Today is a glorious day in the history of teardowns. We welcome the HTC Evo 4G to grandest stage of them all.

The Evo 4G's technical highlights include:

• 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
• 4.3 inch LCD Display
• 512 MB RAM
• Dual cameras (1.3 MP front and 8MP back)
• HDMI output (requires adapter)
• Android 2.1

The top of the Evo's smooth-contoured rear case is dominated by an 8 Megapixel camera and its two LED flashes.

A flip-out stand on its bottom edge allows the Evo to sit horizontally for watching videos on the 4.3" behemoth of a display.

After a bit of careful prying, the rear case easily pops off the Evo.

Holy red innards! Maybe it's because the Republic of China's flag is 3/4 red?

Like most reasonable phones, changing the Evo's battery is a snap.

The 3.7 V, 1500 mAh rechargeable Li-ion battery weighs in at 31 grams.

• That's 23% more capacity than an iPhone 3GS, 15% more than a Droid Incredible, and 7% more than a Nexus One.

Look out! There's a liquid damage indicator on the battery's top edge.

We delve deeper into the Evo 4G by removing six T5 Torx screws and carefully prying off the internal frame with an iPod opening tool.

The internal frame is easily removed from the rest of the Evo.

It houses the stand, antennas, LED flashes, and speaker.

Two small Phillips screws secure the LED flash to the internal frame.

The dual LED flash assembly consists of no more than two LEDs soldered to a small interconnect board.