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[* black] Back side of the motherboard:
[* red] Qualcomm [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=QUA-PM8941&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=|PM8941|new_window=true] power management IC
[* orange] Qualcomm [http://www.qualcomm.com/chipsets/gobi/rf-solutions/rf-transceivers|WTR1625L|new_window=true] RF transceiver
[* yellow] DPR EAE99
[* green] 0V00680
[* blue] Skyworks [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=SKY-SKY85702-11&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=&parentCategory=&navigationStr=CatalogSearchInc&searchText=sky85702|SKY85702-11|new_window=true] 5 GHz WLAN Front-End Module
[* violet] Qualcomm [https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=QUA-WCN3680&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=&parentCategory=&navigationStr=CatalogSearchInc&searchText=WCN3680|WCN3680|new_window=true] 802.11ac combo Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM chip
- [* icon_note] It should be noted that the WCN3680 chipset does [link|http://www.anandtech.com/show/5942/qualcomm-atheros-makes-two-80211ac-solutions-official-wcn3680-and-qca986x|indeed|new_window=true] support Bluetooth LE 4.0. Amazon has promised to enable this option in the future. Until then, any BLE device is incompatible with the Fire Phone.
+ [* icon_note] It should be noted that the WCN3680 chipset does [link|http://www.anandtech.com/show/5942/qualcomm-atheros-makes-two-80211ac-solutions-official-wcn3680-and-qca986x|indeed|new_window=true] support Bluetooth LE 4.0. Amazon has promised to enable this option in the future. Until then, any BLE devices, such as the current slate of smart watches, are incompatible with the Fire Phone.