Currently the most powerful smartphone on the market, the Atrix boasts some impressive technical specs:

• 1 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-Core [!] Processor
• 8 core ULP (ultra-low power) GeForce GPU
• 4" qHD (Quarter High Definition) Display (960x540) protected by a Gorilla Glass front panel
• 16 GB onboard memory, with up to 32 GB SD storage
• 1 GB DDR2 RAM
• 5 MP Rear-facing camera with 720p video capture and VGA Front-facing camera

Aside from a sleek carbon fiber finish, the back of the phone reminds you who made the phone, whose network you are calling on, and what quality video you can shoot.

• Sorry to disappoint, but it is not actually carbon fiber. Instead it is plastic with a carbon fiber pattern. One of these days...

One of the most highly touted features of the Atrix is its connectivity. This is accomplished through side-by-side micro USB and micro HDMI ports.

The Atrix' back cover comes off easily, providing access to the user-serviceable battery and the microSD card slot.

There's also instructions on the inside of the back cover showing how to remove the battery and reconnect the cover.

We applaud Motorola's drive to help its users with this procedure.

We liked those directions, so we decided to follow them. Lo and behold, the battery came out very easily!

The 34.7 gram, 1930 mAh Li-Ion battery will provide up to 530 minutes of talk time on GSM, and up to 540 minutes on WCDMA.

Exposing the innards of the phone proves to be a simple process. We are inhibited only by a few T5 Torx screws and some plastic clips.

These are obstacles easily surmounted by iFixit's Home Tech Toolkit.

An antenna is mounted in the rear half of the phone and must be disconnected before further disassembly.

A word on wireless connectivity: Although the phone is labeled 4G, the phone does not actually run on 4G (hint: it still doesn't exist). Data transfer occurs over HSPA+, a classification of evolved 3G.

This sticker comes off quite easily. Motorola used an adhesive that would allow the sticker to be re-sealed after being taken off. That's great if you have to dig underneath the sticker to fix something!

We haven't encountered any VOID stickers or things of that sort while taking apart the Atrix, making it appear to be very repair-friendly.

The LED flash unit is held in place by a set of small metal clips.

• The LED flanks the 5 MP camera (which is capable of shooting 720p HD video). A software update to be released soon will reportedly allow for full 1080p video capture.

Disconnecting the last few cables allows us to remove the motherboard from its comfy home...