iFix Celebrates 10 Years of iPhone Teardowns

iFixit is celebrating 10 years of iPhone with a look at all 15 teardowns over the years.

iPhones have become taller, wider, and skinnier. But they’ve also become more repairable. The very first iPhone earned a dismal 2/10 on our repairability scale. It had a soldered battery and was almost impossible to open without breaking the case. Repairability improved radically from there—jumping to a 7/10 for the iPhone 3G. And the phones have remained relatively repair-friendly since. The most recent iPhone offering, the iPhone 7, earned a respectable 7/10 on our scale in 2016.

Which iPhone is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!


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