Worldwide. As usual, the guys from the iFixit team were the first to get their hands on the new items and take them apart. To do this, they went to distant Australia and stood in a long line.

You probably won't need it disassemble iPhone 6 so soon, however, situations are different and it is better to be prepared for independent repairs and replacement of components in advance.

Using a special pentalobe screwdriver (you can use the proprietary 54 Bit Driver Kit), unscrew at least “pentalobe” screws. It's a shame that Apple uses non-standard screws. The good thing is that the device does not need to be heated for disassembly. Thank you anyway.

Next, we open the phone using a suction cup or a special tape that leaves no traces (the guys from iFixit use a special tool iSlack). At home, it is better to hold the phone over a soft surface and in two hands and, of course, do not do this in weight.

The next step includes unusual use boomerang. We recommend that you perform it only under the supervision of a qualified specialist, since using a boomerang at home can cause harm not only to the device, but also to you and your loved ones. But let's be serious! The best option for disconnecting all cables is a regular guitar pick, like any other plastic without sharp edges. Disconnect the display cable and move on.

Inside there are many standard Philips screws. But a good set of screwdrivers from the nearest radio store will help you deal with any type of screw. Using a simple screwdriver, we remove the metal plate that holds the front panel.

Remove the Home button from the front panel. The tongs from the manicure set are ideal for this.

Disconnect the cables and remove front camera and speaker for detailed study.

To remove the battery, we will again use the plastic “mediator”. If everything is done correctly, it will allow you to quickly and without mechanical damage remove the battery.

The iPhone 6 uses a 3.82V lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 1810 mAh. On one side it shows a power of 6.91 Watts/hour, and on the other - 7.01. It seems that the engineers managed to improve the performance after the text for printing on one side was approved.

We take out the rear camera with tweezers.

We turn off and remove all antennas with it.

Hurray, we got to the motherboard! First, we need to remove the protection from electromagnetic pulses to find out what's inside. Let's do so.

Now we remove the vibration motor module.

There are two types of vibration motors - counterweight and linear oscillating. Which ones are better? According to the guys at iFixit, answering this question is as difficult as choosing between Pepsi and Coke. It seems that this time Apple has opted for a linear oscillating type.

This year appearance The dynamics have changed slightly. True, the absence of markings suggests that the changes compared to the speaker of the previous model are insignificant.

The charging and headphone connectors form one module and are placed on one cable. This means that you cannot replace one connector separately, only together. Of course, this is a drawback from a repairability point of view, but for Apple it saves precious space inside the device.

The last thing left to remove are the power buttons and the volume rocker. Tweezers will help us with this again.

That's all. On the iFixit repairability scale, the iPhone 6 scores 7 out of 10.

This high score is explained by the following factors:
+ The display module is separated first, which simplifies the procedure for replacing the screen (the most common breakdown)
+ The battery is easy to change. All you need to do is unscrew the pentalobe screws and carefully remove the plastic seals.
+ The fingerprint sensor cable no longer interferes with opening the device (in 5S it could be very easily damaged)
- iPhone 6 still uses custom pentalobe screws that require special screwdrivers
— Apple does not share information on iPhone repair 6 with unauthorized independent workshops and customers

In this step by step instructions by disassembling the iPhone 6 Plus, you can clearly see how to completely disassemble this smartphone, thereby getting the opportunity to replace the screen, motherboard, buttons, speakers, battery and other elements of the iPhone 6 Plus.
As always, the place to start is with the screws located on the bottom of your iPhone 6 Plus.

Now you need to disconnect the screen from the phone body itself. The professional iSclack tool will be very convenient for this. Without it it will be difficult; you will need to work with plastic spatulas for quite a long time. Immediately unscrew the cables that go to iPhone screen 6 Plus.

Here we see the insides of the phone, you can see how much larger the battery on the iPhone 6 Plus has become.

We remove the plate protected from the home button, after which we easily remove the button itself.

We remove the front camera, which also has a speaker for conversation.

From the panel itself iPhone smartphone 6 Plus remove the metal plate.

We remove the battery cable and pull it out of the phone body.

We remove the vibrator block assembly.

It’s time to dismantle the camera, this can be done easily with thin tweezers, the main thing is not to damage the contacts, so be careful.

We are gradually approaching the end of our showdown. Unscrew the motherboard mounts, and then remove the antenna mount.

In these instructions for disassembling the iPhone 6 Plus, we will not describe the parts that are on the motherboard. A new article on this topic will appear on our blog very soon, where you can find out detailed information about the iPhone 6 Plus motherboard circuit.
While we continue to disassemble the smartphone, the speaker is next:

Former Google employee and roving Silicon Valley hacker Scotty Allen built an iPhone 6S with his own hands. The smartphone was assembled in five months from parts he purchased from Chinese markets. A video of him showing how to assemble a phone has become a Youtube trend.

American Scotty Allen assembled a smartphone and recorded a video in which he spoke in detail about the process of assembling the phone.

Kloop correspondent Metin Dzhumagulov interviewed a roving hacker from Silicon Valley.

Narrated by Scotty Allen

My name is Scotty Allen. I'm a hacker and engineer.

I am originally from the USA, San Francisco. Worked at Google and participated in some famous startups. For the last three years I have been traveling all over the world.

About a year and a half ago, I came to China to the city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, to learn more about the electronics manufacturing process.

I have always been involved with electronics, IT technologies and now I can explore all this on a deeper level.

I fell in love with this place. I spend a lot of time in Shenzhen.

With like-minded people I walked in a place that can be called a market mobile phones. They mainly sold spare parts and components there.

We didn't know much about all this. One of us said, “I was wondering if any of you could build your own phone?”

This idea never left my head. This sounded like a challenge to me. I accepted it.

It was great way learn more deeply about the mobile phone market and about smartphones themselves.

I thought about it for nine months before I decided to build the phone myself and recorded a video.

Why did I choose an iPhone? This is a good question that many people ask me. Firstly, I am much more familiar with the iPhone than with other smartphones. I use it myself.

Secondly, there are a lot of Apple-related things in China. Not only phones, but also various parts, spare parts, cases and much more. iPhone is very popular.

And due to the fact that the “filling” for the iPhone can be easily found in city stores and markets, it is easier to assemble.

I also thought that creating an iPhone would be a little more interesting, since the brand is recognized worldwide.

I had no experience before this. This is the first time I'm doing something like this. I'll say more. This is the first time I've seen the "insides" of a phone (laughs).

The biggest difficulty I encountered was my poor knowledge of Chinese (laughs).

It was no less difficult to find all the parts to assemble the phone, to understand what exactly needed to be bought and where.

Hard to find processor. You can't just buy a processor similar to the one in the iPhone. The only one possible way- this means buying, disassembling an iPhone and removing its processor.

How I dealt with the processor is a separate story, which I may talk about in the next video.

Another difficulty is that I wanted to create my own motherboard, technical details can be seen in the video.

I spent about $1000 on all this. Most of the amount was spent on parts and tools. But now, having learned from experience, if I want to repeat the experiment, I will spend $300.

The entire process, from decision making to video presentation, took five months. But the real work - assembling the phone and recording the video - lasted about two months.

My own iPhone and the Apple iPhone are almost the same. I now have two phones and if I show them to you, you won't see the difference.

Of course, the Apple iPhone has a warranty period and was assembled by people more experienced in this field. Therefore we can say that it is better.

I have no intention of opening my own business or continuing to collect phones. It was just an experiment.

Honestly, I didn't expect my video to become so popular. What's happening now is crazy (laughs).

Many people are writing to me now, congratulating me. Often I see messages like - “That was a great video! We are watching you!

People are shocked, they are very excited.

I myself was very excited and happy when I finally finished the work. It took so much time and work, sometimes I thought I couldn't do it. Naturally, I'm pleased with myself.

The field of video journalism has captivated me, I love it.

To be honest, this happened after I visited Kyrgyzstan. I was inspired by the videos that Kloop made.

I will definitely continue to make videos related to the field of IT technology, my adventures and travels.

I would love to come to Kyrgyzstan again. I had a good time with you.

I think that Kyrgyzstan is an excellent example of a democratic country that is open to the world. And Kloop is a very important part of the country.

I am impressed by the activities of this media and everyone I met in the editorial office. I am still amazed by Kyrgyzstan.

We have already purchased refurbished iPhones on AliExpress. Outwardly, they looked like devices after a year of careful use, but surprises awaited us inside: strange copies of screens with distorted colors instead of the original ones, battered batteries, wheezing in the speakers.

I want to get involved in an adventure! What will I need?

Motherboard. This is the main part of the smartphone that you will need to assemble the iPhone 7. Look for it in the AliExpress search by request "iPhone 7 logic board".

Please note that in search results There are 2 types of lots: with and without Touch ID. The last option is not for you; using it, you will not be able to assemble a fully functional device, not only with all your desire, but also with any level of skill.

The fact is that the Touch ID fingerprint sensor is tied to the motherboard at the hardware level. It won't work to give her another one. If you install something left, you can use it as nothing more than a home button.

This is why you also need to look at the Touch ID color. It is not possible to change the sensor separately, so you need to immediately choose black or white.

A motherboard is a complex spare part on which a large number of components are installed. In this case, your main concern should be the memory size: 32, 128 or 256 GB. It is on this that the cost of the component most depends.

Make sure that they don’t give you a motherboard that is locked to some operator. Read about all this in the lot description on AliExpress.

Frame. This part of the future iPhone 7 will be responsible for tactile sensations from using the device. The more expensive and high-quality part you buy, the more complete your impressions will be. Search by request "iPhone 7 rear case".

Almost all sellers on AliExpress include the necessary additional parts in the package. What comes with the case:

• SIM card tray
• Volume buttons
• Power button
• Mode switch

The fact is that it is almost impossible to match external parts from one manufacturer to another by color, so do not try to save money and look for them separately.

Also note that the Touch ID sensor that comes with motherboard, should match everything else in color - black for black models and white for all others.

However, you can put together some interesting color options. For example, you can combine white and black components and get a stylish gadget with black back and Touch ID, as well as a white front panel.

By the way, the camera eye is already installed on each normal case, so you don’t have to buy it separately.

Button cable. Search by request "iPhone 7 Power and Volume Control Cable". It is needed to connect buttons and other components.

Display. You will need search query "iPhone 7 OEM display". It is very important to specify the OEM in order to ultimately get the highest quality screen.

However, be mentally prepared for the fact that the screen may differ slightly from the original one. It may have slightly different colors and may be less bright and responsive.

The good news is that the displays of modern iPhones come assembled. In addition to the screen itself, you also get glass with built-in touch panel. This increases the cost of repairs, but simplifies the assembly of a real Apple smartphone from spare parts from AliExpress.

Display protection. Search for it by request "iPhone 7 LCD Shield Plate". It is attached to the screen assembly, holds other components and protects it from heat and other negative influences.

Battery. Search for it by request "iPhone 7 battery". Don't pay attention to the cheapest options and don't try to find a high-capacity battery - none of this will lead to any good.

The normal battery capacity for the iPhone 7 is 1960 mAh, so go from there. Most sellers warn that the real one may differ slightly, but the difference is rarely more than 10% up or down.

Full set of screws. Search by request "iPhone 7 screw set". So you will find a package with all the screws necessary to assemble the device.

Main camera. What's an iPhone without a main camera? Search for a suitable option upon request "iPhone 7 rear camera".

Don't chase the cheapest options, you don't need them. Fortunately, for a 7, replacement cameras are already very cheap.

Front-camera. Find the required spare part upon request "iPhone 7 front camera". Everything else is the same as the main camera.

Please note that all the necessary additional sensors (lighting, proximity) are already included in the front camera module.

Speaker. Search for it by request "iPhone 7 earpiece speaker".

This thing will be useful to you not only for making voice calls. No, this is another speaker to create a stereo effect while playing music.

Main speaker. Look for this spare part on request "iPhone 7 speaker", but under no circumstances confuse the main speaker with the conversational one.

Of course, the Chinese analogue is unlikely to play as well as the original. However, our experience shows that there is a difference, but it is not super critical.

Lightning port. Search for it by request "iPhone 7 connector". The port will be needed to charge the device and connect accessories to it.

For some reason, most sellers on AliExpress sell this part not one at a time, but in lots of 5-10. But you can find the option you need.

This spare part also includes the main microphone for iPhone.

Vibration motor. In general, the iPhone 7 does not have a simple vibration motor, but a special haptic engine called Taptic Engine. However, you won't find anything with this query on AliExpress due to legal reasons, and here is the correct one - "iPhone 7 vibro".

Be prepared for the fact that the tactile feedback from such a solution may not be as pleasant as the original.

Wi-Fi antenna. Search by request "iPhone 7 Wi-Fi antenna". The delivery set usually includes all related spare parts.

A set of iron. Search by request "iPhone 7 metal plate". It is useful for connecting components together and other tasks.

Screwdriver Set. The package contains almost every part for iPhone with AliExpress sellers They will put several screwdrivers, so in the end you will have such a large set that you won’t need additional ones.

Moreover, with a high probability you will collect everything together not on your own, but in a service where there are already enough of all these tools.

Additional accessories. Buy headphones, chargers and other accessories at your own discretion.

(Cost structure of spare parts for assembly)

I took more or less average values ​​for all the components that I managed to find on AliExpress to assemble a real iPhone 7 with 128 GB. The intermediate amount is about 28,380 rubles. However, you need to add to it the work of a master who will assemble your device and add the missing details. Approximate result - 30 thousand rubles.

Of course, the most expensive spare part was not the screen or the case, but motherboard. On average, the 128 GB storage option will take up about 62% of the cost structure. In second place is the display (14%), and third place is shared by the body and battery (5% each).

It turns out that on average about 14% is accounted for by small spare parts, screws, glands and other nonsense. But you won’t be able to do without all this, even if you want to.

Most parts have free shipping, but some will still require you to spend a small amount, which we decided not to take into account in the calculations.

Some parts may not reach you in the proper form, and sellers may forget to put something in the kit, so some little things will have to be purchased at the assembly site. But these costs are also insignificant.

You're lying, you can't assemble a real iPhone from Chinese hardware

Of course you can't! You're right.

However, no one is saying that we will assemble the iPhone entirely from Chinese replica parts, no. The fact is that in the Celestial Empire, in the 11 years since the appearance of the first Apple smartphone, they have learned to make all the parts except the most important one - the motherboard.

Even the description of this part on AliExpress clearly states that it is not new. Local craftsmen simply take pictures motherboards with original devices , which can no longer be used for their intended purpose, increase their interest and immediately sell. The scheme is simple.

It turns out that you actually buy the heart of the device after some use, and only then add new, but not original, components to it. This fact removes the question of the device’s performance, its updates, and other things. The motherboard, which was removed from a real iPhone, is responsible for all this.

If you still decide to assemble an iPhone 7 from parts from AliExpress, you can use iFixit instructions. However, we strongly recommend that you seek help from a qualified specialist who will correctly put all the pieces of the puzzle together and even add missing ones if necessary.

Guys, isn't it easier to just buy a refurbished device?

We have already purchased a refurbished iPhone 7 on AliExpress. The device showed signs of use, but with care. Everything inside it was original. Only the gasket was damaged, which protected the internal components from moisture.

This used iPhone 7 cost us 25 thousand rubles. (this is with some kind of delivery kit), and one assembled almost exclusively from non-original parts costs 30 thousand. In the second case, we have 128 GB, not 32, so the prices can be considered equal. So which is better?

Of course, I'm for a ready-made iPhone from AliExpress, or better yet, for the official Refurbished, which is only a few thousand more expensive. Assembling a device from individual parts is too difficult, and it is logical to do this only out of sporting interest.

Why is it that it is so expensive to assemble a smartphone almost exclusively from non-original parts? The fact is that spare parts have always cost and will cost more than the entire assembled device. For example, some unofficial SPs even buy new MacBooks for disassembly in order to obtain replacement components, and make money on them.

So I repeat, it’s better to buy ready-made devices. And when getting involved in an adventure, soberly assess the possible risks and consequences.

P.S. You can also look at the cost of parts on Alibaba, they are usually cheaper there. However, this is unlikely to make the venture significantly more profitable.

Engineering genius knows no boundaries, and many craftsmen around the world create a variety of devices from scrap materials. By their example, they show that even the most modern and technologically advanced device can be replicated with a little free time, a developed imagination and hands growing from the right place. tells how you can assemble an iPhone from Chinese spare parts and why you need a computer the size of a room that can only run Tetris.

Jobs himself

Developer software Scotty Allen got the idea to build his own iPhone using only spare and used parts. He lives in China, so there were no problems finding spare parts: he visited the Huaqiangbei electronics market in Shenzhen several times and found everything he needed.

“You may be wondering why I decided to build the iPhone 6s rather than the iPhone 7? I had two reasons for this. First, I already have an iPhone 6s purchased from the Store, and I could use it to compare the build result with the original, Allen wrote in his blog. - Secondly, and much more importantly, spare parts for the iPhone 7 are incredibly difficult to find on the market. I don't quite understand why."

Allen planned to assemble the board himself by soldering all the components, but this turned out to be too difficult, so he bought a pre-assembled one with a TouchID fingerprint scanner. He also intended to assemble the screen himself, but due to the lack of special equipment, he had to buy a used screen.

Allen says that he didn’t really need a second iPhone 6s, the project was started in order to understand how realistic such an idea is and to properly study the Chinese spare parts market. The idea was given to him by one of the Shenzhen engineers with whom he communicated at the market.

When choosing a case, Allen encountered an unexpected problem - he could not find the Home button with a black fingerprint scanner, and he had to assemble a pink iPhone. The entire project ended up costing Allen more than $1,000, but he admits he wasted most of the money. The actual cost of the phone was only $300. It cannot be said that this allowed the developer to save money, since it was reassembled at the factory Apple iPhone 6s will cost about the same amount.

Plywood telephone

Even when she was developing the modular Project Ara, craftsmen began creating phones for individual needs. One of the creators of the Arduino platform, David Mellis, decided to make his own phone and posted drawings and sources online. To do this, you needed an Arduino GSM Shield board, buttons, a display and a speaker with a microphone.

Mellis decided to make a case for the phone from plywood, cutting holes using a laser. Everyone can make this part in completely different ways: print it on a 3D printer, cast it from metal, or even sculpt it from plasticine.

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You can also use your imagination when choosing components. The simplest eight-character display, according to the creator, will cost $40. An LCD screen costs only $10, which would seem to be more convenient, but Mellis warns that such a screen is less reliable and may break before being installed in the phone. The speaker also turned out to be quite expensive: it cost about $12.

Mellis describes the project as "challenging but doable" and says the DIY phone costs about $200. It can receive and make calls, store friends' names and numbers, show the time, receive and send text messages
- that is, everything that any “dialer” can do. Therefore, you should take on such a project only if you really want to do something unique with your own hands.

Porn ruined the fraer

Prisoners are also no strangers to high technology. Two prisoners at Marion Prison in the US state of Ohio hand-assembled computers to access the Internet, watch porn and read articles. Thanks to a prison rehabilitation program where they disassemble old computers into components for recycling (RET3), (Adam Johnston) and Scott Spriggs were able to assemble two fully functional computers.

Like secret agents, they loaded all the necessary components into the cart and quietly drove it past security and metal detectors. After that, they assembled PCs and hid them in the ceiling, then ran Internet cables. To connect to the prison network, they used a login and password that they had stolen from one of the employees.

Photo: Ohio Office of the Inspector General

They used computers to their fullest: watched movies, TV series and porn, studied instructions for making weapons, explosives and drugs on the darknet via Tor. All sorts of hacker gadgets were found on the PC: self-signed certificates, VPN tools, Bitcoin wallets, bank accounts and much more.

It deserves special mention that prisoners read notes on computers. This helped them get five credit cards, knowing only the social security numbers and date of birth of the jailers they kidnapped from the internal database.

The arrested hackers were declassified four months later: at some point, network administrators noticed that, for some unknown reason, the traffic limit on one of the computers had been exceeded. Employees received a notification that a new device had joined the network, but did not pay attention to it. And only when the jailers began to check the entire prison network, they found the same computers hidden under the ceiling via twisted pair cables.

Back to the past

Following the example of David Mellis, who designed a telephone from plywood, British circuit engineer James Newman decided to create his own computer from scratch. He assembled the Megaprocessor machine from seven stands, two meters high, weighing more than 500 kilograms. It took Newman £40,000 and four years of his life to create a computer with 40,000 transistors and 10,000 LEDs.

“The machine on your desk may be a million times better than the one I built, but mine is much more beautiful. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to sell my project, but I would like Megaprocessor to be presented as an exhibit in a museum or educational institution,” Newman said about his development.

This computer is more reminiscent of a mid-20th century computer than a modern PC. Newman created a 16-bit processor with a frequency of 20 kilohertz especially for him. The entire computer is divided into specific modules assembled from separate boards. Several modules are assembled into a single cabinet measuring one and a half by two meters. To demonstrate the capabilities of the “megaprocessor,” the Tetris game was chosen, running on a huge LED display with a resolution of 32 by 64 pixel LEDs. Control took place using a modified arcade controller. During the game, you can see everything that happens inside the car in real time.

The assembly process was not without problems. Newman installed about a dozen transistors incorrectly, and searching for them was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Similar errors arose when connecting connectors, of which there were more than 500. Other difficulties included skewed wires, not fully inserted cables, shorts to the case, defects in transistors, and much more. If you add it all up, it becomes clear why it took so long to create a “megaprocessor”.

According to Newman, his brainchild is ideal for educational purposes, to show people what happens inside the gadgets they use. After all, the computer was originally created to visualize the computing process. When asked why he spent so much effort, time and resources on Megaprocessor, Newman answered rather matter-of-factly: “I just wanted it that way.”