Amazon Fire Phone Teardown Step #3 History

Changes to Step #3

Edit by Miroslav Djuric — Jul 24, 2014

	[* black] Front and back glass panels [http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2013/013/8/6/team_fortress_2_heavy_and_sandvich_wallpaper_by_dunkmovies-d5rg8li.jpg\|sandwich\|new_window=true] all the yummy circuitry on the ~~iPhone 4~~ Fire Phone.
-	[* black] What is this? Bottom screws? This construction is very similar to the [guide\|10525\|iPhone 5\|stepid=38271\|new_window=true]. It may seem like a technological step backwards, but the iPhone 5 is still [https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone_repairability\|more repairable\|new_window=true] than its successors!
-	[* black] Not to mention that we'd rather find these T3 screws than [product\|IF118-023\|proprietary Pentalobes\|new_window=true] any day.
+	[* black] What heresy is this? Bottom Torx T3 screws? This particular design element is very similar to the current crop of iPhones, except using non-proprietary screws. Hey, we'll take it — we'd rather find these Torx T3 screws than [product\|IF118-023\|proprietary Pentalobes\|new_window=true] any day.
	[* icon_note] It remains to be seen if having twice the glass of a typical phone means twice the shatter when you [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtUVQei3nX4\|drop it like it's hot.\|new_window=true]

	[* black] Front and back glass panels [http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2013/013/8/6/team_fortress_2_heavy_and_sandvich_wallpaper_by_dunkmovies-d5rg8li.jpg\|sandwich\|new_window=true] all the yummy circuitry on the ~~iPhone 4~~ Fire Phone.
-	[* black] What is this? Bottom screws? This construction is very similar to the [guide\|10525\|iPhone 5\|stepid=38271\|new_window=true]. It may seem like a technological step backwards, but the iPhone 5 is still [https://www.ifixit.com/smartphone_repairability\|more repairable\|new_window=true] than its successors!
-	[* black] Not to mention that we'd rather find these T3 screws than [product\|IF118-023\|proprietary Pentalobes\|new_window=true] any day.
+	[* black] What heresy is this? Bottom Torx T3 screws? This particular design element is very similar to the current crop of iPhones, except using non-proprietary screws. Hey, we'll take it — we'd rather find these Torx T3 screws than [product\|IF118-023\|proprietary Pentalobes\|new_window=true] any day.
	[* icon_note] It remains to be seen if having twice the glass of a typical phone means twice the shatter when you [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtUVQei3nX4\|drop it like it's hot.\|new_window=true]