Despite lacking a repairability score, this comprehensive OnePlus 5 teardown is far from encouraging for occasional smartphone handymen.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 predictably costs more to make than S7 and S7 Edge, way more than iPhone 7
At an estimated $307.50, Samsung's Galaxy S8 bill of materials, manufacturing costs included, exceeds Apple's iPhone 7 expenses by more than $80.
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Teardown proves Samsung Galaxy S8+ internal design is ‘virtually identical’ to the Note 7
At least at a first glance, Samsung hasn't done much to ensure Galaxy Note 7's battery woes will not see a repeat on the Galaxy S8 or S8+.
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Google Pixel XL bill of materials compares to competitors at $285.75
Raw numbers aren’t everything in the manufacturing industry, but there’s a whole lot you can find in a kernel of estimation. Not of truth, but of estimation — just want to be clear, here.And when it comes to bill of materials, it seems that each 5.5-inch Pixel smartphone costs Google $285.75 to make. That allows the company 63 percent of margin it can pull from a $769 base price at maximum.Analysis from IHS ...
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Samsung AMOLED featured in Google Pixel XL teardown
That’s a very nice display you got there, HTC. Or Google. Whoever. It would be a shame, though, if someone… tore it down.Well, some people did and they happen to be part of an outlet called iFixit. And with a focus on seeing if something can be repaired easily or not, the crew there decided ...
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Apple Watch Series 2 battery is a full third larger than original model, teardown shows
While it’s likely nowhere near as popular as the completely sold-out iPhone 7 Plus, the second-generation Apple Watch, aka Series 2, also launches today, and might be hard to come by in certain colors and configurations at first, currently listed as shipping in several weeks or even months from the official Cupertino e-store.But if you’re only curious to take a quick peek under the hood of a 38mm Series 2, iFixit follows ...
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iPhone 7 Plus teardown reveals bigger battery, more RAM, larger Taptic Engine
It’s iPhone 7 launch day (for what it’s worth), and the repair specialists over at iFixit are apparently among the culprits for the plus-sized variant’s patchy worldwide availability in all colors.But their rush to snap up the rose gold iPhone 7 Plus of course has noble motivations, the dual rear cam-sporting 5.5-incher being disassembled so you don’t have to do it at home, where you could damage some of its precious internals.Like the 3, yes,
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No big Galaxy Note 7 teardown surprises: low repairability, familiar internals
Nostalgic for the good old times of replaceable battery-sporting Samsung flagship phones like the Galaxy S5, or the super-easy-to-repair GS4? While the spanking new, sizzling hot, difficult-to-crack-but-not-so-hard-to-scratch Galaxy
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HTC Vive teardown reveals super-easy repairability, different hardware from Oculus Rift
HTC, in partnership with Valve, and Oculus, which is owned by Facebook and can also call Samsung a reliable ally, seem to be in a stalemate as they each try to take the lion’s share of early VR headset sales and profits.Until not long ago, the Rift was at an advantage over the Vive, thanks to a stronger pre-existing fanbase and lower price, but the score has been evened by the former’s deeper ...
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LG G5 teardown highlights stellar modularity, ease of repair
Now that the dust has settled on the all-metal LG G5 scandal, and before we spend sufficient time with the modular flagship to publish a full and rigorous review, iFixit continues its teardown tour de force, disassembling its umpteen gadget in
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9.7-inch iPad Pro gets teardown treatment, reveals itself as DIY nightmare
While some hardcore iFans may choose to blindly trust their heroes and pre-order new iPhones or iPads without waiting to check out hands-on previews, unboxing videos and rigorous reviews, many prospective buyers these days go the cautious route.That often includes probing the internals of a just-launched iDevice not only through synthetic benchmarks. You also have iFixit to be grateful of for the most thorough, information-packed and quick
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Second iPhone SE teardown concludes 4-incher is harder to repair than iPhone 6s
It didn’t take long for a group of skilled and resourceful engineers to pry open the newly released iPhone SE and give us a quick look under the hood, confirming what everyone kind of already suspected.This is by no means an entirely “new” device, recycling a number of key components from the ancient iPhone 5s, as well as
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It’s still relatively easy to repair the Oculus Rift, but slightly harder than before
Do you normally find it unbearable when you need to wait a few days, a week tops for that spanking new iPhone you pre-ordered to ship? How about if you’re not impressed by a Samsung Galaxy S upgrade, but are still willing to give the family a chance and another year to bring back microSD support and water protection?Now try to imagine how it must have felt to be on board the wild Oculus Rift ride off the bat, testing both its development kits and ...
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Teardown suggests the iPhone SE is built mainly from 5s and 6s scraps
An iPhone 5s rehashed on the outside but substantially improved under the hood. An iPhone 6s in 5s clothing. The iPhone 6s mini. Those all seemed like valid characterizations of the iPhone SE at a first glance, and taking a closer look at the new 4-incher’s internals confirms its myriad of 5s and 6s similarities.One thing the SE isn’t however is a 5s clone. There are plenty of post-2013-manufactured components on the table, starting with an SK Hynix 2GB ...
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HTC 10 teardown taken down on Taobao
We have some of the clearest spoilers of what has been characterized as HTC’s last stand in mobile. Or, something like that. But it doesn’t come without its share of doubt, especially when it comes to the front panel of the HTC 10.But if you’d like to poke at the new flagships’ backs — the listing ...
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