The iPhone Air is really thin and, as it turns out, easy to repair, too. iFixit, a website that helps people DIY repair a wide array of electronics, tested the iPhone Air and gave it a "respectable" 7 out of 10 for repairability .

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"Apple has proved that thin doesn't have to mean unfixable," iFixit noted in its field test. "Its layout and design trade-offs make repairs more approachable, not less. It still has limits, but the design shows that good engineering can make even the slimmest devices last longer in the real world."

The iPhone Air's battery life might not be as strong as its thicker iPhone brethren ( although it's better than expected ), but it's also the easi

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