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[* black] Our Verizon iPhone is fully apart.
[* black] Repairability analysis:
[* green] The iPhone 4 is held together primarily with (lots of) screws and not tabs or adhesive.
[* green] The rear panel and battery are both easy to remove and replace.
[* red] Apple is using Pentalobe screws to secure the rear panel and keep people out.
+ [* red] The LCD and glass are fused together, making repairing a cracked front panel more costly.
+ [* red] Replacing a cracked front panel is time consuming as you must remove all components from the phone in the process.