Apple released the new iPad Pro tablet in mid November. This is the biggest tablet device launched by the company as it features 12.9-inch screen, powerful processor and other interesting specs. There are some great accessories that can work with the tablet and Apple Pencil is one of them. This stylus is already highly popular however users wonder about Apple Pencil repair possibility in case anything goes wrong.
Experts got their hands on the Pencil and offer teardown that reveals the small logic board this accessory has. So is it possible to repair Apple Pencil? The gadget is sold at $99 so the price should offer lifetime warranty or at least this is what most customers hope for. The extremely high cost of the stylus unfortunately doesn’t provide an easy way to fix it.
Firstly, it is difficult to get to the gadget’s innards [this is opposite to iPhone 6s out of warranty repair options]. Secondly, if you ever decide to dismantle the device you won’t be able to make it work again. It is necessary to cut through the plastic sheel as there is no other way to see what’s inside.
The device relies on the 0.329Wh battery. It is really tiny. The logic board is also very small. Its weight is about 1 gm. The team that revealed all the inner parts assures that they were not able to get to the sensors Apple is using along with the chip.
The result of the teardown – only 1 score out of 10 possible scores in repairability. This means that if your Pencil gets damaged you won’t be able to fix it because if you try to open it up – you’ll destroy the device.