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Picked Apart: Dissecting the iPhone 3G S

Taking apart a brand new iPhone 3G S

By Mark Hattersley, Macworld-U.K.

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Thinking Outside the Box

First things first, we got it out of the box.

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Side by Side

New phone meets the old phone.

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A Loose Screw

There are just two screws underneath the iPhone. This makes it easier to get into than many other devices.

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Suck Up

A small suction cup is your best friend when it comes to removing the screen.

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Doing the Number

The are seven numbered connectors on the logic board, up from the six on the 3G.

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More Numbers

Connector number seven is in the lower right corner, just above the dock connector.

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Cable Guy

There are three cables holding the LCD and digitizer to the rest of the logic board.

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A Phone in Two Halves

Here are the two halves of the iPhone 3G S. All the chips are hidden behind the large EMI shields.

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Do Not Remove

The fabled do not remove sticker, removed.

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It's Illogical

Removing the logic board.

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The Main Logic Board

There's a lot packed into this shot. The Apple chip is the primary Samsung ARM processor. The 16GB of Toshiba flash memory are now on the front of the board.

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On the Flip Side

The reverse side of the logic board.

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Power to Go

The battery is listed as 3.7V and 4.51Whr. This comes out out to 1219 mAh, compared to 1150 mAh on the 3G. That's only a 6% increase.

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Free Battery

The non-removable battery, removed.

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Straight to Video

Video recording is a long-overdue feature of the iPhone 3G S. The 3G S records video at 640x480 resolution and 30 fps.

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Final Parts

The final parts of the casing being stripped out.

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In All Its Glory

Here are all of the iPhone 3G S's bits and pieces.

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