Can I Add a Sim Slot to the iPhone 14 Pro Max? Teardown & Live Video - is it repairable?
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 Published On Streamed live on Sep 16, 2022

On this livestream, we tested several things on these brand new iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Some helpful & useful information we discovered
✅Easy to open. Use 75C with the CPB Heating Pad: https://amzn.to/3QKkwC8
And 99% Isopropyl Alcohol: https://amzn.to/3LsVNkL
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✅You can replace the screen & encounter no negative behaviors. Outside of the "notification" that the screen has been replaced. I didn't swap over the ALS sensor, so didn't see if True Tone carried over. Face ID works!
✅SIM Slot - There's a space in there for it but the SIM slot is just missing. Instead, there is just a plastic spacer there.
✅This device uses the same exact battery connector as the 13 series, so you can use the DT880 + Mechanic iBoot Cable & it'll work.
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✅You can activate it using 3u tools and skip the setup.
✅It no longer says "No SIM" in the control panel. It will just be blank.
✅No IMEI when you dial *#06#. But this phone is not activated with any carrier. So maybe that's why?
✅There are 2 longer screws for the plate holding down the plates over the screen, towards the top. So make sure not to mix those up or you can possibly long screw damage the device
✅We got the Diode Mode readings for a few of the connectors: https://logi.wiki/index.php/iPhone_Di...
✅USA model still has the 5G antenna soldered under the board. So be careful & don't tear it.
✅Found the power button pin you need to prompt to boot.

And so much more.

Timeline:
0:00 Intro
1:23 Tools to use
1:54 Unboxing Gold iPhone 14 Pro Max
3:15 Testing USB charging with USB Meter
4:32 Unboxing the Deep Purple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6:08 Searching for the IMEI or Serial Number somewhere on the housing
7:46 Warming up the phones, so I can open them.
11:43 Opening up the Gold iPhone 14 Pro Max
12:31 Opening up the Deep Purple 14 Pro Max. Just dont forget the bottom remove the bottom screws 😅
17:34 Activating the devices through 3u tools.
19:00 Testing Face ID
23:00 Removing screws
25:00 Removing the screen
30:00 Testing Gold Screen on the Purple iPhone.
34:21 Visual inspection of the device under the microscope
36:00 SIM Slot area inspection
42:00 Removing the rear cameras
51:00 Testing the replacement cameras
56:00 Removing the board from the housing
59:00 Removing the battery
1:07:00 Prompting to boot with Tweezers and DT880
1:12:40 Diode Mode Readings for the important connectors
1:21:51 Comparing 13 Pro Max with 14 Pro Max motherboards
1:25:25 Splitting the iPhone 14 Pro Max 2 Layer Sandwich
1:33:11 Visual inspection of inside the sandwich board
1:37:30 Booting & testing the top board only with DT880
1:44:06 Removing SIM Slot from 13 Pro Max
1:45:57 Installing SIM Slot onto iPhone 14 Pro Max
1:52:00 Installing the bottom board into the housing
1:52:49 Visual Inspection of the SIM Slot in the housing.
1:54:34 Saying goodbye!

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