iPhone 4 Repair

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The iPhone 4 is the fourth iteration of Apple's cellphone line. Announced on June 7th, it is differentiated from earlier generations by having a squarish physical appearance, glass for both front and back panels, and a steel frame that doubles as reception antennas.

Difficulty with repairing the iPhone 4 depends on which part of the phone fails. The front panel glass is fused to the LCD and digitizer, which means that the glass can no longer be repaired or replaced individually. Users who accidentally shatter the iPhone 4's front panel will have to replace all three (as a single unit) in order to successfully repair their iPhone 4. The back panel, however, is replaceable by unscrewing two screws and sliding up the panel.

Replacing the battery, on the other hand, is easily accomplished -- even though Apple ascertains that no parts within the iPhone 4 are user-serviceable. To replace the battery, the user can follow iFixit's battery replacement guide to remove the back panel and disconnect the battery.

iPhone_4_Schematics.pdf

You can identify the iPhone 4 by one of the following model numbers etched into the back case:

• A1332
• A1349

The iPhone 4 features a flat glass front and back with flat stainless steel edges, making it look very boxy and square. Circular volume buttons and a ring/silent toggle switch are situated on the left side. A SIM tray is located on the right side for GSM models only. The power button and aux port are on the top side.

The iPhone 4 has a black or white front and back with silver edges.

Announce date: June 07, 2010

Model: A1332

Developer: http://www.apple.com

Operating System: iOS 4.0 through iOS 7.1.2

Display (Retina Display):

• 3.5 in (89 mm)
• 3:2 aspect ratio
• 960 x 640 px at 326 ppi
• 800:1 contrast ratio
• Scratch-Resistant, glossy, glass-covered IPS LCD screen
• Oleophobic coating

Camera: Contains both front and rear facing cameras.

• Front Camera
  • .3 MP
  • SD Video (480p) at 30fps
• Rear Camera
  • 5MP
  • HD Video (720p) at 30fps
  • LED Flash

Processor: Apple A4 system-on-a-chip

RAM: 512 MB eDRAM

Storage: 8, 16, or 32 GB Flash Memory

Wireless Connectivity:

• Integrated 802.11n (2.4 GHz only)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Quad-band UMTS/HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) and GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• 5.76 Mbit/s HSUPA

Battery: 3.7 V, 1,420 mAh

Dimensions: 4.5 × 2.31 × 0.37 in (115.2 × 58.6 × 9.3 mm)

Weight: 137 g (4.8 oz)

Colors: Black or White

• Diagnose any issues you may be having with your iPhone 4 using our iPhone 4 Troubleshooting Guide.
• Diagnose and repair screen backlight issues with our iDevice Backlight Troubleshooting Page.

• Thanks to Nathan Henderson for this great screw mat for the display repair: iphone4gsmscrewtemp.pdf
• Wikipedia: iPhone
• EveryMac: iPhone Specs
• Apple: iPhone Products
• iFixit Blog: iPhone 4 Replacement Guides
• iFixit Blog: iPhone 4 Wallpapers Gyros and Internals
• iFixit Blog: iPhone 4 Teardown
• iFixit Blog: iPhone 4 Specs Revealed
• iFixit Blog: iPhone 4G Processor Revealed