Removing those magic pull tabs was arguably the most satisfying part of the whole teardown

I really love the way he narrates each step and names the components as he takes them apart. So meticulously like a surgery consultant would to medical students during a surgery. Thumbs up sir!

You know, I am always impressed with people that do things like this. I would be simply too scared to break a part, to even try this. Nicely done...

iPhone: I don't want to Jerry: C'mon, just the tip

The quality of the internals and engineering on this phone compared to all the other ones you've opened is insane. You truly get what you pay for.

It would be awesome to see how you store the screws during teardown! Some behind the scene clips would be great!

You're like the Morgan Freeman of phone teardowns and durability tests

The patience Mr. Rig exhibits is phenomenal...I just couldn't do that unmerciful teardown & reassemble, all while shooting footage (even if he has an assistant/team) and then editing it into a finished piece of content. Unreal. I have used nothing but Android phones (first in 2009 was "MyTouch 3G" i.e. HTC Magic, then MyTouch 4G, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S6 and just got a Note 9) but I love the Apple iPad because of their superior music production apps. The phones however just do nothing for me...the proprietary backwards hardware is the perfect complement to the proprietary backwards software. Unless you use iOS for a single creative purpose (music, writing, photo editing & drawing via the Pencil) the ecosystem is not conducive to anything but repeated cornholing. Just sayin'....

I’m going to start watching you more often. I get how you’ve got a plug for audible in here, but I love how you suggest intellectual things to read/listen to. I like how you’re not just tearing down tech and showing us what’s inside, but providing things to read and do that actually have some bearing on how we view the world around us. Great video buddy, keep it up.

"I'm taking special care to insert only the tip of my tool inside" lmao way to go Jerry

Amazing video! Concise, efficient and most importantly helpful. Thanks and please keep the teardown vids coming. Cheers!

One of favorite parts of these videos is that you shoot and edit at a higher frame rate. Makes for a much smoother destructive process. (:

Thanks for the mention man!

Never fails to impress! Another amazing teardown.

Love the teardown Jerry. Question did you ever replace a Galaxy tab screen , while trying to save the contents of the hard drive(or maybe its flash memory?) If so any info?

Thanks for this. I've noticed 2, 3 black "black specs" on ever darn photo I take now. No spots, damage on the outer case/back lens glass - so I am guessing some kind of dirt dust actually got inside and on the inside camera lens. - I've seen a few posts of this issue with X, XS cameras both front and back. - I WISH the spec was on the front, I never use that selfie front camera...lol Oh well. *Although it's supposed to be sealed dust proof..I've seen way too many videos of this issue with the phones, X, XS. Eh. I've taken apart my old 6+ to replace the battery with no issues, this is obviously different from the old phone (actually disconnecting that display appears easier than the old 6+) - but totally doable to access that rear camera.

You man done an awesome work, the intro 9/10, video quality 10/10, instruction 10/10. I repaird a lot of iPhones in the past, but non I dont have any time to do it anymore. This brings me back years, thanks :) You got it man!

Hi Jerry just came across your well produced video. You ask the question of is there thermal cooling? You missed that stainless steel piece. This piece used to be a solid stainless. Since the X this piece has been replaced by a copper center, three layer bonded alloy. Similar to the US quarter which has been like this since the 70s. Yes the thick copper center layer works and was first used in a Fujitsu smart phone almost ten years ago. So there you go there is an intentional thermal cooling design in the X and the phone can be made as thin as possible, not like some other cooling methods that has to be rigged in.

*The reason Apple charges $599 to replace the back glass is because the back glass is impossible to replace. Apple themselves swap out the whole frame and housing instead of just the back glass. And you're right, that seems incredibly inefficient and an incredible amount of work, but that's how they built it. It doesn't bug Apple at all though. It's just their way of coercing you into buying a new phone instead of fixing the old one. Say goodbye to your wallet for me* ~ jerryrigeverything.

Nice teardown! I'll be sure to keep watching your videos. I knew that phone wouldn't be easy to get into. I'll leave that to the people that have the tools.

This guy could probably talk about anything and it would be a pleasure to listen.

For everyone that might be repairing their phones. ALWAYS first unplug the battery before you unplug the LCD connectors, because from iPhone 7 and on the iphones always have electricity running thru them, so if you want to avoid a chance for your motherboard to stop working please do unplug the battery first.

Hello Jerry, thanks for your very infromative videos, could you please make a teardown video showing the iphone XS and iphone XR internals and comparing the two to see if there is a difference in the quality of components used, for example SSD and RAM and other internal components that are relevant for the longevity of the phones. Thank you and have a great weekend! Fernando

This guy is great. I would never try any of the tear downs you do. Lol 😂

I love that Jerry makes the video 10 minutes long but there are no annoying midrolls 🎉🎉🎉 Respect

Great Video, though i wish you would have done some further more testing after it was reassembled, such as testing its water-resistant, a benchmark before and after to check heat throttling would be any changes for its heat profile, ... etc

This was a very interesting video. I enjoyed seeing how to take apart the iPhone, although I would never attempt that with such an expensive device.

After 3 years I’ve to say you’re right. You don’t need an heat sink in this phone until the iPhone 12/13 came out… average usage and it got hot … I’m on iOS 15 beta now. Wishing I never updated it. My next phone will be definitely an Android

One of the worst parts about this is that once you open these phones, you lose water resistance because ty IU can't get the athisive put back in, you either lose the water resistance or get a replacement.

I love it when you prove to Apple that no matter what are they going to do they can't stop you

For the lot of people who want that sweet sweet battery pull action, it starts at around 3:35 Thank me later ;)

Dude, you clearly don't need me to say this but you are a genius. Even if this is a concentrated snapshot of your best work it's still amazing and makes me want to be smarter. Congrats.

Always satisfied watching your teardown vids.

Fixed a few iPhones, including the 6, 5, and ipod touch 6. But I found an iPhone X on the street completely smashed and had to try my hand at fixing it. So far it's going well, but I agree, the back glass is a pain to remove since the whole shell is over $100 and I'm perfectly happy with my galaxy 8

I used to refurbish and repair phone but this new one was a doozy ! Well done 😊

The amount of patience and honesty is over 9000

I don't know why but for some reason I find it really satisfying to see you open phones🤔😁

Apple must hate the hell out of you lol!! Great video as always. Love all of the quips at Apple.

do you ever wonder about the design process that led to the complex nature of these phones? Amazing to me

So satisfying to hear the pieces click when he puts the phone back together :)

FYI, 3M command strip replacement tabs would work great for new battery pull tab mounts... Battery's wouldn't be jiggling around in the phone after teardown!

Mind blowing video as always❤Is there any possibility for you to start tear down videos of the latest DSLR/Mirrorless cameras and drones?

Only a real og phone repairer understands how satisfying the success and sound of removing the battery adhesive tape is.

“Say goodbye to your wallet for me.” 😆. Classic! As far as would I attempt to tear down & reassemble this product, hell no. Great video as always.

Just got the Excess Max a few days ago. Like I did with my 6s, I'll refrain from opening it until the battery inevitably turns to mush, which then I'll jump into it without regrets. Got an entire extra year out of my 6s after doing that, should be good for when the Excess Max needs it too.

I never new how much stuff is in the little device I’m watching this on it’s incredible

I love all the jabs that Jerry throws at Apple, had me laughing the entire time

I upgrade every 3-4 years That’s when things change to the point where things are actually better then what I had

Apple tried hard to keep Jerry out of their phones with all those different screws but he rigs everything anyway.

I was actually waiting for the part where Jerry starts destroying the phone then I realized this is a teardown, not a durability test. 😁

Absolutely love all of your Apple disses. Makes this already amazing video even better.

No heat dissipation sucks tho. Using the camera with portrait mode on, on a very sunny and hot (40°C +) day, heats up the phone like crazy and it starts lagging. This has been happening ever since the beginning, and I bought it only a month after release.

I am always admire the people who tear things down and assembled like never happens.

I like when u say that Apple & Samsung are anti consumers by making their phone parts expensive. Spectacular video as always.

Jerry is serious man with lots of humor

Seems like a hell of a job to reassemble the whole lot..!! Impressive though!!

iphone 4 was so easy to repair or customize. i remember buying a green back and front/display and replacing it without any serious struggles. looked pretty cool, too. guess those days are long over lol

“But don’t worry, the only time you’ll ever get throttled is when the next iPhone comes out and Apple needs you to upgrade. True Story“ 🤣😂🤣

Mr jerry you makes great videos keep up the good work❤

For how awful this thing is to repair I will say.. the car max from the front may be the most gorgeous iPhone ever made. I hated that camera layout on back but it’s still very pretty. For me the 11 regular was the sweet spot and I loooove it.

I think the Vibrator-Teardown should be standart procedure from now on, it might be pretty interesting, how the different Vibrators of different manufacturers work! :)

I really enjoy your work buddy Keep it up 💪🏻

Would be cool to see what's inside the taptic engine!

Listening to your video is as entertaining as watching them....it’s unique.... much appreciate ur efforts n time and 🙏

Also I love your deadpan calm delivery throughout the video. Simply hilarious.

It's strange how good the iphones insides look considering that you aren't supposed to take it apart.

This guy is the savage Bob Ross of phone teardowns.

Throttling is a feature we asked Apple for. It helps our battery life in reducing high current loads as it ages.

When replacing the battery on any iPhone, I would use the same adhesive I used on the battery in my 4s: none. It only makes the battery harder to come out and does nothing else. The battery is wedged so tightly into its socket that it doesn’t rattle around as is.

Just like your way of speaking the truth which no other reviewers tell us. Everybody is just super busy in praising apple rather than talking facts like this You have my respect sir.

Extremely entertaining and quite funny, yet very true commentary

10 minutes, no midroll ads?! Zack is a beast

Apple: tries to keep users out of their phones. Jerry: I don't play by those rules.

Something about the noise of the ribbon cables being connected and pushed back in, it's satisfying 😂 when I do repairs, it's my favourite part lol

Just an FYI, at 7:04 when you talk about the PCB being without heat dissipation, that isn't technically right. It is covered on top and on the bottom with thin graphite sheets (the black tapes covering the bottom of the board and the EMI cans.) Also, there is more graphite covering the wireless charger, under the cameras and on top of some of the brackets that were protecting all of the 'lego' connections on the PCB. Great video!

Apple: The IPhone XS Max is Impossible to take apart Jerry: hold my screwdriver

I'm assuming the Xs has the same quark as the X in that the face camera is connected to the original screen. so if you try and get a screen replacement from 3rd party then you will no longer have face recognition. The only way to get around this is either only replace the glass, or pay Apple to replace your screen because they are the ONLY ones who can re-program the face recogintion camera (or similar for touch ID) to work with their screen. Nice vid!

You’d think with Apple’s attitude regarding going green, they would make a phone where the back glass could be replaced simply and cost effectively.

Removing those “magic” battery pull tabs is super satisfying.

Who needs audible when we have such a wonderful commentary from you. 👍🏻

Hey jerry how is the water resistance after you assemble your iPhone back ? I wonder if it will be still water proof

A volume button and power button combo press... exciting! When turning off your phone is excited you know you are a tech head 😂

I replaced my entire housing on my 6s Plus; it took a while but it is red now and works awesome! Also yes let’s see that Taptic tear down!

Apple: We make this phone strong so no one can break it apart. JerryRig: Hold my tools

Apple upgraded their screws! Now I see why it cost a $1,100. 😌

Dude you deserve a lot more subs , Neat work Good job

3:41 ASMR Professionally done teardown and a lot of wisdom in the video. It was so mesmerising. Really enjoyed it thanks!

Apple makes it hard to get into their phones yet their phones have the most beautiful internals I’ve seen.

Apple charges 599$ to replace the back glass. It's because the back glass is impossible to replace. Apple themselves swap out the whole frame and housing instead of the back glass. And you're right, that seems incredibly inefficient and an incredible amount of work, but that's how they built it. It doesn't bug Apple at all though. It's just their way of coercing you into buying a new phone instead of fixing the old one. Say good bye to your wallet for me.

Those pull tabs are so annoying to remove.. but when you get em going they sound sooooo good

1:17 “I’m taking special care to insert only the tip of my tool inside” -Jerry rig everything, 2018

As someone who is in phone repair like this. This is the only channel that doesn’t make me cringe with your technique.

Audible should hire you to read their books.

I watched this phone teardown and compared to chinese counterparts in your other vids, it feels like a new versus an old toyota corolla built 30 years ago, so complex! I do not wanna repair it ever, but I appreciate the thought that went into this device, too bad I prefer the freedom of android and endless customization I will die without.

Thank you for making us a more knowledgeable mobile user's! Thumbs up for that! 👍

Hi, do you have a video to replace the entire back cover housing (including swapping the wireless charging coils and all the other cables/buttons that are on the housing)?

Is it only me or when he pull's pull tabs , the sound feels so satisfying

Always like to see you get into Opening up Hard phones!!!

Watching the pull tabs being removed was so satisfying :’)

jerry: never turn on the screen while you are working on it also jerry: using screen while phone is open