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[racketeer]

There appears to be a modification to this phone. - Steve Jobs' head is where the apple bite is. Maybe that caused it?

[kysol → racketeer]

http://www.mod-gadget.com/tribute-stevejobs-iphone-4s-for-st...

I do agree that the bite looks like a head, but it doesn't look the same as the one in the link above, especially when you take into account the missing "Steve Jobs" and "1955-2011".

I'd put it down to a freakish break line causing fragmentation around the bite. Backplate looks identical to mine (minus the damage).

[CGamesPlay → racketeer]

That's a good point. Is that a stick affixed to the glass, or did some shop actually disassemble the phone?