Repair net tract iFixit these days shared an in-depth teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro Max, providing a amended look astatine the tool's internals. Notably, the teardown includes a photograph of the integrative spacer that changed the SIM paper tray astatine the U.S. Model.

All 4 iPhone 14 models bought successful the U.S. Not person a carnal SIM paper tray and trust wholly connected integer eSIMs. The teardown confirms that Apple isn't the usage of the interior abstraction freed up with the assistance of the tray's removal for each different origin oregon added capability, and alternatively stuffed wrong the spread with a rectangular portion of plastic. Outside of the U.S., each iPhone 14 models are nevertheless acceptable with a SIM paper tray successful this area.

As disposable successful erstwhile teardowns, iFixit supplied near-up photographs of the iPhone 14 Pro Max's communal consciousness board, which is equipped with a quicker A16 Bionic spot and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X65 modem that provides each 5G and outer connectivity.

While the accustomed iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus whitethorn beryllium opened from the backmost aspect, and diagnostic a other repairable des with an effortlessly removable show and again solid panel, these layout changes bash not enlarge to the Pro fashions. The teardown suggests that the iPhone 14 Pro Max keeps to unfastened from the beforehand and does present not person removable backmost glass. The interior layout of the instrumentality is fundamentally unchanged from the iPhone thirteen Pro Max.

The nonaccomplishment of removable little backmost solid connected iPhone 14 Pro fashions makes upkeep much expensive. Without AppleCare+, Apple Stores complaint $499 to $549 to restoration cracked rear solid connected iPhone 14 Pro fashions, arsenic compared to $169 to $199 for trendy iPhone 14 fashions.

iFixit shared a teardown of the iPhone 14 successful beforehand this week.