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Released September 21, 2018. Models A1920, A2097, A2098, A2100. Available as GSM or CDMA / eSIM or nano-SIM / 64, 256, or 512 GB / Silver, Gold, or Space Gray. (Pronounced "iPhone 10 S.")

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Can I swap my XS motherboard with another XS?

My poor XS had been run over by multiple cars. To repair the phone would take a complete overhaul of the phone (housing, cameras, screen and all). None of the repair shops in Singapore would give me a straight answer to the possibility of swapping the motherboard from my totaled XS to another usable XS.

Thus, is it possible to swap the motherboards of an XS? Or, what other iPhones are compatible with the XS motherboard?

I just want my pictures back.

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Good News and Bad News.


Yes, it is possible to swap the logic boards of 2 iPhone XS’, however, your pictures and other media stored on the phone is stored in a flash chip which is soldered directly onto the logic board.

Replacing the logic board outright would result in losing all the data that was originally on it. One option is to get a qualified engineer to attempt to remove the flash chip from your logic board, and resolder it to the new one. This is no easy task and the chance of it going well is not high, not to mention it wouldn’t be cheap.


Not only is this an issue, but also the front camera assembly for FaceID is locked to your original logic board and would lose FaceID if connected to a different logic board.


Many condolences for your device…

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Hi,

I'm in a similar situation. I have an Iphone Xs that is completely broken, the front part, the back part, the microphone does not work and the rear camera does not work either due to water infiltration. However the Iphone still works and I use it every day but sooner or later I know it will stop working. My question here is the following: I also have another Iphone Xs in the drawer that is in immaculate condition but is blocked by icloud. Can I change my broken iphone's motherboard and face id to my new iphone and still keep everything as it was? If yes, what ifixit toolkit do you recommend?

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