iPad Mini 5 Teardown!

[@lapfix]

iFixit: Repairability Score 2 out of 10 Apple : How can we get to 0 ?

[@MacintoshMen]

Microsoft says "Hold my beer" with the Surface Laptop haha

[@regulusblack6020]

Weld the screen onto the frame

[@pierreuntel1970]

pot the whole thing in epoxy for waterproofing

[@APhamx7]

airpods

[@Ethan-cp2gs]

@@regulusblack6020 dammmmnnn

[@tahirul8578]

So... is it an updated mini or a shrunken air?

[@deoxal7947]

Asking the real questions.

[@defaultmesh]

both

[@stephen_l1474]

Compressed Air

[@defaultmesh]

@@stephen_l1474 this guy just won this comment section

[@treespeakerintermediaartis9715]

Updated mini

[@oxeis916]

0:51 A headphone jack ?

[@rizkirachm355]

Yes. You can see the hole that connect to headphone jack

[@don4941]

Good catch!!

[@hollymolly518]

Courage left the chat....

[@regulusblack6020]

Tim: How can the next iPad get a 0 out of 10 on repairability? Jony: Weld the screen onto and solder all other openings to the unibody frame

[@lasi_eisbaer]

If ifixit calls something tough

[@1b4dsrt]

The iPad is very repairable If you have the right skills. You can solder the charging port like you can in every other iPad mini. The home buttons have been a concern since the mini 3 and every good tech knows how to be careful in its removal and installation. The battery can be removed with a hot plate and adhesive remover and the screen can also be replaced. Score of 2 if your a regular joe. Not for a veteran tech.

[@kelseaweber3636]

With all those tools and a bunch of patience (especially if the screen is super busted) you can get the display off and remove internal components. Very repairable is a stretch, but repairable? Absolutely! Totally agree with your score assessment.

[@1b4dsrt]

Follow me on Instagram, @easytechmiami you can see more “ not so repairable” devices being repaired.

[@akronmanbilder1845]

But with this way, you can justify every design that has low repairable rating. (I’m writing this from the iPad mini 2)

[@YasinHasan]

that battery is huge, the logic board is tiny

[@benjaminwilson8183]

Look at the ipad pro 12.9. It's just a battery with a display output.

[@abrock6215]

I never have a problem taking anything apart...putting it all back together so it works again is a different story...lol.

[@uss_04]

A Brock Thats why you always keep an extra box for “spare parts” ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@abrock6215]

In order for me to know what the wrong use is, I would first have to know what a Lenny Face is?

[@abrock6215]

Except that if you only have one computer, or device then you most likely would not have extra parts in your home, unless you did this for a living.

[@Jokedealer]

Laminated screen that’s a big win for some of us

[@nebufu]

ironic that im watching this on an ipad mini 5

[@krishnasingh474]

Can we just change the glass on the display without changing the touch?

[@iOSPro]

You should put replacement screens for iPad mini 5 on your website because my iPad mini 5 screen shattered yesterday

[@Damariobros]

I'm curious, are there any other serialized parts other than the home button?

[@Adri_BlackBeast]

Menuda pedazo de batería 👌😲 En cuanto a la puntuación, creo que no habéis estado acertados, el último punto en contra no es cierto, o puede haber sido causado por un mal desmontaje. Además dan la facilidad de que la propia chapa que asegura las conexiones de la pantalla es el conector de la batería... Para mi debió de haber sido un 5.

[@SirDella]

- Éllos hablan inglés, no español - Un 5 es extremadamente excesivo, el botón home es difícil de sacar y encima Apple tiene detectores en caso de que uses un botón distinto o no oficial, que te desactiva la funcionalidad o desactiva el aparato por completo, aunque creo que ya lo sacaron

[@LiIithSuccube]

Xaiomi Mi pad 4 & plus teardown (Repairability score 0-10?)

[@greg8214]

Who is on your pfp?

[@kaashop2061]

Can iPad mini 5 headphone jack replaced

[@brendansmith9677]

Keep up the good work! Could you guys show how to open up more wireless headphones? Before I buy any new device I check to see how easy it is to repair and I have been looking to get some small wireless headphones.

[@mickjk5484]

I do not think any of those wireless headphones are user replaceable since everything is glued in and components are almost non existent for us to buy.

[@mickjk5484]

@xOr yeah that may be for earbuds, but they are still hard to repair and you probably lose your water resistance.

[@rajeevarts398]

@@mickjk5484 its not reparable , use and throw , go for Galaxy buds

[@brendansmith9677]

@xOr yea. They look like they would work well for me but ufortunately $130 isn't exactly in my budget right now.

[@brendansmith9677]

@@mickjk5484 but it can be relatively easy to replace the battery. I just want stuff that isn't glued shut and can be opened with pry tools and/or a screwdriver if it doesn't have a user replacable battery.

[@warrenmcclure7819]

Lol watching this on my trustworthy iPad mini 4 ☺️ Debating on getting the mini 5 to add to my collection

[@sondrejohansen48]

Warren McClure get it. It has many upgrades over Mini 4 like support for gem 1 pen and also heckakot faster with A12!

[@F4llren]

I'm still using Mini 4 as my daily devices too & they are amazing. The only reason to upgrade is probably if you want Pencil.

[@over00lordunknown12]

I have the iPad Mini 2nd Generation! XD

[@rohithmekala2608]

@@F4llren and the p3 display and true tone for reading

[@dylanweise4802]

@@F4llren And um... The powerful A12 chip lol, the mini 4's chip is okay but the A12 is a beast, it's what the iPhone xs max uses! :O

[@deluxefayer6577]

Donde esta el ID? Es que tengo un ipad mini 5 y quiero quitarle el ID para desbloquearlo por que esta bloqueado con cuenta icloud

[@zeroskill990]

when you say that all screws phillips head, what about the two pentwlobe screws at the bottom? or did i miss something

[@regulusblack6020]

@TimmSkiller There are no pentalobe screws. Just adhesive.

[@zjbirdx]

Wait...did you use old footage? The new iPad mini has a weird tab at the top you can see on the back. When you show all of the parts, the back doesn’t have that tab at the top...?

[@diedrino]

There is no weird tab in the WiFi only model. Plus, the new mini has a relocated microphone in the middle of the top section on the back, while previously it was located near the camera.

[@Alex_Justified]

Cant believe they skipped the most important part which was disassembling the whole front camera area. What a joke

[@framedrex3420]

Is it water resistant?

[@deerenzo]

My Ipad Air 2014 broke after I decided to change the broken LCD screen. I also disconnected the battery, but now it just show the apple logo instead of booting the system up. And if I plug the charger out of the wall, it doesn't turn on anymore. But the battery is working fine. I don't know what has happened?

[@cidsx]

I’m just wondering why 18 people want to dislike, there’s nothing to not like

[@rcinematic]

Man, the Mini 5 charging port is soldered?! There goes my plans in repairing my Mini 5 port

[@twmax4137]

You forgot the speakers

[@andycruz6869]

I would love to buy an ipad mini 5, but I dont know where else to buy quality batteries. Ifixit sells ipad mini 5 screens and other parts but no battery. Please does anyone know where I can buy a qaulity battery?

[@ansokol]

please Teardown the new iphone xs/max smart battery case!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@techguypaul]

Not meant to be taken apart at all.

[@maituan93]

where is button power?

[@ThibautMahringer]

Soldered lightning port ? That's not good.

[@thegoodOG]

Just wondering if the motherboard can be fit in previous ipad mini model?

[@_Gravity_]

Why you dumb bro, there are different cables, different hardware, diff software. It's not a box that you open and replace items.

[@puneetsingh7702]

I was kinds leaning toward buying it but now i dont

[@romyromeo5622]

same with ipad mini4 display connector ?

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Regardless, I need it.

[@joshm4max]

wait, headphone jack?

[@scottbaker8018]

Does it have 3 gig of ram?

[@Honkarakiri]

What does iFixit have against using mAh as a battery measurement?

[@RR-uc1wb]

Honkarakiri One for charge and one for energy. Sounds perfectly fine.

[@fatehyabali]

*Today is today*

[@benjaminwilson8183]

The only two hard things are the touchID and the lightning connector. Imho, 2 is a bit on the harsh side. Adhesive is easy to remove given heat and/or isopropyl alcohol. The biggest reason to lower the score should be that for a cracked screen, you're gonna change the whole display with the glass - and that's real expensive. I'd give it a high 3 / low 4.

[@dylanweise4802]

damn, here you are tearing the iPad mini 5 down where I ONLY have the iPad Air 1st Generation...

[@dylanweise4802]

Well, not bad compared to my old iPad which was the iPad 2, I played Roblox, Minecraft, H School work, Video editing and it was SLOW for all that... The air now is pretty good but I CAN just imagine what the iPad mini 5 would be :O

[@Totokuma]

WAIT A HEADPHONE Jack?

[@chungteck99]

Hi, I noticed my lightning port has a bit of “spring” effect when I press it with my finger. Is it normal or is my port actually loose? It still charge fine though

[@uabir8338]

Wow! Another non-biased rating from a pro- apple channel. I'm impressed. Thumbs up to this video too

[@kanzai12]

new to this channel?

[@over00lordunknown12]

Did you even watch the video? They got a 2 out of 10...

[@ibrahimabueraq759]

Apple made a huge unforgivable sin! They added a headphone jack

[@renevalenti]

Ich weiß nicht warum die Batterien allgemeinen festgeklebt sind das ist doff , bei der Reparatur habe ich immer Stress mit dem Akkus

[@uss_04]

I wonder how many devices iFixit buys/destroys before finding the best way to do a teardown on a particular model.

[@kelseaweber3636]

We only need two (one for the video and one for the step-by-step photo guide)and we do our best not to destroy them. When form factor is so similar, disassembly is pretty straight forward. We like to use them for parts compatibility testing and guide making afterwards too. The world don't need no more e-waste that's for sure. :)

[@YouTubeYouTube-qg6vl]

Yeah copying book by hand

[@dimitrischristou]

I was pretty curious to see

[@paranoidowl3085]

So how much is the RAM?

[@apachehelocopto1779]

3GB

[@lovetruel6100]

i want to get sum of that magic juice !! where ...

[@lazuardidzulfikar933]

Watch with ipad mini 5 too 😂

[@game4youuuu]

I was hoping they would have put a USB C connectors on this iPad because of all the EU fines they are supposed to get if they didn't, but at the same time I'm not crying if they get fined millions of dollars over a lightning connector.

[@xorbodude]

How many ipads do you need to do a teardown video?

[@kelseaweber3636]

Veeery carefully with just one! The teardown team gets a unit for the step-by-step teardown with photos and we get another one to make the video. :)

[@xorbodude]

@@kelseaweber3636 yeah i was thinking about 3 or 4. Because you never know where those cables are attached no? Do you guys xray it or something beforehand?

[@kelseaweber3636]

@@xorbodude When time permits we work with Creative Electron to get x-rays done ahead of time, but yeah, usually we're going in blind. Cables do make it a little scary. Just gotta go slow and be veeeeewy careful.

[@RussM87]

The scores yall give are ridiculous

[@blumac9801]

That’s an IPad Mini 4. Not 5. I made this comment in my iPad Mini 4

[@ThibautMahringer]

Every iPad mini looks 99% the same, but the mini 4 does have the A8 chip, not A12.

[@Yarnooee]

a d h e s i v e

[@trevorsiu1997]

Too fast for the video and teardown procedures

[@kelseaweber3636]

The video gives a good visual overview of what we found, but you can see the full step-by-step teardown with photos at iFixit.com/teardown or at the link in the bio. The photos we took are REALLY cool, check it out! :)

[@VincenzoSims]

Interesting

[@ajmgtr7098]

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Chess!

[@mastersrepairs]

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Русские есть

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1st

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1st to comment

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

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