The repair gurus at iFixit have published their teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro smartphone. As always, the teardown reveals a number of interesting new components and details what’s changed since the iPhone 12 Pro.
Image credit: Images courtesy iFixit
The teardown starts before a single screw is loosened with the help of Creative Electron, who captured an X-ray view of both the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max side-by-side. These images show off a number of differences compared to the devices’ predecessors, one of which is the addition of magnets around every camera module for optical image stabilization (in the previous generation, sensor-shift image stabilization was limited to a single camera on the iPhone 12 Pro Max).
The iPhone 13 Pro (and 13 Pro Max) camera module (left) compared to the one used in the iPhone 12 Pro (right). Image credit: Images courtesy iFixit
With the X-ray out of the way, iFixit got right to it, taking off the display to reveal the neatly-labelled components inside. One of the changes on the new iPhone 13 Pro models is a smaller notch. With the display removed, iFixit discovered this was achieved through moving the earpiece speaker up to the very top of the device and combining the flood illuminator and dot projector into a single module.
The lenses used in the new iPhone 13 Pro camera modules are a bit taller than last year's models. Image credit: Images courtesy iFixit
As for the cameras, the basic layout is the same on the iPhone 13 Pro models as it was on the iPhone 12 Pro models, but the modules are noticeably larger, due to the larger sensors and longer focal length used in the telephoto camera module. iFixit doesn’t detail what sensors Apple is using in its teardown, but a report first posted to Weibo and shared by GSMArena reveals only Sony sensors are used inside Apple
Image credit: Images courtesy iFixit
With the cameras out of the way, iFixit moved on to the other components, including an L-shaped battery that measures in at 11. 97Wh. This slightly larger battery (compared to that found in the iPhone 12 Pro), combined with the more energy-efficient Pro Motion display, results in a much better battery life. And, despite rumors that third-party battery swaps wouldn’t be possible, iFixit has confirmed its early tests show you can change batteries without issue, although the usual warning will be displayed.
iFixit plans on publishing the rest of the teardown at a later date, but for now that concludes their teardown of Apple’s latest flagship mobile devices.
. dpreview.com2021-9-28 17:35
