iPhone 17e rear panel adds MagSafe to iPhone 16e, teardown reveals
Earlier this month, Apple introduced the new iPhone 17e with modest upgrades over the iPhone 16e, including the addition of MagSafe. Now, a teardown of the device suggests that iPhone 16e users may also be able to gain MagSafe functionality through a relatively simple hardware upgrade. The team at iFixit performed the teardown and found that replacing the iPhone 16e’s rear panel with that of the newer iPhone 17e brings MagSafe support to the older model. iPhone 16e (left) and iPhone 17e (right) However, the modification comes with a few limitations. For one, the iPhone 16e lacks...
Earlier this month, Apple introduced the new iPhone 17e with modest upgrades over the iPhone 16e, including the addition of MagSafe. Now, a teardown of the device suggests that iPhone 16e users may also be able to gain MagSafe functionality through a relatively simple hardware upgrade. The team at iFixit performed the teardown and found that replacing the iPhone 16e’s rear panel with that of the newer iPhone 17e brings MagSafe support to the older model. iPhone 16e (left) and iPhone 17e (right) However, the modification comes with a few limitations. For one, the iPhone 16e lacks...
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