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iFixit Tears Down iPhone 12

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit had a close look at the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in one of its teardowns. They achieved the same repairability score of 6/10 and many components are interchangeable. The …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Teardowns

Z Fold 2 Teardown: 3rd Time’s The Charm?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit took the latest Z Fold 3 and tore it down. It found that the hinge is much simpler than previous foldable devices but didn’t like the repairability because of the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Samsung| Teardowns

What Bob Saw on the Net 27/08/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Samsung …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Outside Broadcast| Recycling| Samsung| Semiconductors| Smartphones| sony| Sports and Stadiums| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Teardowns| UltraHD

What Bob Saw on the Net 14/10/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Samsung …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| France| Game Playing| HD+ (Germany)| Retailers| Roku| Samsung| Smartphones| STBs| Teardowns| TV Viewing| Vodafone

IHS Markit: iPhone XS Max Costs Apple $20 More Than iPhone X

by Andrew Fenn

The teardowns and cost benchmarking team at IHS Markit has completed its preliminary physical review of the new Apple iPhone XS Max. The A1921 model of the smartphone sold in North America comes with …

Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Magic Leap One Details Revealed in iFixit Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has made a detailed teardown of the long-awaited Magic Leap development system. The teardown describes the way that the Magic Leap headset uses six different optical waveguides, each with a small air gap …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 33

IHS Teardown Reveals Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Bill of Materials

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit’s teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has revealed it has a bill-of-materials cost of $375.80. Of this amount, the device’s 6.2″ Super AMOLED display—featuring a 2960 x 1440 resolution, 529 ppi …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Samsung| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 14

iFixit Teardown Reveals OIS on All Huawei P20 Pro Cameras

by Andrew Fenn

Ifixit’s teardown of the Huawei P20 Pro has revealed that optical image stabilisation (OIS) hardware is present in all three of the device’s cameras, something that wasn’t clear initially. (Huawei P20 Pro Camera Impresses) …

Tags:Cameras| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 14

TechInsights Launches Samsung Galaxy S9 Teardown Blog

by Andrew Fenn

Following the device’s official reveal at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which took place last month, TechInsights’ long-awaited Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone teardown analysis blog has arrived. Interested parties can click here to visit …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 25 - Issue 10

IHS: iPhone X Costs Apple $370 in Materials

by Andrew Fenn

Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64GB of NAND memory carries a …

Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Huawei Mate 10 Teardown Reveals BOM

by Bob Raikes

TechInsights has branched out from its policy of just publishing teardowns on Apple and Samsung Galaxy phones and has published a look at the Huawei Mate 10. (Huawei Mate 10 Uses LCD, Mate 10 …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Tech Insights Releases iPhone 8 Plus Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

It’s that time of year again! The wake of Apple’s live launch event and the inevitable iPhone release guarantees us one thing—teardowns. The latest comes from Tech Insights, who stripped the new iPhone 8 …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 37