iFixit Takes Apart iPhone 16e for Closer Look at C1 Modem

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An earlier teardown revealed a 15.55 Wh battery inside the ‌iPhone 16e‌, which is bigger than the 13.83 Wh battery.iFixit says that Apple was able to place a larger battery in the ‌iPhone 16e‌ because there is additional space that's available thanks to the single-lens rear-camera.iFixit's teardown gives us our closest look yet at Apple's new C1 modem.

Still, iFixit said that the ‌iPhone 16e‌ makes some progress toward repairability thanks to the rollback of parts pairing in iOS and small changes like a metal bracket that protects a flex cable from being sliced when opening up the device.

The ‌iPhone 16e‌ has the same quick release battery adhesive as the other iPhone 16 models, with the battery adhesive able to be released using a low-voltage electrical charge.

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Author / Journalist: Juli Clover

Category: Technology

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Topics: IFixit IPhone 16e

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Published On: 2025-03-03 @ 16:01:36 (21 hours ago)

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