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Just in case you saved your iPhone from being blended into oblivion, you might need to replace some broken pieces. Well even if that scenario will never actually take place you might want to know that the battery and screen are user replaceable. Sort of…

The 3G iPhone has small screws on the bottom which is weird as the previous model didn’t have any. Unscrewing those will get you closer to the battery, which isn’t soldered. The screen might be also available for replacement, if needed, as it is a separate piece from the capacitive touchscreen. Sure if you do all the work yourself, you will screw with your warranty too, but that’s up to you too.

What happens usually is for a customer to head on over to Apple and ask for a battery replacement. That whole deal comes to $86. And you get to keep you warranty and all that.

I have to admit I would tear the iPhone up just because there are screws around and I am a guy. But hopefully you shouldn’t have to require another battery or screen until the next generation of iPhone hits.