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`When you want to know more about the stuff inside your phone without actually taking it apart, you
`can count on iFixit to makethe sacrifice for you. Late last night, the site began (and eventually
`completed) its teardowns of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, revealing slightly more detailed
`information about the insides of both devices, as well as how difficult to repair they'll be if you
`happen to break them.
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`Like the iPhone 5 and 5S,the first step toward dismantling an iPhone 6 is to removea pair of
`Pentalobe screwsflanking the Lightning port, then lifting up the screen with a suction cup. The
`TouchID button on the 5S relied on a cable routed between the display and the bottom of the phone,
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`Once opened, both phonesproveto be substantially similar—the 6 Plus has a larger 2915mAh
`battery, while the 6 has an 1810mAhversion, butthis is the chief difference. Both phonesinclude a
`Qualcomm MDM9625M LTE modem and WTR1625L transceiver, which collectively provide faster
`150MbpsLTE speeds and wider supportfor different LTE bands (an additional WFR1620chip
`provides carrier aggregation). The Apple A8 SoC is (still) paired with 1GB of RAM. The expected NFC,
`Wi-Fi, and M8 motion coprocessor, along with other power managementand touch controller chips,
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`Both phonesreceive a "repairability score" of 7 out of 10, tied with the iPhone 5 for the best iPhone
`repairability score and miles ahead of the most recent iPads and iPod Touches(2 and 3 outof 10,
`respectively). While screws and retention clips are all that's holding the display to the body of the
`iPhones, the iPads and iPod Touchesuse a substantial amountof glue to hold everything together.
`While glue can help make products thinner and less prone to coming apart, removingit requires a
`heating pad and a lot of patience. iFixit knocks points off the iPhones' scores for use of Pentalobe
`screws and Apple's unwillingness to publish repair instructions for use by the general public, but
`people in the aftermarket iPhone repair business will be happy to know that the new phonesaren't
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