iPhone 4 Verizon Teardown

iFixIt ^ | February 8, 2011

[Swordmaker]

We got our hands on the new iPhone 4 Verizon on the morning of February 7th, 2011. Compare this phone to our original GSM iPhone 4 teardown.

If you're happy with your current coverage, then by all means hang on to it! Keep it running if you drop it or your battery wears down using our iPhone 4 repair manual and parts.

Make sure to also check out the Verizon iPhone 4 Teardown video on YouTube!

[Swordmaker]

Tear Down of the iPhone4 Verizon model... PING!

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[Swordmaker]

[nerdwithagun]

Does anybody else refuse to plug themselves in any more then just phone calls with their cell phones? I have a very bottom line cell with no text, pic sharing, video games, Internet, etc.

[Caipirabob]

Does anybody else refuse to plug themselves in any more then just phone calls with their cell phones? I have a very bottom line cell with no text, pic sharing, video games, Internet, etc.

My IPhone is my only source of portable Brasilian radio/music. It's carnaval right now. I don't know if I'd make it without that connection... ; )

[KoRn]

"Does anybody else refuse to plug themselves in any more then just phone calls with their cell phones?"

That's how I was up until a little over a year ago. Once you go with a smart phone, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

[big'ol_freeper]

Pretty fair statement. But it does come down to whether or not the cost of a smart phone is affordable within your budget. I’m REALLY glad it is within mine.

[barb-tex]

I follow one rule. If it workin’ don’t fix it.

[steve86]

We, I do use the Internets and camera but none of the rest. $15/month Net10 Samsung phone. 900 minutes on it right now because they roll and I don’t use it much. Maybe received 3 real calls since I got it a year ago.

[Dan Nunn]

If that’s true, I don’t understand your screen name.

- android user

[newzjunkey]

Does anybody else refuse to plug themselves in any more then just phone calls with their cell phones? I have a very bottom line cell with no text, pic sharing, video games, Internet, etc.

It won't be long before all cell phones will be "smart phones" and, in a sense, that's not a bad thing. I was out of town a year ago, on foot, and could not locate a yellow pages. The world has shifted to assuming most have a "smart phone" and mobile internet.

My own cell phone is basic (calls, text, voicemail only) because I refuse to do a long term contract as the cost doesn't make fiscal sense for my use.

If I could get a prepaid deal with an iPhone (or comparable device)? I might do it.

[Caipirabob]

I cannot argue with sound financial thinking. My IPhone is a pure luxury, and I can’t justify it as anything else. Cheers!

[Eye of Unk]

I believe in having no less than 4 to 6 inexpensive Tracfones on hand. Use them or sell them to someone after a year as they do become obsolete.

I do NOT believe in becoming psychologically attached to product that many people are almost treating as living things or objects of a divine nature and you are their servants.

A really clever virus, an EMP burts or a Presidential decision will shut them down. I do use one, I might actually get a call or make one maybe twice a week.

Its just a communication tool, its also enjoying its golden years, but its not a new religion. Its not a status symbol to me.

Proud to say I can live without a smartphone.

[cowboyway]

Its just a communication tool

And after all, communication is sooooo highly overated. For instance, take the internet....../sarc

[Dilbert56]

Got an iPhone4 for Christmas and love it. The other day I was on the phone with my brother-in-law for quite a while. During the call I was able to answer texts from my daughter and to look up a TV channel on the TV Guide app. (My understanding is the Verizon version won't let you do that.) Also have:

• Multiple apps for navigating NYC (maps, subways, buses, NJT trains, restaurants, parking garages, and so on.
• App versions of ZocDoc, Facebook, Google, GMail, Craigslist, MoviePhone, Yahoo mail, etc.
• An RSS reader to read articles from roughly 20 sites without having to browse them.
• News apps to Fox News, AP Mobile, and WSJ.
• A language translator, dictionary, and online version of the CIA World Fact Book.
• App to track jogging distances, times, etc.
• Have used the phone as a level a couple of times and as a flashlight once.
• Have an app to make custom ringtones.

On New Years Eve, we were sitting for about 20 minutes waiting for a movie to start and I played a couple of games of chess.