iPhone 16 Series

FiestaST said:
iFixit teardowns of the iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max

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The story behind the video

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iFixit Teardown Provides Look Inside iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

Earlier this week, repair site iFixit took apart the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus to demonstrate the new battery removal process that uses...
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Apple's ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ models do not have the same simplified battery removal process as the ‌iPhone 16‌, with Apple instead using traditional stretch release adhesive for its pricier iPhones. It's still easier to get inside, though, because you can do so through the back of the iPhone rather than the display, which can be easily damaged.


Apple encased the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ battery in metal like the ‌iPhone 16‌ models, but the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max does not have the metal casing around its battery, and it's not clear why. iFixit called the decision to use the metal-encased battery in just the 16 Pro and not the 16 Pro Max "perplexing."

The LiDAR Scanner is more accessible, which makes it easier to access for repairs. In prior Pro ‌iPhone‌ models, it was under the main camera assembly. The camera modules are almost identical, but not quite interchangeable due to a different cable length and a screw positioned in two separate locations inside each model.

Apple moved the mmWave antenna to make room for the Camera Control button, and in the 16 Pro models, it's in a hollowed out space near the top of the device. iFixit says that mmWave signal could still suffer due to the titanium frame of the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ models.

USB-C port removal is "massively" simplified, but iFixit points out that Apple does not sell replacement USB-C ports. The logic board can also be pulled out with only the removal of the upper speaker assembly, which is a major improvement to the design.

Notably, the teardown revealed that the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ models are using a Qualcomm SDX71M modem, which is a custom version of the SDX70M modem used in the iPhone 15 Pro models. Rumors had suggested the Pro models would include the Qualcomm X75 modem, which doesn't appear to be the case.

iFixit gave the ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ models a repairability score of 7 out of 10 due to the design changes and the availability of repair manuals.
 
TheJif said:
Has anyone gotten a better indication of Vodacom's ETA, on the 16 Pro Max 256GB, than their website's 2-3 week indication?
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Placed a few upgrades through Vodacom today and account manager said mid October, so yeah 2-3 weeks it seems.
 
dotdan said:
Placed a few upgrades through Vodacom today and account manager said mid October, so yeah 2-3 weeks it seems.
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What I find hilarious, I placed mine on Sunday, and it was 2-3 weeks, almost a week later and you get told the same. Seems like that will be their standard reply no matter when you place it 😂

Only thing that is a bit annoying, is that I know the retailers like Makro, TAL etc are getting stock drops this week and next week. I just need to be patient
 
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I take it nobody got their Makro orders yet?

I’m only heading home today so now it will probably start annoying me since my Rhinoshield arrived on Friday from across the world.
 
SauRoNZA said:
I take it nobody got their Makro orders yet?

I’m only heading home today so now it will probably start annoying me since my Rhinoshield arrived on Friday from across the world.
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Where did you order your Rhinoshield from and how long did they take to arrive?
 
So maybe it's a load of BS for phone batteries but something I've done in the past, is to once in the phones life charge the phone to 100 percent and let it discharge to 0 percent in order to calibrate the SOC. I charged my 16pm to 100% on thursday at 16h30 and it shut down at 0% today at 12h30. Insane battery life ... That's 44 hours if my maths is still correct

From here on is not to fast charge and keep the phone battery charge between 30 and 70 percent. Got great battery health this way after a year with previous phones.
 
AfricanTech said:
Hmm, I tried to order via the Rhinoshield website and they don't appear to ship to South Africa.
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Never been a problem for me.

You sure you didn’t hit one of the other countries ones? Needs to be the global US store.

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SauRoNZA said:
I take it nobody got their Makro orders yet?

I’m only heading home today so now it will probably start annoying me since my Rhinoshield arrived on Friday from across the world.
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I was talking to a lady at Makro support earlier and she mentioned that the DC had no stock (mine is black 128GB Pro). Not sure when they're getting stock. My order status on my account hasn't changed at all though.
 
Anyone have any luck laying theirs hands on a 16 Pro or Pro Max through MTN in Durbs?
 
adamr said:
So maybe it's a load of BS for phone batteries but something I've done in the past, is to once in the phones life charge the phone to 100 percent and let it discharge to 0 percent in order to calibrate the SOC. I charged my 16pm to 100% on thursday at 16h30 and it shut down at 0% today at 12h30. Insane battery life ... That's 44 hours if my maths is still correct

From here on is not to fast charge and keep the phone battery charge between 30 and 70 percent. Got great battery health this way after a year with previous phones.
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I used to do this, but honestly, I'd rather just spend 1.5-2k for a new battery in 2 years. Less anxiety by just charging the phone as and when I need to.
 
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