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- | [* black] iOpener, drop it 'cause it's hot. |
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- | [* black] Nobody told us we couldn't tear down two iPhones at once, so we did. This iPhone 8 will serve as a nice point of reference along the way. |
- | [* black] Upon opening, it still looks like these two could be twins! Hopefully a closer look will reveal some key differences. |
+ | [* black] New iPhone, same opening procedure. |
+ | [* black] Pentalobes? Gone. Heat? Applied. iSclack? Sclacking. |
+ | [* black] Opening just one iPhone is a little overdone, why not try two? |
+ | [* icon_note] Some are accusing the new SE of being an iPhone 8 reboot—let's tear both down together and see if that's true. |
+ | [* black] With both phones open, it looks like they could be twins! Let's keep digging—we might spot some differences, but hopefully we'll also find some cross-compatible parts. |
+ | [* icon_note] Fixing the SE with iPhone 8 parts could be a real boon for third-party repair—especially now, when OEM repair is [https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-03-28/apple-s-rules-make-iphone-repairs-hard-to-get-amid-coronavirus|less certain than ever|new_window=true]. |