iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S: Difference between screens

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