As always, as soon as a new Apple device comes on the market, the iFixit Rushes to put his hands on it and take it apart. How iPhone SEIt was no different.
The big question: what is it so different from iPhone 6s (internally) and iPhone 5s (externally)? You know now!
- Although it's pretty much an iPhone 6s on the inside, iFixit found that the SE has exactly the same display and touch ID used in the 5s, not to mention, of course, the same dimensions.
- Apple continues to use screws Pentalobe, making it difficult for "ordinary" users to open the device.
- On the iPhone 6s, there is a whole reinforcement used in the display structure (they initially thought it was to give more water resistance, but then found it had more to do with the 3D Touch itself). As there is no 3D Touch on the iPhone SE, no display boost for it.
- Although the display is exactly the same (including its connectors) and the internal layout of the components is also pretty much the same as the iPhone 5s, the SE's battery is 3.82V, 6.21Whr and 1.624mAh (slightly larger than the 5s 3's). , 8V, 5.92Whr and 1,560mAh). Given that the A9 is far more efficient than the A7, the iPhone SE battery turns out to be even better than the 6s, as we reported in this article.
- As expected, the iPhone SE iSight (rear) camera is exactly the same as the 6s (12 megapixels, with 1.22 pixels). On the iPhone 5s the camera had 8 megapixels, but 1.5 pixels).
- The speakers, vibrating motor and SIM card tray are exactly the same as the iPhone 5s.
- There is, however, a certain water seal (foamy silicone) surrounding some components such as logic board parts, front camera, volume controls and rear camera connectors; others like LCD, digitizer, battery and Lightning connector remain unprotected.
- The iPhone SE Lightning connector assembly is slightly different from the 5s.
- The power button is also a little bit different not just a simple clip, potentially for grounding reasons.
- Moreover, despite being in the same place, the vast majority of iPhone SE chips, controllers and modules are even newer than those found in the iPhone 5s. Here are some examples: A9 (same as iPhone 6s / 6s Plus), Qualcomm LTE modem (same as iPhone 6/6 Plus), Qualcomm RF transceiver (same as iPhone 6/6 Plus), etc.
The final grade of “repairability” of the iPhone SE was 6/10, exactly the same as the iPhone 5s. On the plus side, iFixit highlighted the display assembly and battery that are easy to remove / replace; negative, the easily tearable Touch ID cable and the use of screws Pentalobe.
