via: iFixit.com

Curious what the insides of the new iPhone 3G will look like? Well the folks over at iFixit.com have obtained a new 3G iPhone and done what I think you would consider to be a true “unboxing”. They didn’t stop at the plastic wrapping and cardboard though. They took the whole damn 3g iPhone apart. Pictures follow.

Here’s the main board in all it’s glory:

And a few step by step photos of how they got there…

Taking out the SIM card:

Raising the hood on the iPhone 3G:

Display assembly separated from the unit. Unlike the last iPhone, iFixit reports that the LCS and glass covering are separate components. In the prior model they were GLUED together (yuk). This discovery should make 3G iPhone repairs much easier.

Separating the glass from the LCD on the 3G iPhone

Behold the guts of an iPhone 3G

And happily the battery isn’t soldered to the main board – making replacement easier (but still not EASY or self-service)

Behold the iPhone (non-soldered) battery

View the whole disassembly here - iFixit.com