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iPhone 16 teardown shows new simpler replaceable battery system

The iPhone 16 lineup include a few advancements in repairability. Perhaps, the most significant hardware change is a new type...

Previous iPhone batteries are held down by normal glue, intended to be removed by way of four stretchy pull tabs. Simply attach alligator clips connected up to a power source and the iPhone battery cell comes out on its own. Assuming everything goes well with the 16s, you can imagine the new electrical adhesive rolling out to all iPhone models (and perhaps, other Apple devices) in the coming years.

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