'''Techno Related''' now imagine reassembling it a few hundred times and that's your average day at foxconn....oh and you're 12 years old...

can you test to see how easy the black comes off from the case.. Big question in forums called "Scuff Gate"

I replaced the battery. But only last week I put it on charge. With genuine apple charger. But in the morning the battery had swollen up. Popping the screen.. I still have my i fixit tool kit so i checked the battery and it was soft like jelly. I checked about replacement and I was directed to the Australian site. Where the price is double the price i paid for the same battery i had sent from I fixit in CA. Also the postage in Australia. Was over "$15 dollars. Looks like the Australian store is robbing us locals and the last one from the US WAS shipped by air … Would management care to explain . The reasons.. ?????

a heads up about the volume/silent button/ power button ribbon cable that runs width wise under the upper part of the battery would have been AWESOME, you can just change step 9 to broke my phone...

Can we give the iPhone 5 a tentative 9 out of 10 just because of the screen? It already looks more repairable than the Retina MBP.

Uhh just a quick one! I was not paying attention as to which hole the non magnetised screw came out of. Can anyone tell me which hole it came out of please?

Does anyone have the X,Y,and Z dimensions of the battery? The battery is clearly bigger than the iPhone4 battery in the XY dimension and I am wondering if it got thicker or thinner for the iPhone5.

I was looking at the conversion for 5.45 Wh to mAh and noticed that the value is actually closer to 1434 mAh when using the following math: (5.45Wh * 1000)/3.8V ≈ 1432 mAh. Am I missing something?

Wrong picture in middle one, that one is Iphone 4S batt.

Hi, what is the physical size of the iphone 5 battery (LxWxH)? I can find this info for older iphones but can't seem to find for this one. thx!

Theres no removal tab on my battery. Could someone have been in my phone before?

What is the little metal box on the top right called

Back camera?

So, guessing by the Avago PA chips, is this a A1429 CDMA?

And how about the internals for A1429 GSM and A1428 GSM?

iFixit, any chance you can blow away another $650 x 2 for the other two models?

Apple 338S1117 chip can't be Elpida memory MCP for LTE, because the LTE chipset in on the other edge of the board.

That is Apple 338S1077 Speaker ic,Apple 338S1117 Cirrus Logic is the Audio Codec!

Dear people if you disassemble an device never use tools to pry up any connectors flexes, use your finger nails to exclude damage of SMD parts,some people guided to use such tools when take off GPS flex cable on iPhone 5 they damage IMEI ic which stay in corner of simholder after that ic damages you can trash your phone,and there are many other faults caused by such tools so be careful!

So you still haven't updated this about the Wi-Fi antenna? There's already another guide telling where the Wi-Fi antenna is. The Murata Wi-Fi module is far from the speaker so this coaxial connector should belong to mobile phone functions. iPhone 5 Wi-Fi天线更换

I think you mean that the antenna has to be a "harmonic" of the wavelength, not just a "fraction." Big difference.

Everyone seems to focus on the connector, but it's the socket that makes for a smaller device. What is the difference in area and volume between the 30-pin socket and the Lightning socket.

As for conversion D/A and A/D in a Lightening cable,(to support analog A/V output) it is also possible that the port is mode sensing. I have seen a number of devices now that mode sense on USB ports to provide analog A/V out, as well as USB/OTG functions depending on which cable is plugged in.

You could barely feel the linear oscillator. I'm glad they went back to the rotational motor. At least now you'll be able to feel it vibrating in your pocket.

I think this patent (below) is the reason Apple no longer uses a linear oscillator. Oh and who owns the patent I hear you ask? A: Samsung.

http://www.google.com/patents/US20040130...

I agree, the linear oscillator is terrible. Sure, its quieter, but you can hardly feel it. I definitely missed more calls with my 4S than any previous phone. Also, the rotational motor is smaller than the linear oscillator.

Hi. On photo 28, those pair of contacts on printed pcb from the home button are going to be connected to a pair of contacts-springs that are near the lightning connector. Where do these contacts-springs are connected to ? I have a case of faulty home button that after replacing the home-button assembly, it is still failing. What could be the cause ? I’ve read that the home button when it fails, 9 out of 10 cases is due to the button itself. My case is 10% remaining. Any idea? Thanks.

Just for clarification. The pair of contacts-springs that I mentioned before, are visible on photo of step 21

Good point! more of us need to learn how to be free like the wind.

My amend suggesting the purpose of the rear mic was deleted by Brett, but the rear mic is *definitely* used for recording sound when filming video. To verify, blow on the mic during recording, then temporarily cover it with your finger for comparison. Covering this mic with your finger totally mutes the wind noise.

I m having camera n cellular network problemin my iPhone 5, can someone tell me how to fix it. Email me waleeddhch or whatsapp me 0345-4494079

I'm very happy to see Apple including a SIM card tool again, but how do you get the nanoSIM to stay in the full-size holder?

What about removing the top and bottom panels of the rear casing? What are they? What are they made out of? How are they removed?