iFixit’s - iPhone 8 examination

At least it’s easier to repair than the Essential Phone

The iPhone 8 has arrived, and iFixit got a start on its teardown of the new fresh device by traveling to Sydney,
Australia to pick it up a early. Its examination of the phone shows that while it’s similar in some respect to the iPhone 7, you really want to make sure that you don’t break that glass back.

Image source: iFixit

teardown shows that you really don’t want to crack that glass back

Apple claimed that the glass in the phone’s back is really strong, but now that it’s out in the hands of users, we’ll get a good idea of how durable it really is when people start dropping it. It’ll be worth making sure that it doesn’t break: the company confirmed yesterday that repairing the phone’s glass back will be more expensive than the screen under AppleCare+.

iFixit points out that despite the upgrade, there’s a lot in the phone that looks like an iPhone 7, with some similar components. Ultimately, the phone ranks a six on iFixit’s ranking, lower than the iPhone 7 teardown score.

source: www.theverge.com