The 16E iPhone, which has been in the market for just a week, has already passed through the hands of Ifixit, the famous portal that is dedicated to disassembling devices. This disassembly has revealed some secrets that Apple did not mention in its presentation.
Beyond aesthetic changes and the return to a simpler design with a single rear camera, this new model hides a surprise inside and has to do with the new modem C1.
IPhone 16E repair
It is a piece that could mark a before and after, and that is that IFIXIT has confirmed that the iPhone 16E has a fast -release systemsimilar to that of the other models of the iPhone 16 range. This system allows you to remove the battery in a simpler way, using a low voltage electric charge. Well, what does this suppose? Well, the first, a slight improvement in terms of repair.
Along the same lines, there are small changes that point to this improvement. One of them is that the Pairing restrictions of pieces in iOS, which in previous generations prevented the use of third -party components or other devices, generating incompatibility alerts. Another important detail is the incorporation of a metallic support that protects a flexible cable, preventing it from accidentally cuting when opening the device.
New Apple C1 chip
However, the true protagonist of this disassembly process has been the new chip C1, the Modem 5g manufactured by Apple engineers themselves. According to Ifixit, it is located at the bottom of the radiofrequency plate and has a packaging structure similar to the Qualcomm X71M modem. Its architecture combines a 4 Nm modem with integrated dram memory, while 7 Nm transceives are not in the same package as the modem. This discovery has generated speculation about Apple's role in the development of this technology, since for years the company has worked on the manufacture of its own connectivity chips to depend less on Qualcomm.
Despite these advances, Iphixit has not been completely convinced with some design decisions taken by Apple. The difficulty in repairing the device remains the great controversy, especially because of the complexity to access certain key components. For example, to change the USB-C port it is necessary to disassemble practically the entire device, which makes repairs more expensive and increases the risk of damaging other pieces in the process.
The 16E iPhone reached stores like a more economical alternative For those users who want to have an iPhone without having to make a huge investment, despite the price increase with respect to the previous generation. The terminal maintains the design and premium appearance of the bite apple, but taking into account that it cuts some of its characteristics, it adapts its price for a mid -entrance mid -range than the normal iPhone 16. Among its strengths: its battery and their camera, which will delight any user.
