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iPhone 4S Rear Glass Panel Compatability

Okay, I know there are a lot of posts about this but frankly, I'm sick of all the garbage and unclear responses...

I am curious to know if ALL iPhone 4S rear panels are compatable with eachother. (GSM and CDMA panels are interchangeable) I am not talking about iPhone 4 but the iPhone 4S

I currently have a CDMA iPhone 4S and need a new backing for the rear assembly, I am just curious as to weather or not all 4S backings are interchangeable.

Thank you for your help!

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Thank you.

So you recommend that if I am working on a GSM iPhone 4S that I attempt to find a GSM iPhone 4S rear glass panel? I know sometimes on eBay they will be specific in terms of the keyword you are typing and an item will say "this is for a GSM" or this is for "CDMA" but I was just wondering if all 4S backings were the same.

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Okay, thank you. I know that regardless of internal storage (16, 32, 64) the backings would fit, I just meant like if you needed to get a CDMA backing for a CDMA iPhone or a GSM backing for a GSM iPhone. I was hoping that this time around all the iPhone 4S (CDMA & GSM) backings were interchangeable.

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All iPhone 4Ss are exactly the same hardware wise. So as long as it says it's made for the 4S then it won't matter.

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All 4s are the same and it will fit cdma iphone 4 as well.

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CDMA Verizon/Sprint and 4S are interchangeable. GSM isn't compatible with CDMA or 4S. Check out this site CDMA back covers

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There is no one answer to your question but from the experience and knowledge i have from fixing every type of apple product, the back panel of the all iPhone 4s are the same, but i wouldn't take the chance because the antenna might be there so to be on the safe side use the CDMA iPhone 4s rear assembly

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If you are trying to replace the back panel of a GSM 4S, I would look for the GMS one instead of CDMA. I am sure that all iphone 4S iphones have the same back panels, regardless if they are 16 gb or 32 gb.

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