Don't despair. iFixit says you can still repair that iPhone Air

iFixit has given Apple's slimline new smartphone, the iPhone Air, a thumbs-up for repairability, praising its easy access to key components, despite being the thinnest handset Cupertino has built so far.

The iPhone Air is part of the iPhone 17 portfolio, unveiled at a media event earlier this month. It effectively replaces the Plus model seen in earlier Apple smartphone lineups, with more focus on a thin and light design.

Thinner often means flimsier, harder to fix, and more glued-down parts, according to the iFixit boffins. But after popping open the back of the latest device, they were pleased enough to award it a provisional repairability score of 7 out of 10. This means it is some way off being perfect (the Fairphone 6 recently scored 10), but better than many folks had anticipated.

"At 6.5 mm, the Air is a hair thinner than Samsung's Galaxy S25 ...