{"id":51323,"date":"2025-03-11T09:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T01:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/?p=51323"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T01:05:45","slug":"iphone-16e-teardown-never-skipping-upgrade-made-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/iphone-16e-teardown-never-skipping-upgrade-made-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 16e Teardown: Never Before Has Skipping the Upgrade Made More Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple\u2019s budget model iPhone just got a new entry in the lineup: the iPhone 16e.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re excited to see that repairability upgrades from other entries in the iPhone 16 lineup have made their way into the budget model. It has the\u00a0cool electrically released adhesive under the battery<\/a>\u00a0that we saw in the vanilla and Plus iPhone 16 models. Thanks to Right to Repair laws that passed last year in\u00a0Oregon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Colorado<\/a>, Apple has backed off on blocking parts with software. We\u2019re happy to report that we didn\u2019t see any parts pairing issues when we swapped logic boards\u2014at least with OEM parts, Repair Assistant worked as advertised.<\/p>\n

And for the first time ever, Apple has\u00a0released a repair procedure for the charging port<\/a>, which is now USB-C,\u00a0thanks to laws in Europe<\/a>. But that repair isn\u2019t for the faint of heart (more on that later).<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re on an old SE model, should you upgrade? Probably not, we\u00a0still say<\/a>, even after getting into the phone\u2019s guts. A refurbished phone will get you more bang for your buck.<\/p>\n

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