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Tearing down the iPhone 4S (photos)

Summary: Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPhone 4S and finds a design nearly identical to that of the iPhone 4, but also significant hardware updates.

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This photo shows the many tiny screws found inside the iPhone 4S. Although I was able to remove them all with a Phillips #000 screwdriver, they come in a variety of sizes. This makes reassembling the iPhone 4S a timeconsuming process. I wish Apple would settle on a single size for the iPhone's internal screws--as other smartphone manufacturers have.

Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
Caption by: Bill Detwiler

 

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Topics: Smartphones, Hardware, iPhone, Mobility

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  • So, Bill...

    Were you able to put the phone back together?

    Or did you wind up throwing it out and wasting all that money?
    ScorpioBlue
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    • RE: Tearing down the iPhone 4S (photos)

      @ScorpioBlue maybe he found out if it could blend... that's not a waste.
      hawks5999
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    • RE: Tearing down the iPhone 4S (photos)

      @ScorpioBlue that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.
      lukaslikeswindows
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      • RE: Tearing down the iPhone 4S (photos)

        @lukaslikeswindows <br>No, reading your response is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

        Now you be good little boy and go play with one of your sock puppets, k?

        lol...
        ScorpioBlue
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  • RE: Tearing down the iPhone 4S (photos)

    Does that comment about the display not wanting to come off imply broken screens are gonna be more expensive to fix?
    Jim from Indy
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