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| [* black] There are all kinds of metal-to-metal contacts inside the iPhone 5. | |
| + | [* black] Spring contacts make for easy repairs, but mandate careful attention to cleaning all the parts before re-assembly. Finger oils can get in the way of these metal contacts and cause frustrating component failures. |
| [* black] This contact connects the metal frame around the front-facing camera to the frame around the rear-facing camera. Maybe this frame is some kind of an antenna? Only time will tell. | |
| [* black] Speaking of antennas, a spudger easily pries one end of an antenna connector off of the logic board near the battery. | |
| [* black] In the iPhone 4S, this antenna location was reserved for the cellular antenna. We won't know for sure what this antenna's purpose is until we uncover more. |