iPod Touch 4th Generation Teardown

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After removing a loop of copper tape around the digitizer connector, the display assembly can finally be separated from the logic board.
A copper shield fastened to the back of the battery can also be removed at this point.
Presumably, the rear case is thin enough to warrant a copper shield for either heat dispersion or EMI protection, or both.

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