The iFixit repairability test results are out for the iPhone 16e. It contains some surprises. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Repairing your iPhone without shelling out lots of money to Apple has long felt impossible. But, with recent Right to Repair laws in the likes of Colorado and Oregon, the new iPhones are a bit easier to repair without ever setting foot in an Apple store.

Digging further into the phone, the iFixit team found Apple's replacement for the Qualcomm modem, the C1. There is also the A18 chip (with a weaker GPU than other models), a selection of front and rear-facing cameras, and, of course, no home button on the front.

The iPhone 16e isn’t just free of parts pairing, it’s also more repairable across the board. The new electrically released adhesive makes removing the battery easier because i

After an initial teardown of the new iPhone in Hong Kong, the well-known repair service provider has now also taken a look at the device. There were surprises.

Among the various changes Apple brought to the new “budget” iPhone 16e model, there have also been upgrades in terms of its overall repairability as well. These updates to the design arrive from a teardown video shared by iFixit.

The Apple iPhone 16e managed to get a rather respectable repairability rating. Here are the details, with a teardown video included.

A teardown of the new iPhone 16e shows Apple has adopted repair-friendly practices for the model, with images also giving a close look at Apple's new C1 modem.