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So, you have an iPhone 3GS? Now, take it apart...

  • 19-06-2009 3:38pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    The Register has a story on a person who flew from the US to purchase an iPhone and take it apart.

    It's not overly clear how the American got around the whole 18 month contract thing (or if indeed he did), but there are pictures of him taking the 3GS apart.

    Some people have no respect.


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  • #2
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Respect to him.


  • #3
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    Update: They've identified the chipset as the SoC S5PC100 from Samsung and thus confirm an ARM Cortex A8 running at 600 MHz (operates at up to 833MHz though) and the ability to record 720p video and handle real-time video conferencing should Apple choose to go in that direction (iPhone 3G S records VGA only). PowerVR SGX graphics and 256MB of RAM too as expected. S5PC100 block diagram:

    samsung-s5pc100.jpg

    System Board: Up Close

    Click below for the full image:

    iphone-3g-s-fully-disassembled.jpg

    System board chips and part numbers can be seen below. Please view the comparison guide for more details.

    CPU - Samsung
    339S0073ARM
    K2132C2P0-50-F
    0N1480911
    APL0298
    N1TVY0Q 0919

    NAND Flash Memory - Toshiba TH58NVG702ELA89
    IA8816
    TAIWAN
    09209AE

    System Memory - 337S3754
    CMA
    G0919
    5Y9307885E4

    Infineon - 36MY1EE
    A9177314
    Z171033B

    iPhone 3G S system board is shown on the left, right board is iPhone 3G.

    Click below for the full image:

    iphone-3g-s-board-comparetb.jpg

    The make the money back from people looking at the website at (the madness that is) this. And if they could take it apart like that, I'm sure they could put it back together.


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