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Screws hold the battery connector in place.

We make it look easy, but the battery is secured to the case with quite a bit of adhesive, requiring a lot of prying.

Eventually, we're able to pull out the 3.8 V, 2100 mAh battery.

Just like Apple did with the iPhone 5, LG is utilizing a 3.8 V battery to power the Nexus 4.

• Unlike Apple, however, LG manufactures their own battery.

Strangely enough, Google doesn't list any specifications for the battery on their product page. We'll have to rely on real-world tests to see what kind of battery life users can expect to achieve.

The speaker enclosure is held in place with two screws and no cables—spring contacts connect it to the rest of the phone, making its removal a snap.

• Bonus points for repairability!

Next up is the obtrusive plastic frame covering the motherboard.

With the frame screws removed, the Nexus 4 is officially screw-less. That brings us to a total of only 4 different screw lengths, and 15 screws in total. Here's how they break down on our Magnetic Project Mat.

In addition to providing some support and stability, this frame houses the earpiece speaker and vibrator motor, both of which attach to the motherboard via pressure contacts.

The Nexus 4 uses a linear-oscillating vibrator motor as opposed to the counterweighted rotational vibrator in the iPhone 5.

Removing the motherboard requires disconnecting a few connectors.

Overall, the process was pretty painless and required minimal effort.

Once the motherboard is free, the rear-facing camera is easily removed.

The 8 megapixel rear-facing camera is labeled as AC2AD O5A261

The 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera is easily removed.

The ribbon cable on the front-facing camera is labeled as Y411A.