Repair site praises new iPhone 16 line as the most repairable yet

The traditional teardown by repair site iFixit has given the iPhone 16 lineup the highest repairability score of any previous iPhone, thanks to three key changes in the design and internals that make it easier to access components.The iPhone 16 lineup is easier to disassemble than ever before. Photo credit: iFixitThe rating, which is provisional pending Apple's release of parts, is based on what iFixit identifies as three major changes. As noted in an earlier teardown, rumors of Apple encasing the iPhone 16 Pro battery in hard steel case have proven to be true.'Hard cell batteries instead of soft pouch batteries won't get accidentally punctured by a slip of a screwdriver, and so they're way less likely to catch fire,' iFixit noted on its blog, greatly reducing the risk of battery damage. The company also praised Apple's change to a new adhesive that secures that battery, which can now be debonded when one passes an small electrical current through it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums