Whenever Apple releases a new product , you could number on the folks atiFixitto take it apart andshow us all what ’s go on inside . This meter , they got their hand on the fresh 14- and 16 - column inch MacBook Pro models andthe site ’s teardownreveals several interesting feature about the raw laptops .
The most intriguing uncovering has to do with the notch — or , more specifically , what ’s not inside the MacBook Pro ’s notch : the TrueDepth television camera necessary for Face ID . And now we have it away why . iFixit place an iPhone 13 Face ID module alongside the MacBook Pro ’s show , and you may clearly see that the mental faculty ’s camera and sensors are a mo thick than the laptop ’s display . It boils down to this : the Face ID array is too big decently now for the MacBook Pro ’s presentation .
Applemight want us to believethat people are more inclined to expend Touch ID because their hands are already on the keyboard , as Apple ’s frailty president of Mac and iPad Product Marketing Tom Boger tell The Wall Street Journal , but the reason is much dim-witted . We ’re willing to bet that within a couple of years the sensing element will shrink enough for Apple to fit it inside the MacBook ’s display panel , and it ’s possible thatFace ID arrives on the iMacnext year .
The iPhone 13 ’s Face ID mental faculty sits next to the MacBook Pro ’s display .
With the show , iFixit found that the video display cable’s length have more quagmire , which allows for more give and prevent tearing . However , iFixit ’s test confirm that you must go to Apple if you need to supersede the showing and still desire True Tone functionality — you wo n’t get it with third - party display .
The MacBook Pro was project so the batteries can be easy take away with pulls tabs that let you easy pop the stamp battery out . That could make it substance abuser - repairable once someone makes a replacement battery , an improvement over the alcoholic drink and pry tools that are usually necessary to take out the battery .
Other interesting finds include modular ports , which makes them easy to replace ; the keyboard is design so it’snoteasy to put back ; and near - identical inner design between the 14- and 16 - inch laptops . iFixit gave the newfangled laptop a score of 4 on a scale of 10 for reparability , with the soldered - on random access memory being a adult “ misstep ” for a pro - level equipment . iFixit hasa full videoof the teardown and will be publishing a elaborate news report presently .
