It took me a while to get this iPhone review up, since I was busy driving back to the Apple Store and exchanging my new, slightly-defective iPhone for another.

The iPhone I originally purchased had something loose in the USB port that brought it out of charge mode with even the slightest movement of the USB cable.

I was the first person to go back to the store to report an iPhone-related problem, they told me, so the issue is most likely a rare problem.

I’m not going to lie, though: the hassle of going back to the Apple Store was almost worth the thrill of unboxing two shiny new iPhones yesterday.

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AnandTech has published a complete dissection of the Apple iPhone.

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Believe it or not, I had to drive back to the Apple Store today to exchange my new iPhone for another.

The phone I originally purchased had something loose in the USB port that brought it out of charge mode with even the slightest movement of the USB cable.

I was the first person to go back to the Apple Store to report an iPhone problem, they told me, so the issue may be a rare occurrence.

The problem is, since I activated the first iPhone, activating this second one is proving to be a major hassle.

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iFixit technicians analyzed iPhone's internals and posted pictures, component descriptions and design analysis.We learned that the battery is huge and has Apple model 616-0290 L1S1376APPC, iPhone has 16 screws compare to three for the iPod nano and has two antennas....

I’m back from the Apple Store, updating from my new 8 gig iPhone! I’m loving it overall, but it does have some downsides (fortunately, most can be corrected via firmware updates).

Stay tuned for a full review with photos and a feature-by-feature breakdown of the iPhone (complete with pros and cons).

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