{"id":179664,"date":"2025-09-25T00:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/179664\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:12:10","slug":"ifixit-takes-the-iphone-17-pro-apart-the-new-design-presents-new-challenges-for-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/179664\/","title":{"rendered":"iFixit takes the iPhone 17 Pro apart: the new design presents new challenges for repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> is built differently from the 16 Pro \u2013 and we\u2019re not talking about just the switch from titanium to aluminum. The team at iFixit took apart the Pro and detailed the procedure in the video embedded below.<\/p>\n

The new aluminum frame has a glass \u201cwindow\u201d on the back which lets through wireless charging and the magnetic force of the MagSafe magnets. However, it\u2019s smaller than before \u2013 it doesn\u2019t cover the whole back like it used to.<\/p>\n

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\nA look at iPhone 17 Pro\u2019s new vapor chamber<\/p>\n

This means that you can\u2019t access much by removing the rear glass panel \u2013 now most repairs have to start by removing the screen. Once that is removed, you can unscrew the mid-frame \u2013 one change that the iFixit team rated highly is that the battery is actually attached to this mid-frame, making it easier to remove.<\/p>\n

Overall, the iPhone 17 Pro is slightly less repairable than the iPhone Air, which was taken apart a couple of days ago<\/a>. However, both the 17 Pro and the Air were given a provisional repairability score of 7\/10 \u2013 the same score as the iPhone 16 Pro got last year. The primary concerns are that the majority of repairs require removing the display and replacing the USB-C port is quite tedious.<\/p>\n

The iFixit video also addresses Scratchgate<\/a> and explains why it happens \u2013 the shape of the camera island makes the anodization (which gives the iPhone 17 Pros their color) weak around the sharp edge. Interestingly, the two Pro models are more vulnerable to scratches than the vanilla iPhone 17, which is also made of anodized aluminum.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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