IFixit Tears Down iPhone 16 Pro: What They Found Will Surprise You – A Bigger Battery and a Repair-Friendly Design

After sectioning the iPhone 16 to view it above. Recently, iFixit completed surgery on iPhone 16 Pro. Reveals new battery design and wireless signal troubleshooting After adding Camera Control button

From iFixit’s analysis of the iPhone 16 Pro, it was found that the battery of the iPhone 16 Pro is still L-shaped, but larger. And it is completely covered in an aluminum case. Similar to the Apple Watch battery

iFixit Reveals Battery Wrapping in Metal Significantly Improves Safety. Because their team can turn down the battery as they please. without risk of fire Furthermore, replacing batteries is easier than ever.

Although the iPhone 16 Pro battery is easier to replace than before, But it still uses the same adhesive strip to hold the battery. Unlike the iPhone 16 battery, which can be removed more easily using low-voltage electrical current. Hit the power source.

iFixit also found that the iPhone 16 Pro’s battery capacity has increased to 13.94 Wh (the iPhone 15 Pro has 12.7 Wh) and noted that the iPhone 16 Pro’s battery is so large that it fills the internal space. This is different from the iPhone 15 Pro battery, which requires space inside. To prevent the battery from swelling

Like other iPhone 16 models, the iPhone 16 Pro features a new button called Camera Control. It’s placed on the side edge where the 5G antenna used to be, so Apple had to move the antenna up. It’s near the outer edge. Especially the hollow part near the top of the phone. so as not to affect signal reception

iFixit predicts antenna repositioning This could cause 5G power to decrease slightly, affecting the iPhone 16 Pro more because it uses a titanium frame, while the iPhone 16 is less affected. Because it uses an aluminum frame

Additionally, iFixit claims that the iPhone 16 Pro is easier to repair. This is because you can access all the components on the back without the need to remove the screen.

Source – iFixit