iPhone 5s vs 5c Teardown by iﬁxit

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Wednesday, October 30, 13

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Where are we going?
‣ iFixit: Who we are, what we do, and the
importance of repair.

‣ iPhone 5s vs iPhone 5c Teardown: A look,

inside and out, at Apple’s new ﬂagship phone.


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Booth # 1537

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Online Platform for
Creating & Distributing
Visual Instructions
& Capturing Data

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WHO’S THIS GUY?
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Marketing / BD / Hats Upon
Hats!

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Twitter
@EricDoster
email
doster@ifixit.com

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I spend most of my time
encouraging people to take
things apart & convincing
companies to make it easier
for them to do so.

I like building & rebuilding
things: ask me how to ﬁx your
sink or remodel your kitchen.


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Our Motley Crew... Most of the iFixit Family

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We’re From here

“Happiest town in
america”
-Oprah
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We Wrote...

six laptop repair manuals.


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Gorgeous, Glossy
photo manuals...
just 15 dollars each.

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Back-up plan:
put the content online for free


Our web traﬃc

exploded


Today, iﬁxit.com hosts repair
manuals numbering in the

tens of thousands

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We are building an online community of
people sharing repair know-how.

‣ We will make it :
EASY for anyone to share repair
knowledge
SIMPLE for people to ﬁx their devices

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Repair 1.0
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1990:

How to be
a mechanic
‣ Figure it out
‣ Repair manuals
‣ Trade school

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2013:

How to be
a mechanic

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Repair 2.0

Learn from the world


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Mechanic
of people use iFixit to ﬁx
their own things


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Repair Anywhere


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Now people can follow along

in the field

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Electronics go

everywhere
Repair manuals should, too.


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Our manuals are

open source
and free

Fix the world.

We can ﬁx anything.


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Does it make sense to fix a VCR?

‣ It depends on who you are : Does it make
environmental sense to throw it away?

‣ Manufacturing an iPod Nano emits 68 pounds
of CO2

‣ Catch 22 : It’s expensive to ﬁx a VCR because
the expertise isn’t common, and there is little
demand for parts.

Industrial Design Consultancy: http://www.idc.uk.com/news-view.asp?id=39

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Electronics Trashed in 2005
21
17

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16
14

Cell Phone

Monitor

TV

Peripheral

Desktop

(% of respondents in past 12 months)

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Consumer Reports 2006 e-waste study

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in 2005, the u.s. buried
electronics containing:
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‣ 183 thousand pounds of mercury
1.3 million pounds of arsenic
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77 million pounds of lead

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So, we like devices...
a lot.
a lot, a lot.

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iPhone 5
disassembled

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how meta can we go?
we’ve documented.
been documented while documenting.
but, we haven’t yet seen
a film crew documenting a film crew
documenting our teardowns...

Brilliant!!!

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Luke FTW!


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onto the device carnage!!!


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But wait... There’s more!!!


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Tools of the trade
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Pro Tech Kit

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Lots of bits (just in case)
Dental tools
Spudgers!!!
Suction Cup

Magnetic Mat

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Keeps track of screws
Screws stay put


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iphone 5s Highlights
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Apple A7 processor with 64-bit architecture

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Fingerprint identity sensor built into the home button

M7 motion co-processor
16, 32, or 64 GB Storage
4-inch retina display with 326 ppi
8 MP iSight camera (with larger 1.5µ pixels) and a 1.2MP
FaceTime camera.

Available in three diﬀerent colors: space gray, silver, and
gooooooold (or as we call them, Not-at-all-the-Color-of-Space,
Second Place Medal, and Bling!).


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iphone 5


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18 ct. Gold √
53 diamonds √

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iphone 5


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JUST
$35,189.80

18 ct. Gold √
53 diamonds √

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iphone 5


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JUST
$35,189.80
FTW!!!
18 ct. Gold √
53 diamonds √

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iphone 5


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iphone 5s

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24 ct. Gold plating √
over 3000 diamonds √

iphone 5s


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Only $4,495.00


iphone 5s


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Only $4,495.00
even more win!


iphone 5s


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iphone 5c


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iphone 5c Highlights
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Apple A6 system on a chip (SoC)
4-inch Retina display with 326 ppi
8 megapixel iSight camera
4G LTE connectivity
16 or 32 GB Storage
Color options: white, red (pink), blue, yellow and green.
Comparable to iPhone 5

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(iPhone 5 no longer on sale at Apple- 4s is though)
1.4 mm thicker
20g heavier

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Initial Thoughts: repairability
‣ Recent Design Trends:
‣ Design Anorexia
‣ Planned Obsolescence
‣ Big Impact Device

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on to the device carnage!


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Opening it up


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ugh... Pentalobes...
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Proprietary: Apple invented them

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Guess what fastener is used on the inside? Not Pentalobes.


Started introducing them midway through iPhone 4 release
Caused service tool supply chain issues
Apple store employees would swap your phillips out for
Pentalobes if you brought your phone in for service.

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Landing strips of glue.
But No Takeoffs allowed.


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iphone 5s

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3.8V, 5.92Wh, 1560mAh
Diﬀerent color =
Diﬀerent Battery Supplier

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iphone 5c

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iPhone 5c
3.8 V, 5.73 Wh, 1510 mAh
iPhone 5
3.8 V, 5.45 Wh, 1440 mAh

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same display as iphone 5
4 in (102 mm)
Multitouch widescreen
640 x 1136 pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio
LED backlit IPS TFT LCD
Fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating on front

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fingerprint sensor
A CMOS chip that creates an image of your
fingerprint.
The sensor technology, developed by AuthenTec
and bought by Apple a year ago,

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fingerprint sensor

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fingerprints 101
Although there is a
good deal of
controversy in the
scientific community
about the absolute
uniqueness of these
patterns, no one has
been able to identify 2
identical prints.
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More on the touch id

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durability!?!
Touch-based fingerprint sensors are inexpensive to
make, but the tradeoff is durability.
Because the sensor insulation layer (sapphire crystal,
in this case) has to endure sweat, sebum, water, and
all sorts of dirt – decay is inevitable.

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no guts, no glory

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iphone 5s

• SK Hynix 16 GB NAND Flash • Qualcomm RF power management IC
• TriQuint TQM6M6224 • Apple 338S1216 • Broadcom BCM5976 touchscreen
controller
• Texas Instruments 37C64G1 • Skyworks 77810
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iphone 5s
• Skyworks 77355 • Avago A790720
• Avago A7900 • Apple 338S120L

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iphone 5s

• Apple A7 APL0698 SoC • Qualcomm MDM9615M LTE Modem

• Qualcomm WTR1605LLTE/HSPA+/CDMA2K/TDSCDMA/EDGE/GPS transceiver.
• M7 CHIP FOUND!!!
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The much acclaimed
“M7” was hidden under
neoprene-looking cover.
The M7 is dedicated to
processing and
translating the inputs
provided to it by the
discrete sensors; the
gyroscope,
accelerometer and
electro magnetic
compass

iphone 5s
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iphone 5s

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iphone 5c

• Apple A6 APL0598 application processor
• Qualcomm MDM9615M LTE Modem
• Qualcomm WTR1605LLTE/HSPA+/CDMA2K/
TDSCDMA/EDGE/GPS transceiver.

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iphone 5c

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iphone 5c

• Toshiba 16 GB NAND ﬂash • Apple 338S1164
• Apple 338S1116 • Qualcomm RF power management IC
• Broadcom BCM5976 touchscreen controller • Murata 339S0209 Wi-Fi module.
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iphone 5c

• Skyworks 77810-12
• Avago A790720
• Avago A7900

• Skyworks 773550-10
• TriQuint TQM6M6224
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The a7
First smartphone with 64bit architecture.
New upgraded ARM v8 instructions set (previously
ARM v7)
According to Gruber's frequently reliable sources,
switching to ARMv8 is responsible for a 15-20percent improvement in performance while
simultaneously improving battery life.
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iphone 5s
rear camera

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iphone 5s
• 8 MP iSight camera
(with larger 1.5µ pixels)

• Dual LED flash - (one
white, one amber)

• 120FPS 720p quality
slo-mo video recording

• Auto Image
stablization

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iphone 5c / 5s

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comparing rear cameras
The one difference between the 8 MP rear-facing
cameras is the aperture. The 5c boasts an aperture
of f/2.4 compared to the f/2.2 of the 5s.

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iphone 5

1.2 MP Front Facing Camera
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iphone 5c
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The less visibly
noticeable
difference is
weight: A greater
mass of plastic is
required to match
the strength and
durability of a
lesser mass of
aluminum. The 5c
rear case is way
heavier: 43.8 g vs
25.9 g for the 5s.

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Score breakdown: iphone 5s / 5c
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iPhone 5s Repairability: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair)

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The battery is still fairly easy to access, even though it's not technically "user
replaceable."

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The battery has lost the 5's convenient pull tab, and gained more resilient
adhesive—it now requires heat and prying to remove.

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The fingerprint sensor cable could be easily ripped out of its socket if a user is
not careful while opening the phone. (iPhone 5S only)

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The iPhone 5s still uses Pentalobe screws on the exterior, making the 5s
difficult to open.

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The front glass, digitizer, and LCD are all one component, thereby increasing
cost of rep

Just like in the iPhone 5, the display assembly is the first component out of the
phone, simplifying screen replacements.


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