Apple's new iPhone 3G Disassembled; reveals Battery User-Replaceable (kind of)

Folks at iFixit have done it again, they have done what any geek would love to do, i.e to crack open Apple's new iPhone 3G to see what's inside.

In doing so, they have kept their promise to be the first to disassemble iPhone 3G. But for that they had to go down all the way to New Zealand where the new iPhone 3G was to be released first based on the timezone.

You can check out all the photos of the disassembled iPhone after the jump courtesy folks at iFixit. It has also revealed that iPhone 3G's battery might be user-replaceable.

Box of the Black iPhone 3G, with similar packaging as the original iPhone.


Contents of the box, the usual stuff


Removing the SIM card


Removing the display


Rotating the display up


The display detached from the unit


The glass (with integrated touch sensors and chips) underneath, while the LCD is being removed.


The two boards (logic and communications) are now one.




The battery isn't soldered on


Dock and headphone connector.


iPhone 3G's logic board


The entire board


The other half of the logic board


The rear panel


The battery is without any soldering as was seen with the original iPhone


There you go, iPhone 3G wide open

You can be seen from the screenshots above that iPhone 3G battery is not soldered so it is possible for iPhone owners who want to get their hands dirty (and risk voiding the warranty) to replace their iPhone's battery.

Thanks iFixit.

[via iFixit]

 

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