RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown

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Here's a Blackberry Pearl 8130 for disassembly. It had software issues which I afterward fixed.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown  ¶ 

  • Frontal/Back View- Dimensions: (LxWxD) 107mm x 50mm x 14mm (4.02" x 1.97" x .55") <- For those in America :) Weight: 96g or 3.10oz

    • Speaker

    • Status LED

    • High-res 240x260 Color LCD display

    • Red Trackball

    • 1.3MP Camera

    • Flash

    • Back Cover Latch

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Side View!

    • 3.5mm Stereo Headset Jack

    • USB 2.0 Data/Charging Port

    • Micro SD Card Slot

    • Camera/Quick Access Button

    • Volume Up/Down Button

    • Quick Access Button

    • Lanyard/Accessory Attachment

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Top/Bottom!

    • This phone his seen it's share of scratches!

    • Mute/Ringer Off Button

    • Microphone

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Press down on clip and remove back cover.

  • Push Battery from top to bottom and pull up to remove.

    • Battery: Standby time- 216 hours/Call time- 4 hours

    • Clip

    • Back cover

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • 1.3MP Camera

  • Flash

  • QuALCOMM 3G CDMA

  • Phone information sticker

  • Torx T5 screws

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Insert curved point metal spudger into gap between keyboard and bottom bezel cap.

    • Bottom Bezel Cap

  • Pull up and push away to lift bezel.

  • Hold this cap with your thumb and flip the phone around.

  • Insert spudger under bezel and lift on both sides.

    • Pry Here

  • The Bezel Cap should pop off at this point revealing two more T5 screws!

    • Two T5 Screws

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Remove the two T5 Screws and set them aside.

    • The two T5 screws and their respective holes

  • Start at the top of one of the sides of the phone and pry off the silver sides with a spudger or your fingers.

  • Once you have removed both sides set them aside

    • The silver sides

    • Various holes, buttons and slots

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Headphone Jack

  • USB 2.0 Port

  • Micro SD Card Slot

  • Camera Button

  • Up and Down Buttons

  • Quick Access Button

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