1 What is the gold circle on the top of the main PCB?
I dropped my iphone 4 and surprisingly it held up very well, but one small piece broke.
The piece that broke off is at the top of the main PCB right next to where the top-most screw would be. It is directly above what looks like a diagnostic tool port (when viewing from the screen-side down). I can see in pictures it looks like there are one or possibly two leads going to this circle, but is it a micro-component of some kind or just a ground perhaps? ONLY the circle broke off, the tab containing the circle was clean cut straight across.
I have ordered a new midplate assembly (the frame/antenna was also bent from the fall) already but just noticed this broken part. Hopefully you can put my mind at ease and tell me its a bit of useless copper?
Questa è una buona domanda?
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Does your phone still work?
da R Trent
No it doesn't, but there was one other (confirmed) broken piece - the proximity sensor flex cable - whose replacement I am awaiting arrival of.
I was hoping to avoid unnecessary replacement part costs if the phone was a write-off but since I haven't received any responses I just ordered the midplate and the prox cable and will hope for the best.
da Chris Buchholz
Yeah, I wish you the best with your phone. Sorry I'm not much help with it, but in the pics that I have access to it just looks like a ground, but I don't have any better info than that. Again, best of luck to ya.
da R Trent
IF its a ground, that would be great I think. I'll let you know the results when the parts arrive.
da Chris Buchholz
Yeah, thanks.
da R Trent