iFixit gives us the inside scope on Apple's latest product releases
iFixit has completed its annual tear down of the latest available new Apple products: iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple TV 4K. What did they find? Here are the highlights and a list of component suppliers identified in the teardowns.
iPhone secrets
iFixit seems to think the glass used on the back of the new iPhones is stronger than that used on the Galaxy S8 (as also evidenced by this drop test), but they note that replacement of that part will be very challenging.
“We’re not really sure how Apple plans to replace it,” they said. They noted that the glass was likely to crack if engineers attempted to remove it, making some repairs nearly impossible to achieve — though the waterproofing’s good.
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