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iFixit today announced the release of its redesigned Essential Electronics Toolkit, a magnetized case equipped with a variety of tools and screwdriver bits for repairing iPhones and other electronics at home.

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Many of the tools are featured in iFixit's iPhone repair guides, including the iFixit Opening Tool, iFixit Opening Picks, and Suction Handle, providing the essentials for do-it-yourself screen repairs and battery swaps.

The toolkit includes:
Magnetized Driver Handle
Angled ESD-safe Precision Tweezers
Spudger
Jimmy
iFixit Opening Tool
iFixit Opening Picks set of 6
Suction Handle
Easy-to-Open Magnetized Case
Lid with Built-in Sorting Tray
Sixteen 4 mm Precision Screwdriver Bits
Phillips - 000, 00, 0, 1, 2
Pentalobe - P2, P5
Flathead - 1, 2.5, 4 mm
Torx - T4, T5
Torx Security - TR6, TR8, TR10
SIM Eject Bit
The Essential Electronics Toolkit -- a good stocking stuffer -- is $19.95 on iFixit's website.

Article Link: iFixit Launches New $20 Essential Electronics Toolkit for iPhone Repairs
 
Great tool for DIY repairs so you don't have to pay a fortune to change a broken screen or swap a cheap old battery.
 
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So they say that the iPhone 7 has a 1/10 repairability score and basically you can't repair it.

How can they sell a $10 ratchet for $20?

Hypocrites.
 
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Can you even repair iPhones now?
Surprisingly, they're quite easy to repair.
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So they say that the iPhone 7 has a 1/10 repairability score and basically you can't repair it.

How can they sell a $10 ratchet for $20?

Hypocrites.

ITT: People who think iPhones are built like MacBook Pros
 

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I have had every iphone starting with the 3GS. Total repairs required - ZERO.

And yet, I would love to accept this stocking stuffer just so I can take an old phone apart and tinker. :D
 
No Tri-point bits though :( Frankly I have all the phillips, flat, and Torx bits I need, and screwdriver handles. But the only way to get the specialty bits, is to buy the whole 64-piece or 128-piece kits.
 
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You: "Hey an iPhone repair kit for Christmas thanks!

Other person: "You're welcome, coincidently my battery needs replacing shall we test out your new kit"
 
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Can you even repair iPhones now?

Its quite sad to know that an iPhone can be repaired much easier than a MacBook Pro which is actually a throw away computer. So much for the green footprint at Apple. :(
 
iPhones are actually some of the easiest to repair phones out there. Clearly the MacBook team didn't get the memo though.

Maybe the previous iPhones were. But with the IP67X rating on the iPhone 7, includes a lot more adehesive, which makes it more difficult. I wouldn't chance it, unless you absolutely Were confident on what you were doing.
 
Maybe the previous iPhones were. But with the IP67X rating on the iPhone 7, includes a lot more adehesive, which makes it more difficult. I wouldn't chance it, unless you absolutely Were confident on what you were doing.
Depends on the person. I would rather live without water resistance than live with a broken screen or poor battery. That being said I always recommend letting Apple do it if it is still under warranty.
 
Depends on the person. I would rather live without water resistance than live with a broken screen or poor battery. That being said I always recommend letting Apple do it if it is still under warranty.

Agreed. I could care less about the water resistance. I don't shower with my iPhone (Which, apparently a large majority of forum members do? Weird) or get my iPhone near water. I see so many iPhone users with cracked screens, that would annoy me immensely.
 
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