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iPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys
Hugh Jeffreys tears down the iPhone 13 and assesses its repairability, showing how Apple ties parts like the display and Face ID hardware to specific devices. He demonstrates that swapping parts, even genuine ones, can disable features.
HN cites it as evidence of Apple's serialized parts and repair restrictions in threads about right to repair and Face ID disabling.
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