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Photos: Cracking open the iPhone

By Staff on 09 July 2007

A step-by-step summary of one brave soul's project to take apart the iPhone and put it back together in working order.

The iPhone blends a revolutionary touch-screen interface, media player, and smartphone into a slick package.

After waiting in line, spending US$600 (AU$699), signing a two-year AT&T contract and activating the iPhone, ZDNet Australia sister site TechRepublic decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart. Take a look at the hardware inside the 8GB iPhone and see whether they managed to get it back together in working condition.

What follows is a step-by-step summary of their experience disassembling the iPhone.

Topics: apple, iphone, open, exposed, disassemble, panel, antenna, ribbon, remove

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Comments (3)

  • thealeph commented on 06/08/2008 10:40 Report abuse

    Thanks for that guys I was so tempted to take mine apart but Im on a two year plan and thought better of it-LOL

  • thanh commented on 16/03/2008 23:14 Report abuse

    good

  • prod commented on 13/07/2007 15:06 Report abuse

    can u buy me 1 too.. i also want to c whats inside

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