Hot-Wiring the iPhone 16: New Battery Removal and Complete Teardown

The iPhone 16 has had a huge internal redesign. With a new, highly repairable battery and improved thermal management, this is the coolest phone in the entire 16 lineup–in more ways than one.

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00:00 The coolest iPhones yet
00:24 iPhone 16 CT scans and iPhone 15 comparisons
01:01 iPhone 16 teardown starts!
01:41 Back glass under a microscope
01:58 iPhone 16 vs iPhone 16 Plus
02:36 Revolutionary battery - The best adhesive removal system yet
03:11 The FixHub Power Series Portable Soldering Station
05:23 Screen removal on a dual entry system
05:46 Stripping the parts from the lower and upper assembly
07:18 Logic board removal, decapping, and splitting
07:31 Removing the ever popular Camera Control button
08:20 The iPhone 16 and iOS 18 are repairability wins
09:15 Repairability roundup and score

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[SalzmanSoftware]

I never thought I would see the day when an iPhone gets a 7/10 on the iFixit repairability scale!

[ericcarabetta]

That electricity activated glue was fascinating.

[AtomicSymphonic]

I have to thank the multitude of US States, Canada, the EU, and some other countries like Brazil for enacting Right to Repair with little to no loopholes for companies to exploit. Without the efforts of the repair movement, the great "anti-repair beast" known as Apple would never have "relented" and allowed their devices to finally be designed for *end-user* repairability. Thank you to you both iFixit and Louis Rossmann for this massive achievement.

[yuanxichen]

Replacability of batteries is a great step forward

[AndrewSelkirkEh]

when will we get a teardown and battery replacement for that new soldering iron powerpack?

[MarcelStieber]

Very cool battery adhesive tech! Great teardown as always, iFixit!

[AMatofFact]

This is a huge win for right to repair. Still a long way to go, but it's a start.

[anianii]

6:20 The Headphone Jack was removed with iPhone 7, not 6S

[LazorVideosDestruction]

I still think there are cheaper and more repairable ways to secure the battery inside the phone, but this adhesive tech is really cool, and I hope to see other manufacturers copy it

[reddcube]

The new battery removal is wonderful. And calibrating replacement parts on phone makes iPhone 16 the most repairable iPhone so far.

[david-wildcard]

I really enjoyed how you explained how the battery disconnects when current is applied and seeing these close up images and xray, really cool!

[Daryl]

That electric battery magic is so cool

[SNESChalmers]

As of the iPhone 17, more generations of iPhones will not have had a headphone jack than generations that did.

[ihtesham_emon]

A repairability score of 7 for an iphone, unbelievable ‼️😮

[rpWeb]

I love that you actually pronounce your 'T's . Thank you

[Zomboy]

I really wish the 16 Pro had that teal colour, it looks so nice

[rat_step]

The new adhesive is so cool! I'm more excited about that than the new not-a-button.

[swagmalone]

Finally repairability for the common folk.... except worse pre iPhone X, but thanks for the electro battery removal really takes the shock out the price of the replacement😇

[thenoob]

does this mean I can fix it for less than 400 bucks

[Drews]

Thinking of finally upgrading from my 13 mini to a 16/pro. Still love my 13 mini but I’m intrigued by the new models. Fixed several issues from the 15’s and the big increase in battery is nice. I don’t care at all about AI though.