iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S screen
In this post we will try and identify the differences between an iPhone 4 screen vs an iPhone 4S screen. We will be comparing the iPhone 4 AT&T (GSM) screen, the iPhone 4 Verizon (CDMA) screen, and the iPhone 4S screen.
Is the iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S screen the same?
Well almost. We took a side by side photo of all the screens and here is what we found out.
iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S: What’s the same?
- the LCD and Digitizer connectors are exactly the same.
- the LCD and Digitizer are all glued together and cannot be separated.
- the front camera hole is in the same spot.
- the proximity sensor hole is in the same spot.
- the ear speaker hole is in the same spot
iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S: What’s different?
- the mounting brackets
iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4s screen mounting brackets
The mounting brackets are the only difference between the 3 versions compared here.
There are a total of 10 mounting brackets on each version of the iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S.
At the corners:
- On the iPhone 4S screen the corner mounting brackets match the iPhone 4 Verizon (CDMA) phone.
- On the iPhone 4 AT&T (GSM) screen the corner mounting brackets at the bottom match the iPhone 4S but the top brackets do not match.
At the sides:
- Volume Button Side
- On the iPhone 4S screen the side mounting brackets match the iPhone 4 Verizon (CDMA) phone.
- On the iPhone 4 AT&T (GSM) screen the side mounting brackets at the top and bottom match the iPhone 4S but the middle does not match.
- Opposite the Volume Button Side
- On the iPhone 4S screen the top and bottom side mounting bracket matche the iPhone 4 Verizon (CDMA) phone.
- On the iPhone 4S screen the middle side mount bracket matches the iPhone 4 AT&T (GSM) phone.
- On the iPhone 4 Verizon (CDMA) screen the middle side mount does not match either of the other two.
- On the iPhone 4 AT&T (GSM) screen the top and bottom side mounts do not match either of the other two
And there you have it the iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S screen differences.
thanks for your blog, this article is very usefull for me. but i want to ask more about the lcd driver: is the lcd assembly interchangable for iphone4 and 4s in the aspect of driver, regardless of the mounting brackets differences ? Thanks:)
Nice one, cheers. Got two screens mixed up and this sorted it out for me.
i have the same question as freeman can you swap the screens if you weld the mounting brackets into right position?
Yes, if you manage to reuse the mounting brackets the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S screens are interchangeable. The digitizer and LCD connectors are the same between the 3.
so which iphone is better and should i get an iphone4 or iphone 4s? thanks
@kana get the iPhone 4S, not for the screen because it obviously is the same but for the new A5 processor and iSight camera which isn’t in the iPhone 4.