Learn how the iPhone 16 battery is replaced with a teardown by iFixit In addition to the new Camera Control button mechanics, also learn about how the ‘debond-on-demand’ adhesive will work and hear from Apple engineers on what they did to handle AI processing at full throttle without overheating the A18 chip’s Neural Engine..
Exploring the ‘Debond-on-Demand’ Adhesive
Interesting here is the battery swapping process for the iPhone 16 uses a newly developed ‘debond-on-demand’ adhesive. It is an adhesive that activates at the push of a button, which permits the battery to be easily removed when electricity is applied.
Now that you have the battery detached from thr board, you hook a 9-volt battery upto the battery for about 90 seconds and just like magic what was previously an adhesive stucked in Battery falls to gravity It was far easier and a definite step up from traditional, laborious battery removal.
Even more interesting is that Apple comments that as the release time moves forward in to the future, it can take longer for this bond to unwind, but iFixit found they could lift the bond with just 20V of current in an incredible five seconds on these new phones. According to Apple, it can handle up to 30V, which sure sounds like a faster charging process for an impromptu battery swap.
In addition, the teardown shows us the new incredibly intricate battery frame design complete with machined ridges to provide a better adhesive contact. The attention to detail shows Apple is still focused on making it easy for people to replace the battery in its ever-slimmer and more powerful smartphones.
Introducing The New Camera Control Button
The iFixit teardown also uncovered the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16, an innovative feature that you will learn more about in this article. It’s not a dummy button or just a surface to touch, but the actual moving physical front home-button with flex cable that probably senses the force applied on it.
By making sure to place the heat sink near the A18 chip’s Neural Engine, Apple is clearly working hard to keep this important component cool during AI processing. Smartphone cameras are evolving, demanding more and more powerful AI processing from a relatively constrained thermal envelope; this is why Apple’s new hardware designs should be well-suited to provide an excellent user experience.
Being able to control the camera by a physical button instead can make all the difference in the world if you are a bit more traditional with your mobile photography experience. This might also aid the general experience of using the camera controls, something that can be invaluable for snatching moments well and truly gone once-off.
In any case, it’s clear that Apple continues to work on every detail of the user experience, and although possibly small or corner cases with the new Camera Control button or our recent discovery about how hard they’re trying to cool the A18 chip’s Neural Engine may seem like I’m grasping at straws here.
Conclusion
IFixit teardown shows how Apple makes the iPhone 16 battery easy to change, credits innovation. The ‘debond-on-demand’ adhesive and the new Camera Control button are just two illustrations of the company’s quest to better the smartphone exploration limits, as well ease and optimize user interaction with its machine products… So exciting times ahead for iPhone 16, and it looks like Apple really could be about to deliver one of the prettiest, fastest and most fixable devices in industry history (if not all three of those records).
