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How to turn your iPhone 6s into an iPhone 7 in 10 not-so-easy steps

Published Jul 8th, 2016 2:32PM EDT
iPhone 7 Vs iPhone 6s

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Apple’s next-generation iPhone 7 won’t hit store shelves for another two and a half months, and some people just can’t wait that long.

The buzz around town right now is that Apple’s upcoming new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are going to be “boring.” Sure the new models are going to look a great deal like the iPhone 6 and 6s series currently available from Apple, but the similarities end there. Seriously, does a phone with all these new killer features really sound boring to you?

Well, if you answered yes and you subscribe to the theory that the new iPhone 7 is just going to be an iPhone 6s that looks a little different, then we have good news for you: You don’t have to wait another second to get your hands on a new iPhone 7, because the walkthrough video below will teach you how to transform your iPhone 6s into a next-generation model

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YouTubers “PeripateticPandas” love nothing more than to improve Apple products… by completely ruining them. In the past, we’ve seen the crew fix the iPhone 6’s protruding camera lens by grinding it off the phone. Then during the “Bendgate” fiasco, they showed us how to repair a bent iPhone 6 Plus by drilling holes in it and screwing it down to a board.

Well, in the group’s latest YouTube video, they show us 10 “easy” steps that will guide you through converting your current iPhone 6s into a brand new iPhone 7.

For good measure, the team also put together a quick little “iPhone 7” intro video:

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