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Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown

Written By: some guy (and one other contributor)
Published: August 17, 2018
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Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown

Written By: some guy (and one other contributor)
Published: August 17, 2018
  • Comments: 0
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Teardown

Introduction

I'm going to take apart a Kocaso SF70.

It's a tiny bit mistreated on the outside, but it's about under the hood, right?

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70, use our service manual.

  1. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Why this one looks weird..: step 1, image 1 of 3 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Why this one looks weird..: step 1, image 2 of 3 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Why this one looks weird..: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • The bent corner on the front is an attempt to lift the digitizer..

    • The bottom panel on the back went missing, and we tried to skin the top one with vinyl.

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  2. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Removing the back cover.: step 2, image 1 of 2 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Removing the back cover.: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Slip whatever pry tool you have in, then lift the device up from the cover.

    • The plastic buttons fall out, so be careful when you lift the cover.

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  3. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, The metal cover (Optional): step 3, image 1 of 2 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, The metal cover (Optional): step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Use a smaller thing to get into one of the side holes.

    • (second image) Then you will be invited by Blu-Tack thermal stuff and the chips. I won't go into detail.

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  5. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Ribbon cables.: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • To remove the ribbon cables, tuck something slim under the lock and push up. (Already done in the picture)

    • You don't need to take out the camera sensor's cable.

    • Be careful pulling!

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  6. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Motherboard screws.: step 5, image 1 of 3 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Motherboard screws.: step 5, image 2 of 3 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Motherboard screws.: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • 3 Phillips. Top and bottom left corners, top right corner.

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  7. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Removing the motherboard.: step 6, image 1 of 2 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Removing the motherboard.: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • There's tape holding down the motherboard, in case you didn't notice.

    • (second image) The battery has little adhesive, so lift it too and it's all off.

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  8. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Antenna, Speaker, Mic + Vibrator: step 7, image 1 of 2 Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, Antenna, Speaker, Mic + Vibrator: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • Pull the speaker and microphone out.

    • The vibrator has an S on it. Slip something under it first, then push, then pull.

    • (second image) The antenna has two screws on the white part.

    • Not that I think you're dumb, but take care while pulling. These are soldered to the motherboard.

    • I chose not to remove the speaker bracket.

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  9. Kocaso Tablet Sofia 70 Teardown, You're done!: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Thanks for bringing yourself to read this.

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