticipated handset shortly after it went on sale on Friday. The teardown reveals a phone that […]
iFixit’s iPhone 8 teardown finds a smaller battery and lots of glue
Enlarge (credit: iFixit) There’s a new iPhone out in the wild, which means there’s a new teardown from iFixit showing everything that’s going on inside Apple’s latest handset. The popular repair site wrapped up its breakdown of the iPhone 8 on Friday, finding that the 8’s internals, unsurprisingly, look a good deal like those of […]
iFixit’s Galaxy Note 8 Teardown finds lots of glue, removable components
Enlarge / The Note 8 gets ripped apart. That’s a lot of pieces! (credit: iFixit) A new device has come out, so it’s time for iFixit to attack the phone with a battery of heat pads, pry tools, and screwdrivers. The site recently tore the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 asunder, revealing its gooey innards. And I […]
Juicero teardown hints at a very expensively-built product
Enlarge / In this post a venture capital partner pulls apart this machine. (credit: Juicero) A product designer and venture capital partner took apart a Juicero to see what made the notorious $ 400 juice presser so expensive. What he found was eight separate machined parts and a slew of custom plastic pieces that likely […]
Ben Heck’s Nintendo Classic Edition teardown
It’s time for another hardware teardown! This time it’s the Nintendo Classic Edition — specifically, a unit belonging to David of the “Technophiles” podcast. Using Keysight’s DSOX1102G oscilloscope, Ben is able to find out how the NES controller talks to the base of the NES Classic. He then compares the inner workings of the NES […]
