Summary of Teardown: 5th-gen Apple iPod Touch
This article details iFixit's teardown of the 5th Generation Apple iPod Touch (16 GB). The device, model A1509, lacks two main components found in higher-capacity versions. To open the device, iFixit utilized an iOpener to melt the adhesive securing the front panel to the rear case, a method praised for preventing screen warping.
Parts used in the 5th Gen iPod Touch 16 GB Teardown:
- 5th Gen iPod Touch 16 GB
- iOpener
“Sneaky, sneaky Apple,” said iFixit’s chief information architect, Miroslav Djuric, in an e-mail announcing iFixit’s teardown of 5th Gen iPod Touch 16 GB. “Thought you could pull a fast one on us by releasing a new, stripped-down version of the current iPod Touch without your customary fanfare? Not on our watch: It’s teardown time.”
iFixit dives into their 5th Gen iPod Touch 16 GB teardown with the usual gusto–here are excerpts.
“The exclusion of two main components has earned the iPod Touch 5th Generation 16 GB a new model number from its 32 and 64 GB brothers: A1509.
“We used our trusty iOpener to loosen the adhesive securing the front panel to the rear case. We’re getting used to this opening method, as it melts adhesive as fast as water melts a wicked witch, without risking screen warp.”
For more detail: Teardown: 5th-gen Apple iPod Touch
- What is the model number of the 16 GB version?
The exclusion of two main components earned it the new model number A1509. - How did iFixit loosen the adhesive?
They used their trusty iOpener to melt the adhesive securing the front panel. - Why was the iOpener chosen for this task?
It melts adhesive as fast as water melts a wicked witch without risking screen warp. - What distinguishes the 16 GB model from the 32 and 64 GB models?
The 16 GB model excludes two main components found in the other versions. - Who announced the teardown of the device?
Miroslav Djuric, iFixit's chief information architect, announced the teardown via email. - Did Apple release the device with customary fanfare?
No, they released it as a stripped-down version without their customary fanfare.
