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iPad 3 4G Teardown

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  • iPad 3 Repairability Score: 2 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair)

  • The LCD is easy to remove once the front panel is gone.

  • The battery is not soldered to the logic board, making the replacement process a tad less difficult.

  • Just like the iPad 2, the front panel is glued to the rest of the device, greatly increasing the chances of cracking the glass when trying to remove it.

  • Gobs, gobs, and gobs of adhesive hold down everything in place, including the prone-to-start-a-fire-if-punctured battery.

  • The LCD has foam sticky tape adhering it to the front panel, increasing chances of the front panel being shattered during disassembly

  • You can't access the front panel's connector until you remove the LCD.

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