Nexus One Teardown
Teardown
Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
Well, we went for it. After forking out a bank-account-devastating $530, we have the Superphone in hand! Keep your eyes peeled as we tear this baby apart.
After all was said and done, we made a video slideshow of it as well. Enjoy!
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Nexus One Teardown
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The Nexus One, manufactured by HTC, is the latest and greatest Android phone. It sports:
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A 1 GHz Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon processor.
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A 3.7" 480x800 widescreen WVGA AMOLED display.
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A 5MP digital camera w/ LED flash that also records .mp4 video.
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802.11n wireless capability for when you can't depend on 3G.
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7 hours of 3G talk time from a removable 3.7V, 1400 mAh lithium battery.
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The box's color scheme kind of looks like Google's.
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Pawning apps on the clear plastic protective sleeve? Guess the app store really is that desperate.
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The upper circuit board is held in place by another Phillips screw.
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After removing the screw, maneuver the upper board past the two metal clips holding it in place and lift it out of the phone body.
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The large black-coated foil section is the data connection between the two main circuit boards.
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Step 6
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After some trying moments with a few tools of destruction, we figured out the bottom cover can simply be popped off with a plastic opening tool.
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Guess what? We found more screws.
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This phone uses many foil antennas attached to the several plastic internal frame pieces.
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Step 7
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With a quick pry of the plastic opening tool, we found that the black plastic frame slightly envelops the lower side of the logic board.
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And just like that, the plastic frame snaps off, revealing the lower logic board.
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It's quite a colorful phone on the inside. We've got oranges, greens, yellows, dark grays, and all sorts of fun stuff!
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