Easily repairable, unlike the Pro and Pro Max models

By now, most preorderers should have received their new iPhone 14 model and run through the new hardware and software. As expected, device prices remain high, which is why many buyers are still hoping that Apple will eventually make the hardware easier for third parties to repair. There you have it: as iFixit reports in its teardown of the new iPhone 14, the “little normal” is precisely the device that’s actually much easier to fix than its predecessors and fellow Pro-series models.

Because iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are still similar to older models, iPhone 14 looks different. As a result, the 14’s interior is probably the biggest difference to the iPhone 13, as it’s otherwise very similar in appearance. The iPhone 14 can now be opened both front and back. For a repair, this means the components on the back are accessible faster than before and you don’t have to wade through different layers of component groups for a long time. With a score of 7 points out of 10, the iPhone 14 is the first model since the iPhone 7 to achieve this value.

And because iFixit knows there are now plenty of users who also want to decorate their new iPhones with fancy teardown wallpapers, the team released a series of images in different colors (and X-rays ) of the iPhone 14.