Teardowns of Apple's Verizon iPhone 4 bring to light a Qualcomm "world mode" flaw and redesigned satellite dish, between other modifications to the heretofore AT&T-only phone.
Both iFixit and UBM TechInsights encompass taken apart the phone exposing extra than a a small number of non-trivial changes.
Foremost of these changes is the Qualcomm MDM6600 chip--a pioneer in place of an Apple phone. With the aim of is the same flaw that's being used in the sphere of the Droid Pro humankind phone, which enables the Droid to support both CDMA and GSM. But, in place of at this moment, with the aim of capability in the sphere of the iPhone remains a concealed, untapped would-be.
Other Verizon iPhone 4 iFixit teardown highlights:
Battery: The battery can stay disinterested "fairly simply after you get out of Apple's pesky Pentalobe screws," iFixit whispered.
Satellite dish: An other notch in the sphere of the satellite dish field on the genuine region of the phone is a consequence of the switch from GSM to CDMA. "Only instance resolve hint if this fresh satellite dish design helps combat the reception problems plaguing the GSM iPhone 4," iFixit whispered.
Make an exhibition of: The make an exhibition of congregation is special from the GSM iPhone 4. The mounting tabs are in the sphere of special locations in place of the two make an exhibition of assemblies. Outcome: The two assemblies are not exchangeable.
Rubber pads: Apple used custom-molded rubber pads concerning the chips and the EMI shields. "Presumably to conduct section and quell a few interference concerning analog and digital circuitry."
Chips: Other high-profile silicon, in the sphere of addition to the Qualcomm MDM6600, include Apple's A4 flaw (of course) and Texas Instruments touchscreen controller (343S0499).
The Verizon iPhone 4 earned a Repairability grade of 6 barred of 10, iFixit whispered. Aside from the battery's maddening Pentalobe screws, "other components are connected mostly with regular screws, with some degree of handle of tabs and adhesives."
IFixit in addition comments with the aim of the SIM tag and SIM tray were the lone user-serviceable parts in the sphere of the AT&T iPhone 4. "Sadly, at this moment the Verizon iPhone does not contain a few user-serviceable parts."
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