はじめに
iPhone 12/12 Proのライブ分解に参加いただきありがとうございます! ライブストリーミングを見逃した方は、ご心配なく。上の分解ビデオよりお楽しみいただけます。またはライブ分解を詳細にまとめた分解レポートを、スクロールダウンしてご覧ください。新MagSafe充電器のボーナス分解も行いました。iPhone 12の分解だけではまだ物足りない方は、iPhone 12 mini やiPhone 12 Pro Maxの分解もお楽しみください!
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ビデオの概要
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MiniとMaxの登場を心待ちにしながら、先行発売されたiPhone 12/12 Proの分解を始めます。この両モデルには、どんなスペックが詰められているでしょうか。(USモデル)
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A14 Bionicチップ、第4世代 Neural Engine
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6.1インチ(2,532 x 1,170ピクセル解像度)Super Retina XDR OLEDディスプレイ、True ToneとHDR
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デュアル12MPカメラシステム:超広角(ƒ/2.4)、広角(ƒ/2.4)カメラ。そしてProには望遠(ƒ/2.0)カメラとLiDARスキャナー搭載
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容量:64 GB (iPhone 12)と128 GB (12 Pro)
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5G (sub-6 GHzとミリ波)接続(ミリ波は米国版のみ)、4x4 MIMO LTE、802.11ax Wi-Fi 6とBT5.0
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MagSafe:15W のワイヤレス充電
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IEC規格60529に基づき、改良されたIP68等級(最大水深6メートルで最大30分間)
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iPhone 4には、Braun製品に似ているスクエアエッジが施されていたのを覚えていますか? そしてAppleエンジニアチームメンバーが、発売前のiPhone 4をバーに置き忘れて、情報が漏れてしまったスキャンダルを。
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さておき、スクエアの復活です！この新モデルには、大きなスキャンダルはありません。このフラットなエッジは、これまで見慣れてきたデザインを一転させました。スマートフォンの形状を大きくせずとも、スクリーンサイズを拡大できるようです。
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デザインの遍歴を辿ってみるために、 iPhone 11 Proの上にiPhone 12と12 Proを、そして一番上にiPhone 4を重ねてみました。
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違いが分かりますか？USモデルには、小さなミリ波用アンテナウィンドウ(画像3番目)があります。同モデルのiPhoneに販売地域によって異なるデザインを施すのは、デザイナー泣かせでしょうが、それでもEU用リサイクル規制マーク(画像2番目)に比べるとマシだったはずです…
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過去の話はさておき、早速この新モデルを開いていきましょう！
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最初の障害物である、お馴染みのペンタローブネジが留められています。しかし、重装した私たちには問題になりません。
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吸盤ハンドル2個と開口ピックがあれば、簡単に開きます。もう手慣れたゲームです。
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熱と忍耐が味方してくれます。これは何度も経験した開口作業ですが、エンジニアたちは、これまでとは違う初めての困難に直面しています。耐水性能の最大水深が2メートル深くなったために、新材料の接着剤でも開発されたのでしょうか？
Who fox's android samsungA01 call creaked and spreading wider and completely covering hafe my screen .with it just getting used
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両モデルのスクリーンが外れると、”間違い探し”の始まりです。12が左側で12 Proが右側です。
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カメラシールド以外は、実際に目で確認できる顕著な違いはありません。驚きです！
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良いニュースは、このモデル用ウォールペーパーの素材が用意できました。iFixitのホームページ上で、 iPhone 12/12 Proのウォールペーパーダウンロードサービスをお知らせします。お楽しみに！
The brightness difference is likely that Apple is multi-sourcing the display between Samsung and BOE on the iPhone 12. The BOE panel probably can’t meet the same lifetime spec as the Samsung panel, so Apple is limiting the brightness on both of them to avoid a scenario where some iPhone 12s can get brighter than others. For the 12 Pro they presumably went with 100% Samsung panels and took advantage of the better specs to unlock higher brightness.
Oui bien entendu ! Mais c’est pas le plus grave
Yes ….. But
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やってきました！カメラシールドを外すと両モデル間に明らかな違いがあることが分かります。より特別なものがProに搭載されています。
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まず12に注目してみます。これは一体？ハイテクなプラスチックパーツでしょうか？
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両モデルに搭載されているのは、12MP広角と超広角モジュールで、絞り値は f/1.6とf/2.4です。一方、Proにはf/2.0 望遠レンズも内蔵されています。
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ProカメラにはProRAW、デュアルOISに加えて、LiDARスキャナによる低照度のイメージが可能です。
Any information found about the LiDAR sensor? such as manufacturer, model, etc.
Where is the second loud speaker, or top front speaker? Thanks
It's on the screen side
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SIMカードリーダーモジュールの修理は簡単です。SIMトレイ、ロジックボードとバッテリーの位置は、前モデルの反対側に変更されました。
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両モデルのスピーカーはプラスネジで固定されています。そのため取り外しはとても簡単です。
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スピーカーを取り出した後、ある違いに気づきました。接着剤の代わりに、鮮やかなオレンジのラバーガスケットがスピーカーグリルの後ろに付けられています。これはSamsungスマートフォンのデザインに採用されています。
Are the sim readers interchangeable between 12 and 12 pro??
Hi Reynaldy,
They have different markings, but they are interchangeable!
I’m wondering if the QualComm Chips perform better than the Intel modem in my 8Plus? That’s the only reason to upgrade.
so no eSIM embedded beside the traditional pluggable SIM?
can the european version of the iphone 12 pro max take 2 physical SIM cards with the right “card holder”…it seems that in Asia they support this.
Was wondering, are the sim readers interchangeable for the China and non-China versions? Kinda thinking if it’s possible to convert a non-dual nano sim version into one!
Just bought a dual sim tray module and it works as a drop-in replacement to transform my iPhone 12 into dual sim. Using a dual sim module disables the built-in esim.
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この手順で使用する道具：Marlin Screwdriver Set - 5 Precision Screwdrivers for iPhone$19.99
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ケース下部周辺には数多くのスタンドオフネジが使用されています。このような時のために、iPhone用Marlin 精密ドライバーセットにはスタンドオフドライバーが含まれています。
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12と12 Proには同じTaptic Engineが搭載されています。私たちの互換性テストでも双方は機能的に交換可能であることがわかりました。iPhone 11のTaptic Engineと比べて、若干小さくなりましたが、わずかに厚みがあります。
It appears the iphone 12 pro's taptic engine is actually bigger than the unit on the 11 pro, but smaller than the unit on the standard 11? (According to this: https://youtu.be/ZYyW6X3u6DI at 5:08?)
And did they serialize it like they have been on the previous models?
What is this tiny metal box in on the mother board consist of or what’s it’s purpose?
It has a serial numbers and a QR code which refer to nothing on the internet;
F3Y04774
TT9P55CAH
Please refer to my macrumor post:
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予想通り、バッテリーの下にはストレッチしてリリースする接着ストリップがついています。12と12Proには、それぞれ4本のタブが付いています。使用方法はこれまでと同じです。
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一つだけ変えて欲しかったものがあります。Appleが作業の”手始め”に付けてくれた薄くて裂けやすいプルタブです。これでアリでも引っ張るつもりなのしょうか？
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12と12 Proは全く同じバッテリーを搭載しているという噂を聞きました。検査用メガネで確認したところ、やはり同一のバッテリーです！容量は10.78Whです。
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iPhone 11(11.91 Wh)や11 Pro(11.67 Wh)と比べて著しく減少しました。しかし、この違いは省エネの5nm-プロセス A14チップによるものです。Appleの公式スペックによると、容量は小さくてもバッテリーの寿命には影響しません。
Same question that i posted about the taptic engine. Are these serialized as well? When you swap them did you get an immediate message about the phone unable to verify its a genuine battery?
Hi Rob,
Yes, the batteries are serialized! We swapped the official batteries between the two iPhones and got a “Not a genuine Apple battery” warning in the menu.
I posted this in the general comments before seeing the comments section for each step so am re-posting the same comment here…
On your 11 Pro Max teardown (and maybe on the smaller Pro teardown as well) you gave us thickness (4.6mm), volume (23.8 cubic centimetres) and weight (59.6g) numbers for the internal battery. I’d be really interested in seeing those three numbers for the 12 Pro battery and, when you do the teardown for the 12 Pro Max, for that battery as well. Thanks.
“…iPhones. Rumors pointed to Apple using cheaper parts to offset the cost of 5G, and this seemingly bears that out.”
Or you could argue that Apple used a more expensive but more power efficient 5nm processor to remove the need for a larger battery and thereby lose the unpleasant stress point in the larger L shape battery. It just depends on what you want to see.
And while we are on the subject, why do iFixit still not sell spare parts for your own products. You’re so keen that everyone else should for theirs, but you don’t.
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Creative Electronが提供してくれた、この素晴らしいX線画像を見ながら、しばし分解の手を休めます。さらに内部へ侵入する前に、X線で確認しましょう。
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この画像で目立つのは、MagSafeワイヤレス充電コイルです。もう少しで、私たちの目でMagSafeを眺めれます。マグネットペーパーを上に載せて確認することもできますが、X線の方がより鮮明です。
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そして、私たちが意図的にiPhone 12 ProのX線画像に黒縁の線を入れたのではありません。これはX線で12 Proステンレススチールのフレームを投影したからです。iPhone 12に搭載されたアルミフレームに比べて、スチールは密度が高いため、X線画像では濃く写ります。
This seams to indicate the camera modules are in fact completely different, and it even looks like the regular 12 doesn’t have stabilization on the top module.
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バッテリーを取り出した後は、デバイスの頭脳を見ていきます。
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数本のケーブルを外すと、ロジックボードはわずか3本のネジで留められています。Marlinドライバーを取り出して、最後の一撃を加えます。
Logic board seems to be connected to a flex cable that runs along side of the battery. Should both parts be removed together?
Similar question. The cable that is attached to the back of the logic board that runs along the side of the phone and battery, is it permanently attached to the logic boards or is it just adhesive?
The cable is soldered on the back of the motherboard, so you need to remove them together.
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少しの熱と(実際はかなりの熱が必要)、少しのこじ開け作業で、2つのボードを同時に取り出せます。iPhone 12のボードの片側を開き、搭載された素晴らしいチップを調べていきます。 12のボードはどちら側か混乱してしまう方へ、あなただけではありません。12と12 Proのロジックボードは幾つかのシリアル番号の違いを除いて、非常によく似ています。
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Micron D9XMR MT53D512M64D4UA-046 XT:F 4GB (12 Proは6GB) LPDDR4 SDRAMの下に積層された Apple APL1W01 A14 Bionic SoC
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KICM224AY4402TWNA12029、64 GB of Kioxia NAND フラッシュメモリ
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Qualcomm SDR865 5GとLTEトランシーバー
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Qualcomm SDX55M 5G modem-RF systemとSMR526 中間周波数IC
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USI/Apple U1 超広帯域無線チップ
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Avago AFEM-8200 デュプレクサ内蔵 ハイ/ミッドパワーアンプ
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Apple APL109 4343S00437 パワーマネージメントIC
I think the A14 is layered over LPDDR4X, not LPDDR4 as this article currently indicates. Your previous teardown of the iPhone 11 Pro shows the A13 over LPDDR4X and the teardown of the iPhone XS shows the A12 over LPDDR4X. It is unlikely that Apple has reverted to LPDDR4 for the iPhone 12 Pro.
The Micron MT53D512M64D4UA chip is better described as an LPDDR4X SDRAM. According to the Micron DRAM Component Part Numbering System the MT53D prefix decodes to (MT = Micron Technology, 53 = LPDDR4, D = 1.1V Vdd / 0.6V Vddq), LPDDR4X is identical to LPDDR4, except that the I/O voltage (Vddq) is reduced to 0.6 V from 1.1 V, which appears to be the case for this chip.
There are a lot of Skyworks Sky5 RF chips that you didn’t mention (at least 5 chips!). There are two chips next to Avago chip. Another two chips are close to Qualcomm modem. There is one more on A14 motherboard. Because the picture’s resolution is not high enough, I can’t tell other RF chips on A14 motherboard. I think you guys have better chance to see more detail.
Trying to figure them out still. I labeled everything I can and is waiting for iFixit approval.
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There is a connector at the corner on the bottom half of that board that isn’t included in the UK 5G version of the phone, is this related to the US version only for 5G connectivity? There is still an unpopulated ribbon connector solder area still too.
is there are USB 3 host controller for USB 3 speeds over lightning like the iPad? https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/ipad-...
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iFixitコミュニティの皆さんの協力の下、チップ情報パート2ができました。
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NXP Semiconductor CBTL1614A1 ディスプレイポート マルチプレクサ
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Texas Instruments SN61280 カメラパワーマネージメント
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STMicroelectronics STB601A04 パワーマネージメント
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STMicroelectronics STWPA1-3033ABM ワイヤレス充電IC
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Texas Instruments SN2611A0 バッテリー充電 IC
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Apple/Cirrus Logic 338S00537 モノオーディオアンプ
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Apple/Cirrus Logic 338S00565 ? オーディオコーデック
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チップ識別は続きます。
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Bosch Sensortec 詳細不明な加速度計
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Qualcomm SMR526 RFトランシーバー
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Apple 338S00564 パワーマネージメント
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Qualcomm PMX55 パワーマネージメント
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Skyworks Sky5 RFモジュール
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Texas Instruments LM3637 LED ドライバー (おそらく)
Thanks for sharing the internal component level details. I was wondering is there any RF component difference related to FEMs, PAs and transceiver between the US iPhone 12 pro version vs rest of the world version?
Besides SKY58240-19 and SKY53807-13, can somebody identify other SKY5 part numbers? Thanks.
Zhiguo Lai - 返信
How much space does apple leave between the boards? Are the components pressed against eachother, or is there some clearance?
ryan smith - 返信
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USモデルには、5Gミリ波アンテナモジュールが付いています。一つはフレーム側に、もう一つはロジックボードの裏面に確認できます。
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フレームのアンテナはUSI製で、表面に339M00104 S30U7FHと記載されています。
My guess for having 2 mmWave antennas in the specified locations is 2 possible use cases, because of the nature of mmWave signals being easily blocked. Either it's in your hand and the side antenna is blocked but the rear one is open, or its sitting on a table or something and the rear antenna is blocked but the side one is open. Maybe?
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I’m planning on buying a US version to use in the EU (Ireland in particular). Would there be any disadvantages to doing this? Thanks.
I would double check that the US iPhone supports the bands (particularly mmWave) that the EU uses. I seem to recall something about mmWave bands being incompatible, and honestly other than that there isn't really any point to getting the US version instead.
Sharing some information to you guys about mmWave antenna. There are three mmWave antenna in iPhone 12 series. One is on right hand side under the power key with antenna open window, the second is on the back side which mount on mother board, the last one is on front side which is above receiver. As you can see one unknown part above receiver with four small squares pattern and connect to mother board. That is the third mmWave antenna module.
nagaya1119 - 返信
Thanks for sharing the internal component level details. I was wondering is there any RF component difference related to FEMs, PAs and transceiver between the US iPhone 12 pro version vs rest of the world version? Any component other than the mmWave antenna which is missing in the non mmWave 5g model that is available in the rest of the world?
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Lightingコネクタアセンブリ、Face ID、フラッシュモジュールとその他の必須パーツを取り出します。両モデルの各パーツは同じに見えます。わずかに異なるのは、リボンケーブルの配線です。
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この素晴らしいMagSafe充電コイルを忘れるはずはありません。コイルは前モデルのものと同じですが、18のマグネットが使用されているのは確かです。
So what i meant, if look at the side view of one ring segment, i think it are basically 3 magnets next to each other, this would be stack able to connect the same structures above:
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maybe also only the first 2 „virtual“ magnets are used wich get more like your picture but i think you have at least to put in polarity on the side view, and if they have it also on top view you have to draw it in 2D..
The linked polarity diagram is definitely incorrect. These magnets are non-standard and have a dual set of poles for EACH magnet (The outer ring is North up, and South down, and the inner ring of the magnet is South up and North down).
Check out page 86 of the Accessory style guide. https://developer.apple.com/accessories/...
Hi David,
Thanks for the awesome resource! You’re right—our polarities are reversed when it comes to the standard magnet colors, and it is missing the non-magnetized zone. We will fix that asap.
It is missing the 2 dimensionallity of the magnets..
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5Gワールドは拡大路線上にあります。そしてAppleはようやく5Gワールドに参入しました。5Gを搭載させるために、妥協が必要なデザイン変更が幾つかあったようです。その一つとして、ロジックボードとバッテリーが退化しています。残念です。
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新バッテリーは旧型で、あのエレガントなL字型は過去のものです。Taptic Engineは小さくなり、スピーカーは新しい形状をしています。縮小していないようですが、前モデルとは異なるスピーカーです。
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まとめとして、5Gという新しいテクノロジーを実現させるために、妥協を伴う変更が施されたのは不思議でなりません。Appleのイノベーションがあれば、創意ある別の方法があったのではないかと感じます。
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とは言えども、新5Gモデルが登場しても、スクリーンとバッテリーの交換方法は変わず、これまで通りのやり方を継続できます。
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リペアビリティのスコアをつける前に、さらに分解は続きます。
As stated above, for the 12 pro it appears the taptic engine is bigger than the unit in the 11 pro.
Also one of the first things I noticeded on my 12 pro was the speakers, they seem tinnier and not as loud. I have to test them next to my 11 pro before I sell the 11.
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見てください！さらに分解するものを手に入れました。
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新MagSafe充電器はiPhoneボックスに入っていません。欲しければ、さらにお金を払う必要があります。私たちは…テスト用に、一つオーダーしていました。
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MagSafeは、Qi搭載のワイヤレス充電機能付きiPhoneモデル(他のデバイスも)に対応します。私たちの手に入れた目的は違いますが。
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Apple製造のApple Watch用電磁誘導の充電器と比較をしてみます。こちらから内部の詳細なX線画像をご覧いただけます。
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明らかな違いは、外縁に沿って濃いマグネットのリングが確認できます。これで新iPhoneとMagSafe両側が装着します。一方、Apple Watchの充電器は中央に一つのマグネットしかありません。
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コイルの下をこじ開けると回路基板が現れます。しかしメタルシールドで覆われています。
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新iPhoneの発売手前ということもあり、半田を除去する時間がありません。除去作業をスキップして、シールドをナイフで切開します。見た目は良くありませんが、分解という目的は達成できます。
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小さな回路基板にはSTWPSPA1というラベルの付いたチップが搭載されています。これはSTMicroelectronics社のSTWBC-EP、同社の15Wワイヤレス充電ICに類似したものでしょう。
I saw this on the STWBC-EP and thought it was interesting: https://blog.st.com/stwbc-ep-stwlc33-15-...
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これ以上分解しても、大きな発見はないようです。こんな時はX線画像の出番です。ケーブル接続ポイントでのストレインリリーフとUSB-Cコネクタの素晴らしい拡大画像をご覧ください。
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iPhone 12のコンテンツをもっとご覧になりたい方は、私たちの最新ブログポストLiDARの仕組みとiPhone 12 Proに搭載されている理由( How LiDAR Works, and Why It’s in the iPhone 12 Pro)をご覧ください。(英語のみ)
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この後、iPhone 12 miniの分解もお楽しみください！
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- 新iPhoneデザインで、ディスプレイとバッテリーの交換が優先されています。
- 多くの重要なコンポーネントがモジュールで、アクセスや交換が簡単です。
- ネジの使用は接着剤に比べると便利ですが、ネジは正しく管理する必要があります。そして標準プラスネジに加えて、ペンタローブ、トライポイント、スタンドオフという特殊ドライバーが必要です。
- 防水性能が強化されたことにより、修理作業は複雑になりますが、同時に修理が難しい液体ダメージの可能性が低くなります。
- フロントと背面ガラスは落下による飛散が起こりやすくなります。背面ガラスが破損した場合、全てのコンポーネントを取り出して、シャーシ全体を交換しなければなりません。
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Really happy to see that Apple is bringing back Magsafe to at least some of its products. I wonder if it’ll eventually lead to completely sealed phones with no physical connector (and therefore no connector wear), but I think that would make data recovery harder.
Magsafe (or any other magnetic connector) is really convenient and pretty durable. I wonder why Apple abandoned the standard for a while.
Magsafe for macbooks is the most intelligent charger connector ever made, illogically they stop using it, I agree with you, is good to see they're bringing back the idea. Regards the fully close devices, can be done and use external pogo connectors (or whatever are they called, the copper dots on some devices/tables to attach keyboards)
We’d love to know the dimensions of the magnet array on the phone. What is the inside diameter? What is the outside diameter? What is the length of the line of magnets? What distance from the center of the magnet ring does the line of magnets start and stop?
Concerning the charger itself…. What is the inside diameter of the ring? What is the outside diameter of the ring?
It would be great if you had a precise scale reference in a straight-on photo of the magnet array in the phone.
Thanks for your work!
Page 91, this info is not difficult to find.
Nick -
Could you probe the magnet ring with a small magnet to see if the polarity alternates?
Agreed! Also can we get a teardown on the magsafe charger? Just probing my charger with a small magnet it looks like it has one outer ring that is one polarity and an inner ring that is the other polarity.
Can you please confirm if apple switched to qualcomm modem chips and dropped intel in the iphone 12 series?
and also which qualcomm chip x55 or x60 maybe
That magsafe charger just peaking open is killing me! Don’t leave us hanging on it! Also, please don’t forget to teardown the usb-c connector. It’s quite large and maybe has the USB PD chip in it or something…
I want to see if the display chip on the pro model is actually 120hz capable and if the one on the non pro is different. It would be neat to see if Apple actually put in everything necessary to activate 120hz later since the pro panels I believe are capable. Also it would be cool to see how they improved water resistance this year yet again. And maybe seeing if they added any better thermal dissipation system since the 5g chips are gonna get a lot hotter than previous chips and plenty of android phones have had really good cooling for awhile.
For those asking, Apple published a revision to their Developer Style Guide for physical accessories that includes all of the information you could need about the MagSafe standard.
Please do teardown models for US (for mmWave)!
Are you going to be tearing down the US-only mmWave iPhone 12s, or the international ones, or both? I want to see if the battery capacity is any different.
Hello! Our EU team has taken apart a set of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro phones, while we tore down the US-only pair. We can confirm that they all use the 10.78 Wh rated battery.
Apple is using a braided copper coil in the charger. I believe they are the only ones doing this.
This is normal. It’s called “litz wire”, you can read about it on wikipedia. It mitigates the “skin effect” that causes electrical losses to be higher at high frequencies.
-The stranded wire in the coil is called “litz wire”, it’s not regular stranded wire, it’s a bundle of separately insulated strands for the purpose of avoiding the “skin effect” for high frequencies.
-The etched copper sticker looks like it’s an RF antenna for near field communication. Ethan Zuo pointed out that eliminating hardware connectors would make data recovery harder but I believe we will eventually find out that this new magsafe standard is not only for charging but also a high bandwidth data connection that can serve the “console” functions like data recovery. So basically just as good as a physical connection.
Hi David,
Thanks for the cool bit of info about litz wire! As for the copper sticker, I originally hypothesized that it was some kind of RF antenna also. I’m not so certain now—if you look closely at this photo, you can see that the sticker traces were attached by four flex wires. These wires route underneath what seems like a very brittle disk (maybe ferrous?), where they attach to the underside. It looks like they’re not attached to any active components. I wonder if it’s some kind of RF/magnetic flus resonance, efficiency, or shielding system.
The copper sticker is almost certainly for NFC. The ring animation that was shown during the presentation when the phone is connected to the MagSafe charger is done through an NFC handshake. This is also how the phone knows it can try and charge at the higher wattage. NFC is also how the phone shows the ring animation for MagSafe cases (my red case creates a nifty red ring animation when I put it on).
I would guess that the iPhone 13/14 will eschew a physical connector and instead use a combination of the NFC from MagSafe and a version of the U1 chip (maybe a U2?) for high-speed close range data transfers without needing a physical connection. I don’t think we will see that type of high-speed data transfer on the 12 however as Apple looks to get MagSafe accessories out there.
What is the matte colored area on the right side below the power button?
A window for the 5G mmWave antenna. See steps 2 and 13, only the US models have this.
Have you guys tried attaching the camera module from the 12 to the 12 pro to see if it works? Most probably the only difference between the two boards are one or two config resistors that will because obvious once China leaks the schematics.
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Even if it plugs in, firmware differences will likely prevent using the additional hardware, and the opening for the LIDAR and extra camera appear to be part of the case
Tony -
Hi Mihai,
We did! The non-Pro camera connectors have some missing pins compared to the Pro camera connectors, but they fit the Logic Board sockets. When we swapped the camera modules in either direction, both normal and wide-angle cameras worked, but were locked in 1x zoom—which locked the telephoto camera from activating.
what nfc controller is in the iphone 12/12 pro?
Could you check this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY7DtKMB... Some people are saying that the iPhone gives a message and makes features unusable when swapping out parts. Apparently only Apple can now Swap out parts since the iPhone tells you that parts are not genuine and can detect third party or even own party components which have been swapped out.
Hi iFixit !! I wanted to know if you notice any upgrades on the back cameras, particularly on the stabilization?? Being and iPhone user and motorcycle rider don’t go hand in hand with iPhone 11 . I was wondering if I would be able to mount the 12 Pro or high frecuency vibration will ruin the camera stabilization as it has done with my current iPhone.
Do they still work with the 5G antenna removed? #tinfoilhat
oh yes Could you probe the magnet ring with a small magnet to see if the polarity alternates?
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I really think it deserves a lower repairability score. Sure, most things are modular, but with the 12 series Apple has paired most important components to each logic board. These components either lose functionality or flash a message that the components aren’t original. Now added to this list with the 12 is the camera which, you guessed it, is now paired to each iPhone. This is a massive F You to many independent repair shops because now you can’t replace the battery without losing many major features. Even with genuine original parts and pairing serial numbers makes no difference. It seems like the amount of parts paired increase with each generation of iPhone, and it’s only going to get larger. We as consumers cannot repair the phone that we own, so do we really own the phone? With all of this said, I think the phone deserves a four at most. I mean I don’t work at ifixit so this is just a suggestion, but with all of this new BS we shouldn’t give Apple any benefit of the doubt.
On your 11 Pro Max teardown (and maybe on the smaller Pro teardown as well) you gave us thickness (4.6mm), volume (23.8 cubic centimetres) and weight (59.6g) numbers for the internal battery. I’d be really interested in seeing those three numbers for the 12 Pro battery and, when you do the teardown for the 12 Pro Max, for that battery as well. Thanks.
Dear ifixit team, please consider the following video and try to test out the really reparable of the new iphones!
I think that this fact should be consider in the score of reparability!
I guess you will have to correct the repairability score to 0 if it is confirmed that replacing parts even with original and genuine i-phone 12 parts causes many artificially created issues with the camera, face id and the battery… Check this great video by Hugh Jeffreys! He basically mixed parts of two phones and ran into serious trouble:
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Are you able to identify who’s the OLED panel manufacturer? There’s been a widespread OLED issue on some of the iPhone 12 series panel.
I heard from some bloggers online that it was LG who made the panel, because these same problems (such as green edges) have happened to LG panels before in various phone manufacturer’s products.
Wait, the Lightning connector assembly is color-coded? That’s something new…
score should be 0, you cant switch the battery or camera.
Based on what you observed from this tear down, what is the impact of having some gap between screen and rim in some of the spots? Does it compromise IP68?
E.g. see here
If I’d read-on before my comment at the top (first opportunity) of this page, I would’ve seen your mention of the ‘huge asterisk’ and link to (I’m assuming here) the explanation of that asterisk. With the components being somehow ID’d to eachother and the logic board, and no instructions how to reestablish full functionality of All features AFTER a replacement of any component/module, how is this a 6?! It’s a ZERO. Maybe a one, since you can perform the mechanical operations related to Hardware repair/replace. Bud certainly, if you’re left with less than 99% (waterproofing may not be achievable?) of a repaired device, this doesn’t seem like even a 6…
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Please help. I am very confused wit the RAM.
Apple has moved from LPDDR4X DRAM to LPDDR4 SDRAM. Is this a downgrade or an upgrade, can’t find the answer anywhere!
iPhone 12/pro got a Repairability Score of 6 out of 10 on ifixit.
making it the most Repairabile phone for this year and the year before it.
is this a joke !! now I know why they have "i" before fixit
you can’t replace the screen/camera/battery without getting an error notification only apple can repair this phone no one can the phone was not meant to be repaired by a third party repair like random shops,a phone owner or ifixit.
How many LDIs are located in the 12 pro? Is it just the one on the SIM card tray?
Hii apparently my bottom microphone broke on a brand new just a few weeks old iPhone 12, I was trying to see where it is on the images as on the repair center they told me it’s more likely we’ll have to request a new device, arent those modular? what would have to change if I wanted to repair it somehow? Thanks a lot!
hi, isn’t iPhone 12 yet in warranty?
jacopo -
I would like to see how you remove the ear speaker from the screen.
I’ve tried to find the answer, however my research has pulled up no results.
Is the microphone for the iPhone 12 attached to the logic board and cannot be changed without replacing the logic board itself?
Much appreciated…
Mat
If you mean the main microphone for phone calls; that’s on the charging port assembly (little golden thingy). (There are more mics in the phone for noise cancelling.)
Kann man Magsafe auch einfach ausbauen? Ich bin leider auf einen Herzschrittmacher angewiesen.
Hallo Nicolas, wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe, geht es mehr um die Magnete, als um Magsafe selbst, oder? Dann wird das wohl nicht gehen, ohne die Inneren des iPhone zu zerstören. Tut mir leid.
Does anyone know what IC was used for the magnetometer function? I know for a fact the phone can measure magnetic field flux in x,y,z but haven't been able to find any specs for the capability. I'm trying to find typical stuff, max field rating, sensitivity, etc.
wheres the wifi bluetooth antennas this break down sucks
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Bonjour, la fonction tactile de mon iphone12 ne fonctionne plus ainsi que le bouton VOL- (cet appareil avait la vitre arrière brisée). Que faut-il remplacer: la nappe des boutons latéraux/power? Pourquoi y a t-il 2 versions de cette nappe: soit liée avec la bobine de charge par induction soit indépendant. Comment choisit-on?? Merci de votre aide!
patrickB
Unless something has changed in the past two weeks, a youtube channel bought two brand new 12’s and upon swapping components between the two, experienced multiple malfunctions. Starting with the logic board, simulating every component being replaced, then JUST swapping camera modules- to no avail. It seems the modules are ID’d to eachother and the logic board making DIY and third-party repair seemingly impossible without additional software-related steps being performed to “authorize” the replaced components …
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