Is The iPhone 15 Pro Repairable? - Parts Swap Test

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In this video we take a deep dive into the repairability of the new iPhone 15 Pro Max. We'll conduct a teardown of the device, swap motherboards, and investigate the presence of any concealed software locks that Apple might have incorporated to make third-party repairs more challenging. Throughout the video, we'll provide insights and analysis to help you understand the implications of our findings. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a DIY repair enthusiast, or simply curious about your iPhone's inner workings, this video is packed with valuable information. We hope you enjoy!

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Chapters:
0:00 Apple's Anti-Repair Tactics
1:12 Unboxing
3:41 Setup and Labeling
4:16 Opening the iPhone 15 Pro Max
6:17 Inside the iPhone 15 Pro Max
8:00 Screen Removal
8:33 Back Glass Removal
9:37 Motherboard Swap
11:30 What Important Messages Show Up?
12:23 My Findings...

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[adyghe]

The EU should start penalizing companies that pursue anti-repairability practices. Having your phone lose various features despite using Genuine products is disgraceful

[PhoneRepairGuru]

Hope you guys enjoy this one! It's been a wild day

[carsoncomrie]

I was like “huh sim eject tool? They’re eSIM only” and then I was like “Oh it’s the Canadian model”

[peak]

Props to him he started as a phone repairer and then he also became a youtuber and now bro is a business man

[simply_the_dev]

I just did a screen replacement in training at my job. I just used heat, small suction cup, some alcohol and the ifixit opener you see on your left along with the blue picks. Took me about 3 minutes to open it. It's so much easier than older models where you have to take stuff off the old screen and add it to the new screen. The new samsungs gives me the hardest of times to open.

[SalemTechsperts]

12:06 I appreciated the choice of fingers

[heyspookyboogie]

When they first started locking stuff down with things like the FaceID module, their justification made some sense for security. But basically everything they’ve done since has proven that was never the intent and it was always about trying to push people to go to Apple for repairs for a chance to upsell them.

[Kabonster]

Great work man! That titanium blue looks 🔥 I hope they fix the front camera issue with an update 🙄

[coolm]

7:14 those are EMI shielding fingerstrips for board or case-level RF shielding and grounding. I suspect the taptic-engine being a coil based actuator similar to a speaker (but tuned for response in way lower frequencies at high levels) and therefore be a strong source of parasitic interference if not contained well. They also exist in scales up to door-level for i.e. motor control rooms as well.

[happyclash]

As an android user I think the hardware and software design in iphones is insanely good, my problem is apples attitude to break random things because THEY are not the ones replacing it.

[idan]

Wow, it's wild to think that even with swapping parts from another identical iPhone, Camera, Face ID, True Tone, and the battery still give issues. 🤔 Shows how deep Apple's anti-repair measures go. Nonetheless, thanks for shedding light on this, it's so important for consumers to be aware! #RightToRepair

[speakamumbo]

if they spent the amount of effort and creativity on the actual phone rather than on the unrepairability, then the phones would sell a lot better

[nerdygirth]

So; what's ironic about this teardown... is that the front camera being replaced and causing the camera app to freeze whenever using it was also a known repair issue I had from replacing 6 and 7 plus models prior years ago.

[llamamilk]

theres alot of things i can understand companies wanting to do after "Unauthorized repairs" Messages saying its "Ingenuine" is honestly a good message, but not when you are using a part supplied by apple, its oke if its from a 3rd party, iphones get sold used alot and its nice there are signs to see what parts have been changed, but if they are changed with genuine apple parts there should be no reason for the phone to act up or straight up disable functions or features.

[dev.arch]

Phew! a PRG video right after school is a blessing.

[GurkenbauerTim]

Love your vids, you‘re my go-to guy for teardowns to see the inside life off these phones

[Uhaveanicedayty]

Actually looked pretty clean thought it was going to be all over with much more. I think to me the cables annoy me. I had to deal with something like this with two motherboards and the cables were insane, Totally different animal I was dealing with.Definitely looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Thanks so much for sharing.✌️💯

[DarkJK]

Great video. One thing that would be nice to have is updates on previous models and current on how fixable it is now. With original or non original parts.

[BigDaddy_MRI]

Thanks. Great video. Good to know these things.