The Best Microscopes for iPhone Repair

From optical stereo microscopes to digital ones with and without screen, there are lots types of microscopes available that you can use for iPhone Repair. 

When buying a microscope, the magnification factor, working distance and working area are all important things to think about. The guide will help you figure out which microscope is best for you. Let’s dive in!

What can you use these microscopes for?

There is a wide range of tasks related to iPhone repair that benefit from the use of a microscope, for example: Soldering, finding damaged traces, locating cold solder joints, identifying failed electrical components. No matter if you are a hobbyist or a professional, enough magnification is always useful.

Top microscopes for electronics repair in 2021

1. Andonstar AD407 3D HDMI Digital Soldering Microscope For Phone Repair--Best all-round


Andonstar AD407 wide feature-set makes it an excellent microscope for electronics repair and soldering. With a 7″ screen, it gives you a clear, large view of what is going on under the microscope. The AD407 also has an HDMI output port, so if you desire to work on a large-format monitor, you can still do so.

There is plenty of space for your soldering iron, testing leads, hot air gun and other tools because the adjustable stand gives you an infinite working distance.


You can control the image output settings like resolution/ frame rate, timestamps, contrast, color temperature, etc. All features are controllable through the buttons under the display or infrared remote (included).

Top Features
  • Low-latency image
  • Versatile stand
  • Photo/video storage on SD card
  • IR remote
2. Professional Trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope---Best high-end

If you are looking for one of the best (but still affordable) stereo microscopes for electronics, it is worth your time to check out the Stereo Trinocular Microscope. It features a versatile dual-arm boom stand that allows you to adjust the microscope head on all axes.


It comes with an adjustable-brightness 144 LED ring light, and the ‘ring’-aspect also means that the light is shadow-free.

As for the overall range is 3.5x-90xmagnification, the microscope achieves this by using 10x super-widefield eyepieces in combination with a 0.7x-4.5x zoom objective.

You can add one of the included 0.5x or 2.0x Barlow lenses to further adjust the working distance and magnification to your liking.

Top Features
  • Fully adjustable boom stand
  • 144 LED ring light
  • High quality optics
  • Shadow-free lighting
This model costs a bit more, but does come with the simul-focus feature.

38MP USB Industrial Microscope---Best on a budget

This 38MP USB Microscope comes with built-in, adjustable LEDs. You can adjust the LEDs brightness, so that regardless of what you are viewing under the microscope, you get a properly lit image.


For magnification on a budget, I recommend looking at the Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope. At the time of writing this, its $48.55 price gives a lot of value for the money.

This microscope comes with built-in, adjustable LEDs. You can adjust the LEDs brightness, so that regardless of what you are viewing under the microscope, you get a properly lit image.

Top Features
  • Easy to use
  • Great value

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