In fact, a recent teardown of the brand new iPhone Air is testament to that. iPhone Air teardown reveals its repairabilityIn an iPhone Air teardown video by YouTuber JerryRigEverything, it reveals some interesting design choices by Apple. iFixit gave the iPhone Air a provisional seven out of ten for repairability. Also, despite Apple’s claims of the use of titanium, note that the titanium in the iPhone Air only applies to the exoskeleton. The battery in the iPhone Air is essentially the same as the new MagSafe Battery accessory.