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Apple

Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

By Bill Detwiler November 20, 2014, 5:02 AM PST on Twitter billdetwiler

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Apple iPhone 6 Plus teardown

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus teardown

On the outside, the iPhone 6 Plus looks like just a scaled up iPhone 6, but the internal hardware tells a slightly different story. The phones are very similar but far from identical.

In this Cracking Open gallery, I walk you through the process of disassembling the iPhone 6 Plus and give you a tour of the internal hardware. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Apple iPhone 6 Plus teardown reveals subtle differences from iPhone 6.

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Box contents

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Box contents

The iPhone 6 Plus has a brand new A8 processor, M8 motion coprocessor, improved iSight camera with optical image stabilization, and a higher-capacity battery. There are also several significant design changes inside the case. The iPhone 6 Plus is available with 16GB ($299), 64GB ($399), or 128GB ($499) of storage–prices include carrier subsidy usually based on a activating a new 2-year plan. The 6 Plus comes in three finishes–Space Gray (black), Silver (white), and Gold.

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Dimensions and weight

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Dimensions and weight

At 3.06 inches wide, 6.22 inches tall, 0.28 inches thick, and weighing 6.07 ounces, the iPhone 6 Plus borders on phablet territory.

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Back

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Back

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Volume buttons and ringer switch

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Volume buttons and ringer switch

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Sleep/wake button and SIM card holder

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Sleep/wake button and SIM card holder

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: External speaker, Lightning connector, and headphone jack

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: External speaker, Lightning connector, and headphone jack

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: iSight camera, flash and rear-facing sensor

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: iSight camera, flash and rear-facing sensor

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: FaceTime camera, earpiece speaker, and front facing sensors

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: FaceTime camera, earpiece speaker, and front facing sensors

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the case screws

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the case screws

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Opening the case

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Opening the case

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Lifting up on the display assembly

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Lifting up on the display assembly

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the battery connector shield

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the battery connector shield

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Disconnecting the battery

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Disconnecting the battery

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Detaching the display assembly connectors

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Detaching the display assembly connectors

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Internal hardware

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Internal hardware

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Front panel and display assembly

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Front panel and display assembly

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Home button

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Home button

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: FaceTime camera, earpiece speaker, and front-facing sensors

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: FaceTime camera, earpiece speaker, and front-facing sensors

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Hardware mounted to the aluminum body

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Hardware mounted to the aluminum body

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the iSight camera bracket screws

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the iSight camera bracket screws

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus:

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus:

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus:

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus:

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the vibration mechanism

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the vibration mechanism

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Vibration mechanism

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Vibration mechanism

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the system board screws

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the system board screws

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the system board

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the system board

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: System board - Front

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: System board - Front

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: System board - back

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: System board - back

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Soldered logic board sheilds

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Soldered logic board sheilds

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Toshiba THGBX4G9T4KLF0C 64GB NAND Flash

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Toshiba THGBX4G9T4KLF0C 64GB NAND Flash

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Murata 339S0242 wireless IC

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Murata 339S0242 wireless IC

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the speaker screws

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the speaker screws

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the external speaker

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Removing the external speaker

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: External speaker - front

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: External speaker - front

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: External speaker - back

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: External speaker - back

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Hardware attached to the aluminum body

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Hardware attached to the aluminum body

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: 3.82V, 11.1Wh Li-ion battery

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: 3.82V, 11.1Wh Li-ion battery

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Volume button contacts and ringer switch

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Volume button contacts and ringer switch

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Wireless antenna

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Wireless antenna

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Flash and rear-facing sensors

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Flash and rear-facing sensors

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Sleep/wake button

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Sleep/wake button

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Lightning connector and headphone jack

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Lightning connector and headphone jack

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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Final teardown

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Cracking Open iPhone 6 Plus: Final teardown

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