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  • A peek at the underside of the home button.

  • Legend has it that if you press the home button from this side, your iPhone will actually be sent to the moon (we refrained from testing this theory).

  • Again, notice the white and red liquid indicator strips.

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  • Siri, please stop staring at us like that. Come on, you knew we had to see what was inside; we're curious, ya know?

  • To get Siri to stop staring, we recruit the help of our plastic spudger to remove the second camera.

  • The front-facing VGA camera is good for exactly two things:

    • Communicating via FaceTime

    • Taking self portraits a la Myspace Facebook Google+

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  • We have reached the end of our journey. We are happy to announce that not a single trace of any Cyberdyne Systems components were found...it seems for the time being our judgment day is not upon us.

  • iPhone 4S Repairability Score: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair). Very little has changed from the iPhone 4 in terms of repairability.

    • The iPhone 4S is still held together primarily with screws and limited adhesive.

    • The rear panel and battery are both easy to remove and replace (provided you have the right kit and/or correct screwdriver).

    • Apple is again using Pentalobe screws to secure the rear panel and keep people out

    • The LCD and glass -- a carryover from the previous generation -- are fused together, making cracked glass repair more costly.

    • Lots of smaller components are soldered to one ribbon cable, increasing the cost of repairing just one component.

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