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A flick of the spudger and out come the front- and rear-facing cameras.

The 5 megapixel rear-facing camera is optimized for low light conditions and has a handy continuous auto-focus feature that'll surely help keep those quick moments clear. If you prefer moving pictures, this camera can capture full HD 1080p "talkies."

The front-facing camera allows for video chat and will take pictures at 1.3 MP or videos at 720p.

The rear-facing camera has a Winbond 8 Mb Serial Flash Memory unit in line to help it buffer all the data it collects.

The ear speaker pops off the motherboard without much effort.

• The ability to replace individual components inside the Galaxy Nexus impresses us, since this will make repair less costly.

The primary internals of the Galaxy Nexus are held on two L-shaped boards. The small board on the left holds the vibrator motor and several connections. The large board on the right is the motherboard, which houses the volume buttons, SIM slot and the following chips:

• Texas Instruments TWL6040 8-Channel High Quality Low-Power Audio Codec
• Texas Instruments TWL6030 Fully Integrated Power Management with Switch Mode Charger
• Invensense MPU-3050 Motion Processing Unit
• Intel XG626 Baseband Modem
• Bosch BMP180 MEMS Pressure Sensor

Flipping both boards over reveals a lot of nothing on the smaller board, but a ton of chips on the motherboard—a "smörgås-board," if you will:

• RFMD RF6260 Quad-band Multimode Power Amplifier Module
• Samsung KMVYL000LM Multichip Memory Package, which we believe to house 512 MB of RAM in addition to the main processor.
• Samsung K3PE7E700M 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
• Samsung SWB-B42 BT 4.0 Dual Band Wlan FM Tx/Rx. Chipworks says the module is actually manufactured by Murata, and houses a Broadcom BCM4330 die inside.
• NXP 65N00 Smart Card IC. According to Chipworks, this two-die package houses an MCU and a PN544 NFC controller.
• Silicon Image 9244 MHL transmitter
• SiRF SiRFstarIV GSD4t GPS tracker

The chip labeled as 274 U141 031 hides the Bosch BMP180 MEMS Pressure Sensor, which should be responsible for the "Barometer" feature inside the Nexus.

The Bosch BMP180 is identified by its markings CMD 173 as noted by our friends at Chipworks.

Check out the wire bonds on the third image. This is a very, very small chip.

Just how small is it? Well, here's how a U.S. dime looks like next to the chip (indicated by red arrow)

A Melfas 8PK173 1126 Touch Screen Controller allows users to control the Galaxy Nexus with "...fun, consistent gestures."

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Repairability Score: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).

• Battery replacement is incredibly simple thanks to the removable rear panel.
• Minimal adhesive makes removal of the motherboard and other components a snap.
• Headphone jack and speaker assembly are not soldered to the motherboard, so replacement is easy.
• The only soldered components are the volume switch and vibrator motor.
• Removing the rear case to access the motherboard and other internals requires a lot of careful prying and guitar-picking.
• The glass is fused to both the display and the display frame. So don't crack the glass unless you're good with a heat gun, or you're fond of replacing the glass, display, and frame together ($$$).