Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We hate repairing iPads. They’ve been terrible to repair for as long as they’ve existed, earning 2’s and 3’s on our repairability scale. Is the new iPad Pro about to change all that?

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Chapters
0:00 — Why Repairing iPads Is a Nightmare
0:11 — iPad Pro M5 CT Scan Reveals the Problem
0:47 — Starting the iPad Pro M5 Teardown
1:09 — iPad Pro M5 Screen Removal and Glue Battle
1:54 — Disconnecting the iPad Pro M5 Battery
2:19 — iPad Pro M5 Battery Removal and Design Notes
2:40 — iPad Pro M5 USB-C Port and Self-Service Repair Update
3:22 — iPad Pro M5 Logic Board and Thermal Rumors
3:46 — iPad Pro M5 Rear Camera and JIS Screw Details
4:27 — iPad Pro M5 Front Camera and Apple Pencil Circuitry
4:58 — iPad Pro M5 Sensors, Flash, and Microphone
5:15 — The iPad Pro M5 Repairability Paradox
5:58 — iPad Pro M5 Final Repairability Score (5/10)

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