Internally, the iPhone 14 is an entirely new device and much easier to repair.
At first glance, anyone might think that iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 are practically the same, their design has hardly changed externally. However, there is a very important internal change that he discovered I fix it This is a huge improvement in terms of repairability.
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are the first iPhone models that can be opened from the back of the device since iPhone 4S. This means that the screen and the rear glass can be separated from the body of the device, which greatly simplifies repairs.
It’s so important that it should have been Apple’s big announcement: the iPhone has been redesigned from the ground up to make it easier to repair. Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit.
The iPhone 14 redesign is great news
Since the return of the glass design with the iPhone X, rear window repair has always been a problem. To disassemble the device, we had to remove the screen and we were able to access all the components, but the rear glass was part of the body of the device. Repairing this glass costs a lot of money.
It ends with iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, since the screen and the rear glass can be separated without major problems for replacement.
The best feature of the iPhone 14 is the one Apple didn’t tell you about. Forget the satellite SOS and bigger camera, the headline goes: Apple has completely redesigned the inside of the iPhone 14 to make it easier to repair. It’s not entirely visible from the outside, but it’s a big deal. It’s the biggest design change to the iPhone in a long time.
Unfortunately, this new design was not implemented in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, causing repair costs to skyrocket. While The repair of the rear glass of the iPhone 14 Pro costs 599 dollars in the Apple Store, that of the iPhone 14 costs only 199a drastic reduction.
The new metal framework supporting the structure required a complete internal overhaul, as well as an RF overhaul and an effective doubling of its protection perimeter. In other words, Apple went back to the drawing board and redesigned the internals of the iPhone to make it easier to repair.
This is certainly a very important change and one that is probably responsible for the iPhone 14 is slightly thicker than the iPhone 13. Something almost imperceptible but hiding a big secret.