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Tag: iFixit

Apple Watch Ultra teardown reveals a beautiful, rugged smartwatch, inside and out

Monday, September 26, 2022 5:07 pm3 Comments

The new Apple Watch Ultra—a bigger, shinier, and more rugged upgrade to its market-dominating smartwatch line. It’s designed to compete…

iPhone 14 models have Qualcomm satellite modem, new Apple radio chips

Monday, September 19, 2022 9:06 amNo Comments

Apple’s iPhone 14 models contain a Qualcomm chip that can talk to satellites, but have additional custom-designed Apple components…

16-inch MacBook Pro teardown reveals easier battery replacement (with video)

Friday, October 29, 2021 5:23 pmNo Comments

iFixit’s 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro teardown reveals an easier battery replacement and better overall repairability…

Teardown reveals probable cause of Apple Watch Series 7 delay

Friday, October 22, 2021 4:18 pmFriday, October 22, 2021No Comments

iFixit got a crack team stacked with former Apple engineers to help them in their Apple Watch Series 7 teardown which reveals some surprising

Teardowns of M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro reveal familiar internals

Friday, November 20, 2020 11:01 amFriday, November 20, 20202 Comments

iFixit have completed teardowns of Apple’s new M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro, discovering that not much has changed in their designs…

Watch iFixit teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 12

Friday, October 23, 2020 3:17 pmNo Comments

Today iFixit streamed their first teardown of the iPhone 12. Kay Kay Clapp, iFixit’s Director of Things, Taylor Dixon, iFixit Teardown Eng…

Apple Watch Series 6 teardown reveals bigger battery, slimmer design

Monday, September 21, 2020 3:23 pm5 Comments

As detailed in a new teardown from iFixit, the Apple Watch Series 6 packs several notable changes to its internal design, including…

iFixit community asks for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals

Friday, March 20, 2020 9:55 pm3 Comments

The iFixit community is asking for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals amid the coronavirus pandemic. iFixit is building a database of repair…

iFixit grates cheese on Apple’s new cheese grater Mac Pro

Friday, December 13, 2019 2:19 pm8 Comments

Join us as we open up and give you our first impressions of Apple’s brand new Mac Pro…

iPhone 11 teardown reveals Apple’s A13 Bionic chip and much more

Monday, September 23, 2019 12:01 pmMonday, September 23, 20193 Comments

Apple’s iPhone 11 introduces a powerful dual-camera system, offering an intuitive camera experience with the highest quality video in a smartphone and Night mode for photos….

Samsung: We’ll re-release the troubled Galaxy Fold in September – no, really

Thursday, July 25, 2019 9:16 amThursday, July 25, 20199 Comments

Tech masochists the world over will soon get all bent out of shape. Feckless Samsung’s beleaguered $1980 Galaxy Fold is ready for another try at release…

Samsung exec claims ‘most’ Galaxy Fold issues ‘ironed out,’ finally ‘ready to hit the market’

Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:25 am8 Comments

Samsung Electronics’ first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will launch soon, as “most” issues linked to the screen have been solved…

Beleaguered Samsung’s defective Galaxy Fold stuck in limbo

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:37 amTuesday, May 7, 201911 Comments

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it cannot confirm the shipping date for its foldable device Galaxy Fold…

iFixit pulls Galaxy Fold teardown at beleaguered Samsung’s request

Friday, April 26, 2019 8:58 amFriday, April 26, 201912 Comments

After two days of intense public interest, iFixit has removed our teardown of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold…

iFixit’s iPad Pro and Apple Pencil teardown raises tantalizing possibility

Monday, November 12, 2018 9:57 amMonday, November 12, 20184 Comments

The new iPad Pro 11-inch sports narrower bezels, curvy LCD corners, and cutting edge silicon…

iFixit teardown awards Apple’s new Mac mini 6/10 for repairability

Friday, November 9, 2018 10:29 amFriday, November 9, 20182 Comments

The fan unscrews with zero fuss…

Teardown of Apple’s new MacBook Air reveals increased repairability

Thursday, November 8, 2018 9:26 amThursday, November 8, 20184 Comments

After years of neglect, Apple has finally updated the widely-beloved MacBook Air…

Teardown reveals iPhone Xr secrets

Friday, October 26, 2018 4:15 pmFriday, October 26, 20184 Comments

Don’t want to spend $1,000 on a smartphone? This year Apple brings top-tier specs to the iPhone Xr…

Apple Watch Series 4 teardown reveals radical rethink

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 3:03 pmTuesday, September 25, 20183 Comments

This year’s iteration of the Apple Watch can be your trainer, doctor, guardian, and now…

iPhone Xs/Max teardowns reveal reveal Intel, Micron, Toshiba parts

Friday, September 21, 2018 5:00 pmFriday, September 21, 20183 Comments

Apple Inc’s latest iPhones use components made by Intel Corp, Micron Technology, and Toshiba…

Apple HomePod teardown reveals hidden 14-pin port, 16 GB flash storage

Monday, February 12, 2018 9:30 amMonday, February 12, 20183 Comments

Our X-ray intelligence showed us some screws under the foot, so we concentrated our fire on…

Teardown reveals Apple’s iPhone X has two batteries and two logic boards

Friday, November 3, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, November 3, 20178 Comments

Ten years ago, Apple introduced the very first iPhone, and changed the world…

iPhone 8 teardown confirms Apple’s secret specs

Friday, September 22, 2017 10:49 am11 Comments

Bringing you the iPhone 8 teardown as early as you can get it…

Hell freezes over: Apple’s new 21.5-inch iMac features upgradeable RAM, CPU

Thursday, June 8, 2017 3:27 pmThursday, June 8, 201733 Comments

Apple has broken away from the soldered mold by allowing RAM to be upgraded and CPUs to be tinkered with by users…

Apple announces ‘Multi-Touch Repair Program’ for iPhone 6 Plus units with ‘Touch Disease’

Friday, November 18, 2016 9:32 am7 Comments

This worldwide program covers affected iPhone 6 Plus devices for 5 years after the first retail sale of the unit…

Apple Watch Series 2 teardown: Same on the outside, rather different on the inside

Friday, September 16, 2016 4:27 pmFriday, September 16, 20162 Comments

Last time we had an Apple Watch on our teardown table, we encountered the tiniest tri-point screw…

iPhone 7 Plus teardown: Second lower speaker grille leads… nowhere?

Friday, September 16, 2016 12:01 pmFriday, September 16, 201636 Comments

Since Apple’s announcement day, we’ve been anxiously awaiting the chance to delve into their latest and greatest tech…

Apple faces class action lawsuit over iPhone 6 ‘Touch Disease’

Monday, August 29, 2016 1:38 pm20 Comments

A class action lawsuit against Apple has been filed over an alleged defect that causes iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus touchscreens to become unresponsive and fail…

Apple accused of iPhone 6 ‘touch disease’ defect

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 1:01 pmWednesday, August 24, 201623 Comments

iFixit claims that ‘a tonne’ of iPhone 6 Plus handsets have experienced the problem…

Teardown: Apple’s new 12-inch MacBook with Retina display

Monday, April 25, 2016 10:28 amMonday, April 25, 20163 Comments

A year after release, Apple just announced its first update to the 12″ MacBook with Retina Display…

iFixit 9.7-inch iPad Pro teardown: Apple didn’t skimp on the specs

Monday, April 4, 2016 3:58 pmMonday, April 4, 20166 Comments

Apple may have let all the Air out of the iPad line, but they didn’t skimp on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro’s specs…

Apple confirms: iPad Pro has USB 3.0-compatible Lightning port

Friday, November 13, 2015 11:31 pmFriday, November 13, 201514 Comments

Apple has confirmed that the new iPad Pro does support USB 3.0 transfer speeds over its Lightning port…

iPad Pro teardown reveals foam-filled speaker exclosures

Friday, November 13, 2015 4:43 pm6 Comments

The iPad Pro packs nearly twice the performance of the iPad Air 2, at less than twice the price…

Apple pulls iFixit app from App Store, bans developer account over Apple TV teardown

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 5:35 pmWednesday, September 30, 201538 Comments

Not too long ago, we tore down the Apple TV and Siri Remote. The developer unit we disassembled was sent to us by Apple. Evidently, they didn’t intend for us to take it apart…

Apple Watch teardown reveals pulse oximeter, suggesting future measurement of blood oxygen

Friday, April 24, 2015 12:00 pmFriday, April 24, 201519 Comments

iFixit’s teardown of the Apple Watch has revealed that the sophisticated heart-rate monitor…

New Apple MacBook ties for worst repairability score ever

Friday, April 17, 2015 1:58 pmFriday, April 17, 201548 Comments

It’s no secret Apple doesn’t give a fig for do-it-yourself device repair…

Why I drilled holes in my MacBook Pro and put it in the oven

Monday, December 29, 2014 5:27 pmMonday, December 29, 201442 Comments

My MacBook Pro and I had a wild weekend…

Taking apart Apple’s new 2014 MacBook Air models

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:29 pmWednesday, April 30, 20148 Comments

We took apart the new-for-2014, $100-cheaper MacBook Air models…

iFixit boss: Apple has ‘done everything it can to put repair guys out of business’

Friday, March 28, 2014 5:02 pmFriday, March 28, 201447 Comments

Fixing and upgrading iOS devices can be a rewarding business opportunity…

Macintosh 128K teardown

Friday, January 24, 2014 12:57 pm16 Comments

January 24th, 1984 marks the date the original Macintosh computer went on sale…

Apple’s Mac Pro wins plaudits, strong repairability score from iFixit

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 4:02 pmTuesday, December 31, 201330 Comments

For being so compact, the Mac Pro design is surprisingly modular and easy to disassemble…

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