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Nokia 2 Teardown

Written By: Zean (and one other contributor)
Published: April 17, 2022
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Nokia 2 Teardown

Written By: Zean (and one other contributor)
Published: April 17, 2022
  • Comments: 0
  • Favorites: 0
  • Views: 745

Teardown

Introduction

I was browsing my attic for a teardown idea, but somehow found my old, non-working Nokia 2. Nokia 2 is a budget phone that has the lowest specs.

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Nokia 2 (TA-1029), use our service manual.

  1. Nokia 2 Teardown, Prepare your tools: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Prepare your tools before starting the repair.

    • I have a random multi-set screwdriver laying around, but it doesn't have T2 head.

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  2. Nokia 2 Teardown, Pry open the back casing: step 2, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Pry open the back casing: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Open the back casing with your fingernail or a plastic pick.

    • Once you disconnect the back casing, you can use a pry tool or some other kind of resistive tool to lift the back panel.

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  3. Nokia 2 Teardown, Pay attention to the screws: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew the seven screws with your T5 screwdriver.

    • These screws should be removed with your T2 screwdriver.

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  4. Nokia 2 Teardown, Unscrew the screws: step 4, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Unscrew the screws: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Prepare your T5 screwdriver.

    • Unscrew as marked in Step 3.

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  5. Nokia 2 Teardown, Remove the back of the inner casing: step 5, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Remove the back of the inner casing: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Use a spudger or anything that is thin and sturdy (not a piece of paper).

    • A piece of paper is not ideal to remove the inner casing because it may rip. A ruler will also work.

    • Take your tool and place between the back cover and the device. Lift the tool until the motherboard is exposed.

    • Be careful when opening it! If you break the plastic, there is no way to reassemble it to make it new again.

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  7. Nokia 2 Teardown, 1st part summary: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • This is the motherboard.

    • This is the big mammoth, the 4000mAH battery.

    • This is where our charging module sits.

    • This is the speaker itself.

    • This is where the Taptic Engine resides.

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  8. Nokia 2 Teardown, Let's dig more in! Detach all flex cable in the phone: step 7, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Let's dig more in! Detach all flex cable in the phone: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • Before the moment of truth, let's detach more cables.

    • Do not break the flex cable. Damaging the flex cable may result in a non-working phone. Please be careful!

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  9. Nokia 2 Teardown, Squeeze out the battery: step 8, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Squeeze out the battery: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Use the spudging tool (used on step 5), Remove the battery from the slit shown and cut it.

    • The second picture shows what it will look like.

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  10. Nokia 2 Teardown, Make more of it!: step 9, image 1 of 3 Nokia 2 Teardown, Make more of it!: step 9, image 2 of 3 Nokia 2 Teardown, Make more of it!: step 9, image 3 of 3

    • Repeat the process as shown in Step 7.

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  11. Nokia 2 Teardown, Unscrew the screws on the motherboard and charging module: step 10, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Unscrew the screws on the motherboard and charging module: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • To avoid further damage, remove the screws first.

    • If you do not remove the screw and just proceed to the removal, you will damage the board, resulting in your phone being irreversibly broken.

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  12. Nokia 2 Teardown, 2nd summary: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • The green marks the 1GB RAM made by SK hynix

    • The red marks the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212. Unfortunately, this chip only supports ARMv7 so you can only play a little bit of games

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  13. Nokia 2 Teardown, Pry off the screen: step 12, image 1 of 2 Nokia 2 Teardown, Pry off the screen: step 12, image 2 of 2

    • Use an iOpener and a spudger to open it.

    • If you can't afford those like me, you can use a hair dryer and some cards.

    • If you pry it open improperly, the LCD screen inside may be cracked, thus you'll have to do screen replacement to reconstruct it.

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  14. Nokia 2 Teardown, Summary: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Here is the device fully broken down.

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