Swapping HDs on two iPhone 4's

[MarcoB]

My iphone 4 is absolutely battered. Both screens are cracked, the home button has come off, the speaker has stopped working and it is generally a mess. But it still turns on and the touch screen works! I have found a way to get onto the home bit without having the button.


What I want to know is can I swap the hard drive and circuit board out of mine and put it into another iphone 4? I want to buy a faulty one and just swap the internals effectively. I've replaced the front screen in mine before so I know how to take it in bits.

 

[Tom]

Re: Swapping HDs on two Iphone 4s

You can transfer the logic board as far as i know.

They dont have hard drives, the flash memory is on the board.

Have a look at iFixit - http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPhone_4, i'd just buy the parts you need rather than another broken phone.

 

[MarcoB]

My mate has one that is in perfect nick and said I can have for 50 quid. I just need to swap the board over so I can keep all my stuff.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

My mate has one that is in perfect nick and said I can have for 50 quid. I just need to swap the board over so I can keep all my stuff.

Can't you just do a backup/restore in itunes (or even icloud) instead of taking it to pieces. I'm not a Apple fan boy so correct me if I'm wrong but this just seems a more logical approach!

 

[MarcoB]

Im quite technical so its not how easy it is to do its just if its possible.

 

[Adam]

But why.. just back it up and restore onto a new phone?

 

[Martin.]

But why.. just back it up and restore onto a new phone?

This. Plug your phone in, back it up. Wipe it. Plug the new phone in and restore from back up. Done. No fiddling around for no reason.

Did exactly this the other day.

 

[Adam D]

I don't think thats the point he is making. He has a faulty one with external damage but internally fine. He's going to then buy one thats externally fine and internally damaged for cheap and swap the parts over. Should be fairly simple if like you say you've replaced the front screen on them before pretty much everything comes out.

 

[MarcoB]

I don't think thats the point he is making. He has a faulty one with external damage but internally fine. He's going to then buy one thats externally fine and internally damaged for cheap and swap the parts over. Should be fairly simple if like you say you've replaced the front screen on them before pretty much everything comes out.

This, appreciate the advice from everyone. My computer is ancient so cba downloading new Itunes then letting it update for 8 hours. Just take the back off swap the board and then turn it on