Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Love or hate that plateau, that new camera bump is only scratching the surface of the changes we found in our teardown. This phone has one of the more fascinating batteries we’ve seen. And no I’m not talking about the hot-wired iPhone 16 action—still there, still fun—but that’s not how we’ll replace this one. No, this is bound to be much more interesting.
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Check out Evident Scientific’s amazing DSX2000 microscope here: evidentscientific.com/en/products/digital/dsx2000?utm_source=ifixit&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=iphone17
A big thanks to Lumafield for their amazing CT scans: lumafield.com
Chapters
00:00 The iPhone 17 Pro Teardown
00:39 Opening the iPhone 17 Pro
00:46 Removing the Back Glass on the iPhone 17 Pro
01:29 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Display
01:46 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Battery
03:01 Meet Our Latest Tool Kit: The Jerry Rig Everything iFixit Toolkit
03:25 A Close look at the iPhone 17 Pro’s Vapor Chamber
04:58 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Taptic Engine
05:23 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s USB-C Port
05:42 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Cameras
05:53 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Logic Board
06:44 Scratchgate: The iPhone 17 Pro and Anodized Aluminium
10:12 iPhone 17 Pro Repairability Score
Some of the videos we used in this video!
Warped lab: How I Anodize Aluminum Parts at Home
youtube.com/watch?v=Eu4zXgeeq_M
Protolabs:
Anodizing - What is it and How Does it Work? Complete Aluminium Anodizing Process Explained
youtube.com/watch?v=BhUjEacii3k
Know Art: How One Drop of Water Cools Your Phone
youtube.com/watch?v=qAZ-q3KmDHM
JerryRigEverything: iPhone 17 Pro Scratch Gate is Real -- But its not your fault.
youtube.com/watch?v=KrOBzFwVzwA
This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your iPhone 17 Pro use the service manual at iFixit.com.
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Love or hate that plateau, that new camera bump is only scratching the surface of the changes we found in our teardown. This phone has one of the more fascinating batteries we’ve seen. And no I’m not talking about the hot-wired iPhone 16 action—still there, still fun—but that’s not how we’ll replace this one. No, this is bound to be much more interesting.
Pre-order your iFixit x JerryRigEverything toolkit here: ifixit.com/products/ifixit-x-jerryrigeverything-toolkit?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=iPhone17ProTeardown&utm_content=Description
Grab a FixHub Soldering Station here!
ifixit.com/products/fixhub-power-series-portable-soldering-station?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=iPhone17ProTeardown&utm_content=Description
Check out Evident Scientific’s amazing DSX2000 microscope here: evidentscientific.com/en/products/digital/dsx2000?utm_source=ifixit&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=iphone17
A big thanks to Lumafield for their amazing CT scans: lumafield.com
Chapters
00:00 The iPhone 17 Pro Teardown
00:39 Opening the iPhone 17 Pro
00:46 Removing the Back Glass on the iPhone 17 Pro
01:29 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Display
01:46 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Battery
03:01 Meet Our Latest Tool Kit: The Jerry Rig Everything iFixit Toolkit
03:25 A Close look at the iPhone 17 Pro’s Vapor Chamber
04:58 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Taptic Engine
05:23 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s USB-C Port
05:42 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Cameras
05:53 Removing the iPhone 17 Pro’s Logic Board
06:44 Scratchgate: The iPhone 17 Pro and Anodized Aluminium
10:12 iPhone 17 Pro Repairability Score
Some of the videos we used in this video!
Warped lab: How I Anodize Aluminum Parts at Home
youtube.com/watch?v=Eu4zXgeeq_M
Protolabs:
Anodizing - What is it and How Does it Work? Complete Aluminium Anodizing Process Explained
youtube.com/watch?v=BhUjEacii3k
Know Art: How One Drop of Water Cools Your Phone
youtube.com/watch?v=qAZ-q3KmDHM
JerryRigEverything: iPhone 17 Pro Scratch Gate is Real -- But its not your fault.
youtube.com/watch?v=KrOBzFwVzwA
This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your iPhone 17 Pro use the service manual at iFixit.com.
Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos!
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ifixityourself
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ifixit
Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/iFixit
Sign up for our Newsletter ifixit.com/Newsletter
