The world’s most wanted device is now in the hands of the world’s most foremost tinkerers!
It sure is. The guys at iFixit have done it again. They’ve got their hands on an iPhone 4 and torn it apart while casting their expert eyes over every millimeter of its innards. Their excllent teardown post on it provides a mountain of detail on what’s inside the new iPhone, and also on their process for taking it apart so expertly.
Here’s the first bit of happy news that jumped off the page for me:
While we’re not too busy, let’s talk RAM. Unlike the iPhone 3GS and iPad, which are both equipped with 256 MB, the iPhone 4 has a whopping 512 MB!
Here are some of the other highlights, in no particular order:
Storage capacity not listed on the iPhone 4 itself:
An iPhone first: Interestingly enough, the storage capacity is not etched on the outer case of the iPhone 4.
We’d expect our 32 GB iPhone 4 to fulfill its promise and give us, well, 32 GB. Unfortunately it has an actual capacity of 29.06 GB.
Given the fact that 301 MB of "other" data is being stored in memory, this leaves the user with 28.77 GB of free space.
Design details ..
The iPhone 4’s design is a dramatic departure from the aluminum and plastic drenched days that have plagued the iPhone in the past.
The rugged stainless steel bezels around the iPhone 4’s perimeter double as both structural supports and antennas to boost reception.
That humungous battery
Holy battery! The inside of this thing is dominated by its juice-provider.
It’s pretty apparent that real estate was very limited inside the iPhone 4’s 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm footprint.
The front screen
Unfortunately, the LCD panel is very securely glued to the glass and digitizer. It appears that if you break the glass, you’ll have to replace the glass, digitizer, and LCD as a single assembly.
iFixit’s teardown post has tons more detail and plenty of great pictures. If you want to know everything there is to know about the detailed hardware specs of the iPhone 4 (and how to tear one apart) go check it out here:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Teardown/3130/1
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