Debunking MKBHD Apple Durability Claims! 

I'm glad people are beginning to realize big review channels became an extension of Apple marketing. Saddest thing in the recent past.

Mkbhd is a sell out. Influencer does everything for the money. Don't take 1 serious.

The greenest phone nowadays would be an easily repairable phone.

Remember the htc legend? It also had a unibody aluminum design but you could easily replace the battery by yourself. Technology got so much better so if a Company like apple would like to to an iPhone with a replaceable battery, they could!

Great review! MKBHD is sponsored by Apple. He is a liar!

Excellent and very informative. Big youtubers prove that, "You Either Die a Hero or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain". I became a skeptic when MKBHD said, "why buy anything else". For S24U. Edit- Louis Rossmann is a GOAT, did so much for us consumers. His collab with GamersNexus about the Asus warranty denial problem was also very helpful for people.

Apples rot.

All electronics are waterproof… as long as there’s no power going through it. Yes they can corrode but it’s a lot less then if powers going through it and better then shorting out and permanently ruining it. Removable battery’s are just the best option all around.

I don't want to call mkbhd is bad content creator, but in my opinion now marques and his team is getting more and more to just advertising video and not his own real opinion. I forgot when it is that I stopped watching him cuz of his videos is just a scam long advertisement of a product, it sucks I hate it. I mean other cc is also doing it but not as much as mkbhd team channels (eg. the studio, etc.)

"ip68" iPhones that are supposed to be twice as water proof as ip68 android phones are always seen in phone repair shops with water damage... we aren't talking high pressure jets we are talking "I forgot my phone in my pocket and jumped in the pool"

If only removable battery trend didn't die, we have slightly less e-waste. Like my phone (Samsung Galaxy J7 2017) that i still use to this day, the battery have been replaced three times already and it still works. Dropped it several times, at some point it had blackspot at the screen, top left but got drop again and the LCD fix itself, blackspot were gone completely. It had it's downside though, being an old phone, mainly software. I never update it, fear of slowing down and taking up space on my storage. Thank you for the consumer perspective of it Techmo!!!

Though I use Apple products, I’m happy you’re calling out their b.s.

Much like Louis Rossmann, you did a very good job at debunking MKBHD's Apple propaganda video. Nice!!

I, too, watch Louis Rossman's videos.

A simple way to allow the battery to be replaced is to add a back cover with a rubber gasket and screws to secure it. That's cheap and doesn't require a lot of engineering. Yes, you may have to do a redesign to make it look nice, but that's preferable to throwing away a working phone and buying a new one just because the battery is already failing as many people do.

Prob the best video I've ever seen regarding this topic!

Great Video Mo! Thank you for being honest. I was doubtful about the MKBHD Video and getting the doubt confirmed is great, for better or for worse. As always appreciate your efforts!

I have seen this for a long time as well. I never have an Iphone but I owned 2 ipods. I was wondering why I could not replace the ipod battery. I have to say the old ipod is actually more durable, the newer one which is around the age of iphone 6 just came apart and I could not put it back together. It still work for a time despite being in that state, that is until one day it died completely. The old one outlasted it but of course as you said, it only work for like 1 hour before it runs out of battery.

MKBHD when it's apple: *acceptance* MKBHD when it's other brand: *worst xxx I've ever reviewed*

You are a reasonable man, sir. Well demonstrated, what actual repairability & durability means. Good old simple days of gadgets are gone.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="530">8:50</a> I have HP Elitebook 840 G8. It's light and extremely durable and I can replace almost everything in it. By myself! Apple is just full of BS. At least by the end of 2024 they will allow using third party batteries and screens without losing part of the phone's functionality.

Great video. Just got a new subscriber

Also, not including a charger is not friendly to the environment. This goes across the board either apple or android.

Great video. Needs more views.

The crazy thing too with the first iphone only having 8gb is the fact the first ipod touch released in 8, 16, and 32gb models. That just feels like a big middle finger to iphone users. If I had the option back then, I'd probably keep my regular phone and then get an ipod touch as secondary device.

Great video!

I had a blackberry Z60 with ip67 and replaceable battery.

excellent 👌👍

Do you want a metal back or wireless charging?

the resason apple start no headphone jack, no charger in box, no replacable back panel & battery cuz they needs to sell more units every year to catch android companies, sad reality is android companies also goes with apple trend that no headphone jack, no charger in box, no replaceable back panel & battery. *_all companies now use us as beta testers of their products, i mean they know nobody even upgrades phones, laptops, tablets every year but they only care about their money & ego to catch top of market revenue. if companies release new devices every 2 or 3 year instead of every year we can have more better products._*

Huh? How does not having an SD card have anything to do with durability?

Nice review Thats why lg g5 module battery was sp gooood🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I'm only here because I'm still pissed of him not reviewing Huawei Products anymore. 😂

My brand new iphone 13 pro max fell off my back pocket and thank God it fell on the back coz that shit got busted like chips in a bag. Later found out my camera lens is busted too and can’t zoom-in properly. Fck durability

Though I see your point, and I agree with you, I think you're mistaking longevity with durability. Things like increasing storage doesn't increase durability, nor longevity for that matter, that would mean time consumes storage or that your don't offload what you accumulate to a safer location, which might be more worrisome. Durability relates to materials, and to your point, they suck. Apple doesn't care about what would mean choosing more wearable materials, more brittle, sensitive to environmental factors, and design the products in a way that increases their exposure to damage, it seems it actually seeks them out sometimes.

He didn’t even disassemble any of the iPhones? How is this proving the repairability / durability argument, he’s not even repairing any of the damn iPhones??

Very well done mate. You just earnt a loyal subscriber. Screw MKBHD

repeatability is a part of durability, period.

Just make the back with 4 screws and a gasket cmon apple wake up it doesn't have to be plastic just REMOVABLE😂

Iphone 15 series ( Back glass, internal battery,No charger included in box ) = Not durable ❌ S24 series ( Back glass, internal battery, No charger included) = Durable ✅ LoL 😂🤣

Mkbhd is basically LTT of mobile world. Great for fun stuff but not a serious reviewer.

MKB isn't trustworthy RU-vidr anymore.

This is the most important video of the year. I've never bought an Iphone for this very reason: Apple consistently and cynically harms the environment to maximize profit. I'm amazed at how intelligent friends are consistently deceived by Apple's marketing and keep buying iPhones and other Apple products, even if they care about the environment and make conscious buying decisions regarding other products. Somehow, Apple remains untouchable just because they excel at marketing.

MKBHD : It feels like durability is directly at odds with repair-ability. Every vintage car owner : Old my beer. Every watchmaker : Your brain needs a servicing. Louis Rossmann : Gargle my f!cking balls.

Apple has brainwashed their users for a long time. Keeping the same design for years, locking people in their ecosystem and making it harder to use other things with it. Charging a premium for what they call NEW or best in class which is all bs. Break away from the bs and you will see alot of products out there have crazy specs and better things going on. The software updates are nice on apples side but then again yeah you need those updates badly because they dont make anything to be upgraded. Old macs you could tear down and customize and rebuild newer macs you cannot and most of the newer hardware is soldered which makes it even harder. You pay upwards of thousands for property that isnt even truly yours. If im paying thousands i want to be able to take full control of my device with customization and if i want to upgrade parts or run linux or other software i can. But other companies are starting to follow into this business model due to the fact not enough people arw speaking up about it and continue giving into it. Until the day comes when they give you precisely nothing for an insane premium. $2k -$3k for a device that they say will be the latest and greatest until the next iteration down and people will scramble for that next.

Yea but if you have the battery so easy to access you get rid of the waterproofness that it would have otherwise. The glass back is also just more premium feeling, I don’t want so plastic shell, I’ve had a lot of iPhones form when I was 13ish from a iPhone 6 to the iPhone 15 pro now and I haven’t broke the screen or glass once you just have to use some common sense, get a good case and a screen protector and your all good. Don’t get me wrong apple does make repairing there products harder then they have to be when designing then which they should be held accountable for and they shouldn’t be like that and they should also be stopped from adding codes to parts so you can’t change parts without having to exchange codes or chips from parts like there screens and batteries. Not having a head-home back doesn’t make you have to get Bluetooth stuff you can literally get a dongle for your headphones it’s that simple.

It seems like you might be using the term durable wrong. But I wholeheartedly agree about the right to repair!

MKBHD = iSheep

i feel like the main reason he has such a good reputation is because hes black and has really good production quality

unpopular opinion: there is a big difference btw durability and repairability, yes, they are linked together but durability is how the phones hold up in everyday use, i have a 2010 Macbook and it is very much functional, it is made out of aluminum so it still looks very new with little scratches and it hardly gave me any issues, I used a hp laptop during school year and i had to change the hinge twice and the case (because the hinge was braking the case) before dumping it because of the same hinge issues. Also Apple never claimed they are making phones specifically for durability or the best in durability, also debunking your claims on the removable battery, apple batteries tend to last longer (durable) than Windows laptops before repair. you mention a faulty port soldered to the motherboard, please mention one port that isn't soldered to the motherboard in any computer. Mkbhd was invited by Apple (one of the most valuable companies) to check its durability center on the processes it goes through and every company has that durability process they go through. the video was unbiased and only reported the process, stop trying to bring a creator down for stupid reasons!!!. Apple is trying its best to be carbon-neutral, at least they are trying.

God, i love how everyone is shitting on this guy for his for his B.S.

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I don't want to be weird but this video makes no sense, the easier something becomes to repair the worse it is to use for most people you might be one of the few that doesn't like an all glass design that easily shatters but most people do

Louis Rossmann called him out for a reason. Marques stands for the corporations not the people that watch him. He's a apple sellout

I don’t think your arguments make a whole lot of sense. In most cases you should be upgrading your tech anywhere between 3-5 years. I just upgraded from my iPhone 12 pro to the iPhone 15 pro max. The battery in the iPhone 12 Pro was at 82% which isn’t that bad considering that it was almost 5years old. Battery degradation is a problem but most companies have gotten so good at manufacturing these batteries that in most cases the battery isn’t usually the issue. Honestly Samsung has the worst track record when it comes to battery degradation. One other point to make is the swappable batteries from before were absolutely terrible. They degraded much quicker and they held less charge. At the end of the day I would rather just have a battery that I don’t have to worry about replacing for the life time of the phone, then have to spend $200 in a 5 year period to replace a battery over, over, and over again.

Your case regarding your MacBook is really unfortunate and I get your frustration here. I don’t get why a single USB-port should make a whole PC unusable. Apart from that, the video’s main talking points are at least 10 years old. User-Removable batteries are not a thing in most electronics these days. That is not an Apple-exclusive thing anymore for almost a decade now. The difference is, that Apple has as a solid repair network, where you can send your phone/Mac to, in order for it to be repaired. Sure other brands also have their repair services, but at least where I live, they aren’t so broadly available as the ones from Apple. The revenue generated from these services isn’t hurting Apple either. That’s part of capitalism altogether. Durablility and repairability are also two different topics for me. Durability isn’t just looking at materials. It’s about fluidity in everyday tasks for a long time and software updates. Apple has been the gold standard, where Android manufacturers are catching up, which is a good thing. Reliable and secure software is just as important. My 2013 MacBook Air is still running, while my Surface Pro 4's display was snapping out of its chassis thanks to the bad cooling system by Microsoft or better the lack there of. Also it doesn’t support Windows 11 officially, due to the Intel M3-chip, which is lacking the necessary security codecs. Your thoughts and talking points are valid, but they’re mostly outdated. Apple is one big fish in the sea of tech companies doing the almost exact thing. There are differences regarding upgradability of RAM (f.e Lenovo) or SSD (the largest Surface Pro 11). But overall, they are all following the same path. The real problem with Apple devices are the high price tags for their devices and the really expensive RAM and storage options , which are way higher than they need to be. Apple’s own ecosystem is enabling them to charge more, because their OS are Apple exclusive. So MKBHD isn’t the problem here at all.

The iPhone should have survived from water. ?

Apple is a software company that make their hardware as cheap as possible with highest price points. The main point is selling for people who love to spend money. As someone who don't spend money, I don't even buy phone. I use second hand phone from family. I'm not poor, I can buy brand new car with cash but why I need to?

iPhones sucks, i hate ios just so complicated

MKBHD's comments on Right to Repair have alwags been "problematic" (as much as I hate using that word). It's obvious that he's too afraid to give new, legitimate criticisms and regurgitates safe, already well-known public criticisms. There are so much more tech channels with actual useful information/reviews. The only good thing about his videos is the eye candy. tbh, if you like eye candy, you might as well just watch an Apple ad.

Glass is way greener than plastic and also more premium. I can cope with the breaking stuff even though is not so easy for this to happen.

I don’t think you fully understand what you’re talking about. You compare a phone to a camera , you don’t understand the durability of glass, you understand the advantages of glass

Everyone on RU-vid knows MKBHD has been in the pocket of Apple for yrs and he doesn't really hide it. That's OK for the fan boys, but if you want impartial content look elsewhere.

I just got click-baited…

apple as a brand sucks. repairability? horrible. ios "optimisation" non existent and it now lags on them more than oneui. "good processor" stright up scam since it will lag in 2d games more than a 2017 soc that is 7 years old (kirin 659) cameras? leauges behind samsung

just Corporate Shills.... Apple makes great phones but they are not as DURABLE as people want to think lol.... Love my Apple Iphone for it's USABILITY as a PHONE! but repair wise and durability lol yea... crazy that no removable battery they want that closed eco system BS

People hate Apple so much when the biggest tech reviewer talks good about them they think he’s being paid off ridiculous you guys are actually so ridiculous

Makes no sense. All ARM chips are non-replaceable, they are system-on-chips meaning everything is soldered. So, the only upgradeable components are the display and battery, and iPhones are able to have these swapped out by an Apple Store. The example of the early Android having removable batteries is moot as all Android Oems apart from a niche brand, copied Apple and went for fixed batteries, for obvious reasons. As Apple says, it is more important to make products last with high QC than having less durable products just to make them easier to fix. I suspect most broken phones are down to misuse by consumers or are warranty issues. If you look after your battery and phone then Apple and others have proven that they are made to last. I still have 10-year-old iPhones and iPads that still run!

I think you just showed the downsides, i dont like that. Im not an Apple fanboy by any means, but some things they do is just amazing. For example Update support, my iPad Pro from fucking 2017 still rocks the newest iPad OS version and looks literally like new. I cant even think of an android tablet from 2017 that got Android 14. Same goes for iPhone. Yes, Google and Samsung now rock 7 years of software support for some devices, but this is just a claim by now. Apple got history of providing softwareupdates for 6-7 years. Also, youre case with your waterdamaged iPhone is kinda thin. What model, was it opened up before, ... I heard storys of ppl that lost their iPhone inside a lake for months and those things still worked. Furthermore, i was one of the guys that hated Apple for removing the headphone jack, but to be honest i dont even wanna worry about this shitty cable anymore, so i do not give a fuck about it since years, also the competition with some exceptions also dont provide it anyways.

Nobody these days wants to have tangled wired earphones - Apple Lighting was nearly standard keeping in mind BILLIONS iPhones and other accessories on market - the ONLY ONE problem with Apple is serialisation parts

This is s2pid.