Gadgetory

in front of me I have the iPhone XR Apple's more colorful iPhone option today we'll be taking apart the fluorescent peach color and seeing what a battery and screen replacements look like the 10r has the same basic guts as the iPhone 10s we took apart a couple weeks ago but it's still good to see the insides of each model let's get started like with every other iPhone for the past eight years we encounter to proprietary pentalobe screws holding the screen and the aluminum frame together once those are out and set to the side in an organized fashion it's time to warm up the screen to soften the ip67 waterproofing around the edges I'll use a large suction cup to lift up on the screen while sliding my metal pry tool between the metal edge of the phone and the plastic buffer of the screen the adhesive runs along both sides of the display the important thing to remember while slicing is that there's fragile ribbon cables very close to the top and right sides of the phone I'll pull down gently on the glass at the top of the screen unlatches from the phone frame and the whole thing folds open revealing the same basic design we've been seeing in all the iPhones for the past few years with minor variations in screw placement and complexity I'll remove the metal plate over the LCD screen connectors with its two white triple zero screws then I'll take off the plate over the battery connector with its three screws I'll unplug the battery just on clips like a little Lego and then unplug each of the two ribbons running to the LCD there's one more metal plate over the earpiece connector this has five screws 3y triple-zero and two phillips head if you're keeping track that's three different screwdrivers we've needed so far just to remove the screen thanks Apple I'll dig deeper into the screen itself in a second but the good news is that the 10-hour LCD will be much cheaper to replace than the OLED screens of the 10 and 10 s by hundreds of dollars now for the battery the replacement seems easy enough still Apple has always been pretty good about putting in solid pull tabs under the battery these things are like magic as they stretch out they literally lose all grip on the battery defying science and gravity at the same time there are two more pull tabs up at the top these ones are a bit harder to grip but still have the same satisfying results if one does happen to break it's almost easier to grab the remaining and start pulling again because Prime the battery out manual aim is a bit on the dangerous side since punctures are fatal to batteries we try to avoid that finally the battery is released from inside the phone this is the 2900 milliamp little guy I'll try Lincoln replacements in the video description as they become available up top we have the front-facing camera face scanner and dot projector over there on the far right let's take a quick look at the rear camera while we're here two more screws one of which is a standoff this brings us to four different types of screws in one single phone and we've barely started taking it apart Apple does not want people messing around in here with the metal plate off to the side we can unplug and pull out the camera unit a 12 megapixel sensor with optical image stabilization this thing is a unit the large surface area of the sensor is probably what helps the iPhones maintain such good image quality I'll put the camera back into place plug it in and get that metal bracket situated over top now let's take a look at the LCD display yeah it's resolution is quite a bit behind the times but one massive perk of having an LCD display over an OLED is the replacement pricing Apple will probably charge you an arm and a leg either way but you can get a third party replacement for last year's iPhone 8 for $30 right now because it's an LCD last year's iPhone 10 OLED replacement is $200 quite a big price difference LCDs like the one here on the 10r are way cheaper when it comes to replacing the back glass though still cost 399 dollars to replace and can only be done through Apple there were four screws holding down the earpiece and front sensors three were Phillips head and one was a white triple zero Apple's keeping us on our toes these front earpiece contraptions are pretty simple I'll link as many parts as I can in the description along with the tools I've been using now the screen is assemble we can start putting the whole thing back together to make sure it still turns on after all of our tinkering new battery replacements will come with their own adhesive but I'll just use a little bit of double-sided tape for right now the battery is set in place but before I plug it in I'll get everything else connected starting with the upper earpiece ribbon and working my way down to the - LCD ribbons and lastly plugging in the battery I'm always taking very special care not to put any stress on the ribbon cables they're about as fragile as a piece of paper and can tear pretty easy there's three more brackets going in over the battery the screen ribbons and the last one goes up top with its five screws seriously though colored phones are a fantastic idea the bright colors are a nice change of pace from the normal boring dull looking colors we see everywhere else the top edge of the screen tucks back into the frame first and then gently sets down along both sides finishing off with the final two pentalobe screws at the bottom and there we have it yeah it's over priced now at the launch but down the road replacement parts for the 10 arm will be much cheaper than the 10s which is nice for some reason Apple still isn't selling any cases for the 10r right now so be gentle if you own one of these the back panel still costs four hundred dollars to fix let me know if you have any questions in the comments and coming out with me on Twitter and Instagram thanks ton for watching I'll see you around