Apple manages to hold onto its recent repairability record with the latest data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/iphone-air-vs-iphone-17-pro-which-one-is-right-for-you-001538431.html” data-ylk=”slk:iPhone Air;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>iPhone Air, which maintains a provisional 7 out of 10 in iFixit’s teardown. As seen in the data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.ifixit.com/News/113171/iphone-air-teardown” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:teardown;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>teardown, the iPhone Air can easily swap batteries, has a modular USB-C port and offers day-one repair guides. Even though the iPhone Air represents Apple’s thinnest iPhone ever at 5.6mm, iFixit said the slim design makes repairs “more approachable, not less.”
Apple kept the same battery design that was introduced with the data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/ifixit-tears-down-the-iphone-16e-now-with-repairable-usb-c-charging-port-151558784.html” data-ylk=”slk:iPhone 16;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>iPhone 16 lineup,…
