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 teardown reveals what Apple packed into the device
But there’s a trade-off. In a subtle but notable omission, iFixit pointed out that the iPhone 16 lacks a millimeter-wave antenna, sacrificed to make space for the new Camera Control button. While it’s unlikely to be a dealbreaker, you might experience the occasional hiccup in your Wi-Fi connectivity.
Over the weekend, well-known repair website iFixit shared an iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus teardown video, and an accompanying ...
Only the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have the new adhesive, and they’ve earned a 7/10 on iFixit’s repairability scale.
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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