On the back of the iphone air, which, despite its delicacy, remains relatively easy to repair, the iPhone 17 Pro and its older brother, the iPhone 17 Pro Max, take a step aside, not to mention behind, in terms of repair.
In its last disassembly video, the IFIXIT specialized site explains that Apple has abandoned a system, however, present from the iPhone 14, and that consists in allowing access to the components by front or rear of the box. With the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, it will be necessary to pass in concrete terms and dismantle the screen to replace the battery, the photo sensor or even the USB-C port. Which is quite logical with a “unibody” case, which therefore brings together slices and rear side …
Ifixit specifies that only the rear glass face and the wireless load module can be removed without everything else.
Screws, many screws and grooved paint
But you still have to dismantle it. On this side, Apple clearly did not do it by means of measure. Once open, there are 22 screws, owners, which will be removed. The arrival this year of a steam room this year, to reduce and standardize the heating of the appearance, is undoubtedly one of the reasons why the repaireability goes back.
In addition, the choice of components in the housing or the photographic module has consequences that are not always positive. The abandonment of the titanium frame (present in the iphone air) for the benefit of aluminum, to allow a better heat dissipation produced by the A19 PRO chip, makes the iPhone 17 pro particularly sensitive to the stripes, but also to the Ecalle. On this issue, testimonies multiply in social networks, showing that failures or painting have disappeared, only a few hours after purchase.
It should be said that with its anodized finishes, the painting is struggling to endure, observes Ifixit, which therefore considers that Apple design options are quite curious about this iPhone generation.
This means that Sifixit offers a correct repair note (7/10) despite this decrease, it comes from the fact that the screws are precisely preponderant in the entire structure. Apple did not abuse the adhesive, for example, in the battery. Undoubtedly, this is the reason why the repair class set at European level is the same for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max as for their elders 16 Pro and Pro Max. The new smartphones obtain a C index, knowing that the notes go from A E.
Source: BFM TV
