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I'm very confused by their 6/10 score. They gave tons of phones and other devices just as difficult to teardown far lower scores than that, some as low as 1:

I'm very confused by their 6/10 score. They gave tons of phones and other devices just as difficult to teardown far lower scores than that, some as low as 1: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+Teardown/13494/1?singlePage http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+Teardown/13494/1?sing... Just compare that HTC One teardown with the iPhone 5S, while the HTC One is "worse" there isn't much in it. So if they were being consistent the iPhone 5S should have no more than a 2-3 on their scale. Then we have the Nexus 4 which got the same score (6) as the 5S but doesn't have things like glue holding the battery in place and a taking it apart requires "minimum effort": http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/3 http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/3 The iPhone 5 got a fixit score of 7 which is even more odd. I guess they knocked off one point for the glue, but again seems like Apple's scores are getting bumped by 2-4 points relative to other teardowns they have done. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+5+Teardown/10525/1?singlePage http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+5+Teardown/10525/1?sin...

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Steko 13y ago
You complain about the other articles but did you even read them or did you just ctrl-f for 'glue' and base your conclusions on that? "compare that HTC One teardown" HTC One link: absence of any exterior screws remove large foam padding With no clear path to entry, we decide to get a little more creative with our approach…for a good half hour. Last time we checked, "gutting" is not a term that shows up very often in the service manual of a repair-friendly device. We won't lie, getting to this point was an arduous and daunting task. The amount of work required to separate the rear aluminum case and the front case was immense. copper shielding is a pain to deal with during reassembly Etc. "Nexus 4 which got the same score (6)" TFA: Nexus 4 Repairability Score: 7 out of 10
YooLi 13y ago
"Then we have the Nexus 4 which got the same score (6) as the 5S but doesn't have things like glue holding the battery in place and a taking it apart requires "minimum effort":" Did you read the Nexus tear down or just look at the score? From the tear down: The battery is stuck to the frame with a lot of adhesive, so removing it without puncturing the battery can be difficult. The glass is fused to both the display and the display frame. So don't crack the glass unless you're good with a heat gun, or you're fond of replacing the glass, display, and frame together ($$$).
rsynnott 13y ago
> Just compare that HTC One teardown with the iPhone 5S, while the HTC One is "worse" there isn't much in it. Wait, the same HTC One where they commented that it may be impossible to disassemble without damaging parts?

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Steko 13y ago

You complain about the other articles but did you even read them or did you just ctrl-f for 'glue' and base your conclusions on that? "compare that HTC One teardown" HTC One link: absence of any exterior screws remove large foam padding With no clear path to entry, we decide to get a little more creative with our approach…for a good half hour. Last time we checked, "gutting" is not a term that shows up very often in the service manual of a repair-friendly device. We won't lie, getting to this point was an arduous and daunting task. The amount of work required to separate the rear aluminum case and the front case was immense. copper shielding is a pain to deal with during reassembly Etc. "Nexus 4 which got the same score (6)" TFA: Nexus 4 Repairability Score: 7 out of 10

YooLi 13y ago

"Then we have the Nexus 4 which got the same score (6) as the 5S but doesn't have things like glue holding the battery in place and a taking it apart requires "minimum effort":" Did you read the Nexus tear down or just look at the score? From the tear down: The battery is stuck to the frame with a lot of adhesive, so removing it without puncturing the battery can be difficult. The glass is fused to both the display and the display frame. So don't crack the glass unless you're good with a heat gun, or you're fond of replacing the glass, display, and frame together ($$$).

rsynnott 13y ago

> Just compare that HTC One teardown with the iPhone 5S, while the HTC One is "worse" there isn't much in it. Wait, the same HTC One where they commented that it may be impossible to disassemble without damaging parts?