Apple acknowledged that the iPhone 14 was designed to be simpler to restore, however it may need undersold that improve. iFixit has completed a teardown of this 12 months’s base iPhone, and it is clear that the system was reworked from the bottom up with do-it-yourself fixes in thoughts. The again glass is simpler and cheaper to repair, as promised, however used a metallic midframe to maintain the entrance simply as accessible. The design is extra repairable than the numerous Android telephones which might be solely easy to open from the again, iFixit stated.

The iPhone 14’s midframe maintains the identical structural rigidity you noticed within the 13 household. Apple had already moved the earpiece and entrance digicam array to a extra repairable location on the earlier technology’s mainframe.

The iPhone 14 is not going to make Fairphone consumers remorse their purchases. Apple nonetheless requires that prospects and technicians activate components after they’re put in, so you’ll be able to’t simply use an unofficial again as an alternative of doubtless pricier Self Service Restore parts. Even so, iFixit claims that is probably the most repairable Apple handset since 2016’s iPhone 7.

The rework is not utterly stunning. Apple is dealing with strain to enhance repairability from each the federal authorities and state legislatures. If it did not handle at-home repairs with its designs, it risked battles with regulators that would pressure modifications and dish out penalties. Regardless of the reasoning, you most likely will not thoughts in case you’ve been ready for an iPhone that is really fix-friendly.