After two years of the original AirPods, you would think that the second-generation model would be a lot easier to service whereas in fact the new Apple earbuds are some of the most disposable products that the repair wizards over at iFixit have ever seen.
Teardown
First iPhone XR teardown arrives as iFixit gets to work on its own
That was quick. The first iPhone XR teardown video has arrived online. It arrives just hours after the device launched in 50 countries and territories around the world. Not surprising, the inside of the device looks a lot like what was found on the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max last month when those phones were released.
Apple Watch Series 4 teardown: stronger battery, doable screen replacements & more
Repair masters at iFixit earlier this morning published their detailed teardown analysis of a larger 44mm, cellular-equipped edition of the new Apple Watch Series 4 (model A2008).
Weirdly-shaped iPhone XS battery maximizes every millimeter of space inside the chassis
Apple's new smartphones take advantage of the company's first in-house designed power management chip, but the bigger news is that iPhone XS seems to have borrowed some of the coolest terraced battery designs we first saw in 2015's 12-inch Retina MacBook.
First iPhone XS teardown shows one noticeable change
As an "S" device, most didn't expect the iPhone XS to be all that different than its predecessor, the iPhone X, at least on the inside. What's being billed as the first iPhone XS teardown mostly confirms this expectation.
iFixit finds larger battery, T2 chip, more in 2018 MacBook Pro
After teasing it over the weekend, iFixit is out with the results of its full teardown of the recently introduced 2018 MacBook Pro. The new laptop is noted for its larger battery, all-new custom T2 chip, and more.
Education iPad teardown finds repairability doesn’t pencil out
“School is a brutal place for electronics—they need to be long-lived and fixable on the cheap for most education budgets,” iFixit told me in an email Tuesday.
HomePod teardown: 16GB onboard storage, 14-pin diagnostic port, LED array & more
iFixit used knives and a hacksaw to pry open their HomePod so you don't have to.
iFixit’s iMac Pro teardown shows off redesigned internals and modular components
With their usual degree of pomp and circumstance, iFixit has performed a teardown of the new iMac Pro. Based on their results, it now appears that the iMac Pro will be at least somewhat upgradable.
The addition of a second battery gives iPhone X two extra hours of run time than iPhone 7
The first thing iFixit noticed when they tore apart their iPhone X were two lithium-ion batteries powering this phone—a first in an iPhone—both of which are rated higher than the cells providing power to iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
What’s that mystery chip in your iPhone X?
Your iPhone X has a “mystery chip” under its hood, according to repair experts at iFixit.
iPhone X teardown: 3GB RAM, two-cell 2,716 mAh battery, stacked logic board & more
iPhone X went on sale around the world today and iFixit this morning published their teardown analysis of the handset, revealing the internal design radically different from prior models.