Repairing your iPhone without shelling out lots of money to Apple has long felt impossible. But, with recent Right to Repair laws in the likes of Colorado and Oregon, the new iPhones are a bit easier to repair without ever setting foot in an Apple store.

Macworld Apple’s new iPhone 16e received a provisional 7/10 repairability rating and a broadly positive write-up in iFixit’s video teardown Monday. But one element came in for stern criticism: the USB-C port.

Apple hasn't included wall chargers with its iPhones for years, but it's still possible one will come with the iPhone 16e. Here's whart we know.

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But factor in the price increase, and it might be worth sitting this one out Apple has launched a new budget iPhone. Rather than discussing specifications or the price hike, the real question is whether the company's latest and cheapest can be repaired.

The Apple iPhone 16e managed to get a rather respectable repairability rating. Here are the details, with a teardown video included.

A teardown of the new iPhone 16e shows Apple has adopted repair-friendly practices for the model, with images also giving a close look at Apple's new C1 modem.