Neowin News Feed for: Teardown

Apple's most repairable MacBook in years is also its cheapest, teardown reveals

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:02:02 +0000

We got a repairable MacBook before GTA 6. Here's what Apple changed inside the MacBook Neo to make it more repairable. Read more...

Google Pixel Watch 4 has something you might never suspect, teardown reveals

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:14:01 +0000

A teardown reveals the new design changes Google has made in the Pixel Watch 4, making it repair-friendly. Read more...

Foam-infused AirPods Pro 3 get a big 'zero' in repairability score during teardown

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:16:02 +0000

Apple's AirPods Pro 3 turn out to be a disappointment for sustainability, as teardown reveals their unrepairable nature. Read more...

iFixit's teardown of Apple iPhone 17 Pro reveals 'real' culprit behind 'scratchgate'

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:44:02 +0000

A materials scientist consulted by iFixit explains the real reason behind the iPhone 17 Pro's scratches. Read more...

New Mac Mini teardown reveals modular storage and faster SSD for base model

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:18:01 +0000

Apple's recently launched Mac Mini desktop computer, powered by the M4 chip, packs upgraded internals. A partial teardown reveals that the device has modular storage and a faster SSD. Read more...

New Xbox consoles pack redesigned motherboards, 6 nm chips, and lower energy consumption

Taras Buria — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:20:01 +0000

A teardown of Microsoft's new Xbox consoles reveals some interesting changes, including lower energy consumption. Read more...

Teardown reveals a useful change inside iPad Pro's 5.1mm super-thin chassis

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 18 May 2024 19:42:02 +0000

iFixit's teardown of the 13-inch iPad Pro M4 reveals Apple has made a useful change under the hood. The website said that it has now become easier to replace the internal battery of the iPad Pro. Read more...

Apple Vision Pro teardown reveals what's inside the complex headset

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 09:16:01 +0000

iFixit has published its teardown of Apple Vision Pro, revealing a lot of complex components inside the headset. The repair guide website hasn't assigned a repairability score to Vision Pro yet. Read more...

Device skin and case company Dbrand sues Casetify for stealing its designs

Steve Bennett — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:34:02 +0000

In the battle of the case makers, Dbrand has announced that it is taking rival Casetify to court over stealing some of its device skin designs, specifically the 'Teardown' skins showing inside devices Read more...

Alleged Pixel 7a teardown reveals what's inside the unreleased device

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:44:02 +0000

A new video has surfaced on the internet that shows the alleged teardown of the unreleased Pixel 7a. The smartphone is due for its official release around the Google I/O developer conference. Read more...

iFixit releases several iPhone 14 teardown wallpapers for download

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:02:01 +0000

iFixit has released a selection of teardown wallpapers for the iPhone 14. They show the components hiding beneath the display. iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max wallpapers will be released next week. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S21 gets the teardown treatment ahead of release

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:34:01 +0000

Ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series going on sale later this month, the S21 5G has been given a full teardown treatment revealing its internals, cooling system, and other internal changes. Read more...

Google working to let health apps integrate with Assistant for easier health tracking

Abhay V — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:46:01 +0000

Strings found in a teardown of the beta version of the Google app hint that the firm might be working to let the Assistant integrate with health services to provide sleep data and health suggestions. Read more...

Sony shares official PlayStation 5 teardown video showing off cooling system

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:32:01 +0000

Sony has shared an official teardown video of the upcoming PlayStation 5 console, showing off various aspects of the console's design, such as the removable side plates and the cooling system. Read more...

Google Camera app could soon gain support for Audio Zoom, Motion Blur, and more

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:32:01 +0000

An APK teardown of Google Camera 7.5.105 has revealed some of the new camera features that the company is working on including Audio Zoom, Motion Blur, an enhanced video sharing experience, and more. Read more...

Latest Google Phone app teardown hints at 1-way video calls and 'Flip to Silence' features

Rajesh Pandey — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:46:01 +0000

A teardown of the latest Google Phone beta APK hints at two new upcoming features: 1-way video and Flip to silence. The features are not yet live, but they could be a part of the Pixel Feature Drop. Read more...

Google Play Movies could offer ad-supported movie streaming for free

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:52:01 +0000

Google is looking to offer free movies on Play Movies via an ad-supported model. A teardown of the Google Play Movies APK points to this with the string "hundreds of movies, just a few ads." Read more...

Galaxy S20 Ultra estimated to cost Samsung $528 to produce

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:26:01 +0000

An analysis of all the components used inside the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra pegs the production cost of the device at $528.50. This does not include the money spent on marketing, production, and R&D. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra teardown shows off its massive camera sensors

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 03:42:01 +0000

iFixit has posted its teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra giving one a look at the massive camera sensors it packs. Repairability wise though, the device fares poorly and gets a score of 3. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip teardown shows hinge's poor dust resistance

Rajesh Pandey — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:38:01 +0000

The iFixit team has posted their teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. In the teardown, it found the hinge's "sweeper technology" nylon fibers to perform "hilariously poorly" in repelling dust. Read more...

Motorola Razr teardown reveals a complex design, no scope for repairs

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:30:01 +0000

The Motorola Razr has been subjected to a teardown by iFixit, being awarded for being the most complicated devices the team has ever torn down. The complex design means poor repairability. Read more...

Your new Surface Laptop 2 or Surface Pro 6 can't be repaired, says iFixit

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 03:58:01 +0000

The venerable repair wizards at iFixit gave the latest batch of first-party hardware from Microsoft the teardown treatment and, as expected, the two devices are nearly impossible to repair. Read more...

You can now watch the "world's first" video showing the Apple iPhone Xs being deconstructed

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:20:01 +0000

A day prior to the retail launch of the iPhone Xs and Xs Max, a YouTuber has released a video that shows the iPhone Xs being torn down. This is the first video of its kind for the new phone. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy Note9 teardown shows off built-in water carbon cooling system

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:00:01 +0000

Samsung announced its Galaxy Note9 and while it has yet to reach consumers, someone has already deconstructed it. The exposed innards show its new construction, along with some key parts. Read more...

Microsoft's Surface Go is rather hard to repair, teardown reveals

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 04:02:01 +0000

The Surface Go scored 1 out of 10 in iFixit's repairability test, given the lengths required to remove the display, battery, and motherboard in order to perform manual repairs of the device. Read more...

iFixit gives us a look inside the iPhone X

Hammad Saleem — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:16:01 +0000

iFixit has posted a teardown for the iPhone X, revealing complete details about the internals used, and a judgment on its repairability should one encounter the need to repair the device. Read more...

Google Pixel 2 XL gets the teardown and rebuild treatment

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 06:28:01 +0000

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are officially available. While a majority of those eager will be out purchasing the handset, a select few will be looking to get inside of it to see how it works. Read more...

Apple TV 4K gets deconstructed, seems easy to repair

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:44:01 +0000

If you ever wanted to know what is on the inside of the Apple TV 4K, now's your chance. The media streaming box has been deconstructed, revealing its innards, showing off its thoughtful construction. Read more...

Apple iPhone 8 teardown, exposed to the core

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:44:01 +0000

Today, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus launched around the world. Although we have seen a durability test this week, we now get to see a proper deconstruction of the handset, exposing its innards. Read more...

Want to repair the Essential PH-1? How about no, says iFixit

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 19:48:01 +0000

The Essential PH-1 is a visually striking slab of titanium, glass and ceramic, and the company behind it wants it to stay like that. Its one out of 10 score on repairability speaks for itself. Read more...

Check out what powers the Nintendo Switch as it gets dissected

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 08:10:02 +0000

The Nintendo Switch has just hit markets, and while most folks are interested in what the console can do, some of us are intrigued by what makes it tick. Check out its insides in this teardown. Read more...

Apple's new AirPods get teardown treatment, with a 0 repairability score

Justin Luna — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:56:02 +0000

With the Apple AirPods now available to order, the iFixit team took the time to tear down the headphones. It found the device to be truly difficult to repair, and is disposable anytime. Read more...

Surface Studio teardown shows a hidden ARM processor

Rich Woods — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:20:01 +0000

iFixit has done its traditional teardown of Microsoft's Surface Studio, finding that the device uses an ARM Cortex-M7 processor to power the display, and giving it a repairability score of 5. Read more...

Check out what's inside the Google Home with this teardown

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:36:01 +0000

Google's voice-activated speaker and digital assistant for your house, Home, has been torn down and had its innards exposed. Check out what powers the device and how it can easily be repaired. Read more...

Google's Pixel XL gets dismantled in new teardown

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 01:30:01 +0000

If you were curious about what the inside of the Google Pixel XL looks like, today is your lucky day. The folks at iFixit have torn down their Pixel XL, showing the world the innards of the device. Read more...

iPhone 7 Plus gets teardown treatment - but how do the new iPhones deal with being dropped?

Andy Weir — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:00:05 +0000

The iPhone 7 Plus teardown shows how Apple has packed everything in, and how it's used the space freed up by the removal of the headphone jack. But how well do the new iPhones cope with being dropped? Read more...

Apple's iPhone 7 battery is over 10% bigger, but iPhone 7 Plus gets less of a boost

Michael Firth — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:12:01 +0000

If you're one of the people dismayed by Apple's penchant for giving extra goodies to its iPhone Plus devices fret not, because the iPhone 7 has had a bigger battery upgrade than the iPhone 7 Plus. Read more...

Behold the beauty that's on the inside .. of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 teardown

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:14:01 +0000

The Galaxy Note7 is an impressive device that's already getting a lot of positive reviews thanks to its design and specs. But now we get to see what's on the inside and what makes it tick. Read more...

Microsoft hid a mini Master Chief in its new Xbox One S

Andy Weir — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:22:01 +0000

Teardowns of the Xbox One S have revealed an unexpected Easter egg buried inside Microsoft's new console - a small tribute to Master Chief, protagonist of the popular Halo gaming series. Read more...

From the forums: 'So, I took my laptop apart...'

Andy Weir — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:22:01 +0000

If you've never taken a PC apart and tried to put it back together, the prospect can be rather daunting, as Neowin's Muhammad Jarir Kanji discovered, when his Dell XPS 15 suddenly began overheating... Read more...