iFixit Shares Live Teardown of the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro

[MacRumors]

iFixit is gearing up for one of traditional teardowns of the new iPhone 13 models, but ahead of that full teardown, iFixit has done a live event to give us a first glimpse inside the refreshed devices.

As we've seen in prior inside looks, the new iPhones have smaller, square-shaped Taptic Engines, and the iPhone 13 Pro has a smaller, denser logic board than the iPhone 13 along with an L-shaped battery and a larger internal camera module.

Battery capacities were unveiled earlier today, and iPhone 13 models have larger batteries across the board. The iPhone 13 mini has a 2,406 mAh battery, the iPhone 13 has a 3,227 mAh battery, the iPhone 13 Pro has a 3,095 mAh battery, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a 4,352 mAh battery.

iFixit's live teardown is interesting for those who want to see a step-by-step deconstruction of the device, but there's not a lot of new information to learn at this point. iFixit plans to publish a more in-depth teardown next week, which should give us some more insight on the internal components.

Article Link: iFixit Shares Live Teardown of the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro

 

[_Spinn_]

I love watching iFixit's teardowns. It is always interesting to get a peak inside the devices we use everyday.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I love my iPhone iFixit has done a great job.

 

[subi257]

Ohhh, you got yours already

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Ohhh, you got yours already

You already know! Did you get yours?

 

[subi257]

You already know! Did you get yours?

Not yet wiUPS says by 7:00 pm EST

 

[JosephAW]

I have a hammer that can take it apart faster!📱🔨

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Not yet wiUPS says by 7:00 pm EST

You’ll get it soon hang in there. It’s an amazing device!!

 

[subi257]

You’ll get it soon hang in there. It’s an amazing device!!

I got the blue and based on the picture that you posted it looks very nice.

 

[subi257]

You already know! Did you get yours?

Did you get it all set up? Are you having any of the issues that some of the people are complaining about?

 

[nicroma]

I have a hammer that can take it apart faster!📱🔨

Also referred to as a "watch maker's x-ray." 🤣

 

[rukia]

Asian tear down sites have already posted their detailed live tear downs. Qualcomm x60 modem is the takeaway.

 

[Truefan31]

Asian tear down sites have already posted their detailed live tear downs. Qualcomm x60 modem is the takeaway.

The x60 is much improved over the x55?

 

[applefanboysince93]

The x60 is much improved over the x55?

I thought there was supposed to be significant energy usage improvements with the x60. Somehow that narrative has been lost and the improved battery life has strictly been attributed to the larger batteries and on the Pro models, the LTPO variable refresh tech.

 

[Johnny London]

Is the battery serialized? (See Louis Rossmann’s channel on youtube.)

 

[Truefan31]

I thought there was supposed to be significant energy usage improvements with the x60. Somehow that narrative has been lost and the improved battery life has strictly been attributed to the larger batteries and on the Pro models, the LTPO variable refresh tech.

I thought it provided better performance too?

 

[rukia]

The x60 is much improved over the x55?

Yes. x55 was QCOM's first gen 5G modem. x60 is a 5nm modem that has much improved power consumption. It's the combination of the larger battery and x60 modem that allows for the much longer 5G usage time. It's been widely speculated that iPhone 13 will get the x60 but the tear down confirmed it.

 

[mprime_17]

Yes. x55 was QCOM's first gen 5G modem. x60 is a 5nm modem that has much improved power consumption. It's the combination of the larger battery and x60 modem that allows for the much longer 5G usage time. It's been widely speculated that iPhone 13 will get the x60 but the tear down confirmed it.

x50 was the first-gen. This x60 it's the third.

 

[Solver]

Looking forward to the teardown of the Apple Watch 6.5 (aka 7)

 

[TechJunkie4Life]

Looks like TechInsights has the board shots already up and marked! https://www.techinsights.com/blog/teardown/apple-iphone-13-pro-teardown

 

[827538]

The x60 is much improved over the x55?

Yes, finally brings sub6 and mmWave aggregation which is huge and brings major real world improvements

Secondly it brings VoNR but Apple hasn’t mentioned anything about it which is odd, but the X60 modem definitely has it.

Also likely a bit more efficient and has some more 5G bands than the X55.

Overall a superb modem that does absolutely everything.

 

[svish]

Always interesting to see a teardown. Waiting for the full teardown of the new iPhones

 

[iamasmith]

Coming from the iPhone Xs with nice rounded sides I half expected them to find Sardines in the can. I think the new squared edges will grow on me.. especially once I pack away the old one for the trade-in.

 

[liberte1776]

So does it do Wi-Fi 6E as was rumored??
i.e.

Exclusive Report Details WiFi 6E Potential For iPhone 13 Range

Apple's most future-proof iPhone 13 upgrade is going to be easily missed...

www.forbes.com

 

[magicMac]

So does it do Wi-Fi 6E as was rumored??

not according to the official spec sheet, but it would be good to know the exact make and model of the wifi/BT module in use on the 13 series this year.