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Amazon Echo Spot Teardown

Written By: mcwiggin (and 4 other contributors)
Published: January 16, 2018
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Amazon Echo Spot Teardown

Written By: mcwiggin (and 4 other contributors)
Published: January 16, 2018
  • Comments: 20
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  • Views: 18.9k

Teardown

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Amazon Echo Spot, use our service manual.

  1. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown, Begin: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Amazon Echo Spot

  2. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 2, image 1 of 2 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Remove Bottom Plate

    • 3 hex screws on the bottom. One completely open hole

  3. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 3, image 1 of 2 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • There is a Micro USB port hiding in the back under a plastic cover.

    • Attaching a USB cable to the port reveals a device that classifies itself as an "Android Device"

    • It is also possible by holding down all 3 buttons on the top to put the device into FASTBOOT mode. Lots more to explore here.

  5. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the screen. This part sucks. Looks like it might be possible for the screen to rotate out, but its pretty stuck in. Lots of careful prying was required.

  6. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Disconnect Cables

  7. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 6, image 1 of 2 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • Display Assembly

    • Note there is a camera and what appears to be either a light or motion sensor next to the camera.

  8. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 7, image 1 of 3 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 7, image 2 of 3 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 7, image 3 of 3

    • Display module is round and glued to the cover glass

  9. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 8, image 1 of 2 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Logic Board

  10. Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 2 Amazon Echo Spot Teardown: step 9, image 2 of 2

    • Chips

    • MediaTek MT8163V - Quad ARM Cortex-A53 System on a Chip

    • GOODIX GT5668 - Touchscreen Controller

    • Cypress CYW43569 - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.1

    • MediaTek MT6323LGA - PMIC

    • Micron MT52L512M32D2PF-107 WT D9SSF - 16Gbit LPDDR3 SDRAM

    • SK hynix H26M41208HPR - 8GB NAND

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