US EditionThe iPhone Air Is Apple’s Most Delightful New Product in a Long Time. Is It Enough?
The iPhone Air's 5.6 mm thickness and modular design improve repairability with detachable components and a titanium frame, according to iFixit's recent teardown.
- IFixit performed a teardown of Apple's iPhone Air, the company's thinnest iPhone measuring 5.6mm and featuring a major redesign with a new camera plateau.
- Apple designed the camera plateau to fit crucial components inside the slim frame and used a titanium frame with plastic gaps to reduce cellular interference.
- The device uses clipped-in glass panels, a modular USB-C port, and battery adhesive that can be loosened by low-voltage electrical current introduced last year.
- The MagSafe Battery pack uses the same 12.26 watt-hour battery as the iPhone Air, which can be removed and installed in the phone without issue, and iFixit rated the phone 7/10 for repairability.
- This teardown reveals Apple’s effort to balance sleek design with practical repairs, though iFixit notes that long-term durability of structural weak points remains uncertain.
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How Apple built the super-thin iPhone Air: Teardown report reveals details
The newly launched iPhone Air, at 5.6mm thick, features a design that merges elegance with practical repairability. Key findings from iFixit show a unique camera plateau and a simplified internal layout, indicating a shift towards more user-friendly iPhone maintenance.
iPhone Air teardown shows how Apple pulled off the thin design
The iPhone Air is a highly-repairable smartphone despite being so thin, the annual teardown of Apple's latest models reveals.A fully-disassembled iPhone Air - Image Credit: iFixitShortly after Apple releases a new product, there's a rush by repair outfits to take apart the latest hardware to check out how it's made. For the iPhone Air, the teardown from iFixit reveals more about how Apple rearranged the structure of its smartphone design to matc…
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