06/29/2007, 7:45pm, EDT

Friday, June 29th

First iPhone disassembly [all photos]

MacNN has obtained disassembly photos of Apple's iPhone in an effort to better learn about the manufacturing process that Apple engineers settled on for the cellular handset. The photos were provided by iFixIt, which sells parts for most Apple products. MacNN obtained an iPhone just after the device launched earlier today, and has posted photos of the device as it was unpacked from the original packaging and turned on to await activation.

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Fast iBook

It's...

06/29, 8:35pm, EDT

It's even pretty on the inside.

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guzzi

why?

06/29, 8:52pm, EDT

I wish I had the money to buy the thing and take the risk of ruining the device....

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eldarkus

re: why?

06/29, 9:04pm, EDT

Own a popular site like ifixit.com an you can!! Wall street will do the same thing to find out what parts are in it and how much they cost.

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notehead

it seems almost...

06/29, 11:48pm, EDT

sacriligious, and yet I can understand why people would want this information.

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Guest

check those hands

06/30, 1:09am, EDT

Total manicure.... Just like the hands on the add!!

saddamweardotcom

The poor iPhone!!!!

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06/30, 10:17am, EDT

How could you?!!! Such a beautiful thing - destroyed before it even had a chance to ring out its first song....poor baby.

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cambie

crappy photos

06/30, 1:25pm, EDT

Dang, where's the actual ifixit article? I want better pictures than that.

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please

06/30, 2:45pm, EDT

please cut your nails next time this is discusting ...

Terrin

Think Secret

06/30, 7:19pm, EDT

I actually liked the Think Secret's tear down better because, although it isn't as pretty, they were willing to really tear the thing apart. For instance, ripping the touch screen apart. The one shown here can go back together, not so for the one at Think Secret.

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why not

07/02, 1:54pm, EDT

this forum is censored