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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your BlackBerry Pearl 8130, use our service manual.

  1. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown, RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 1, image 1 of 2 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown, RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Frontal/Back View- Dimensions: (LxWxD) 107mm x 50mm x 14mm (4.02" x 1.97" x .55") <- For those in America :) Weight: 96g or 3.10oz

    • Speaker

    • Status LED

    • High-res 240x260 Color LCD display

    • Red Trackball

    • 1.3MP Camera

    • Flash

    • Back Cover Latch

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    • Side View!

    • 3.5mm Stereo Headset Jack

    • USB 2.0 Data/Charging Port

    • Micro SD Card Slot

    • Camera/Quick Access Button

    • Volume Up/Down Button

    • Quick Access Button

    • Lanyard/Accessory Attachment

  3. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 3, image 1 of 2 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Top/Bottom!

    • This phone his seen it's share of scratches!

    • Mute/Ringer Off Button

    • Microphone

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    • Press down on clip and remove back cover.

    • Push Battery from top to bottom and pull up to remove.

    • Battery: Standby time- 216 hours/Call time- 4 hours

    • Clip

    • Back cover

  5. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 5, image 1 of 2 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • 1.3MP Camera

    • Flash

    • QuALCOMM 3G CDMA

    • Phone information sticker

    • Torx T5 screws

  6. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 6, image 1 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 6, image 2 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 6, image 3 of 3
    • Insert curved point metal spudger into gap between keyboard and bottom bezel cap.

    • Bottom Bezel Cap

    • Pull up and push away to lift bezel.

    • Hold this cap with your thumb and flip the phone around.

    • Insert spudger under bezel and lift on both sides.

    • Pry Here

    • The Bezel Cap should pop off at this point revealing two more T5 screws!

    • Two T5 Screws

  7. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 7, image 1 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 7, image 2 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 7, image 3 of 3
    • Remove the two T5 Screws and set them aside.

    • The two T5 screws and their respective holes

    • Start at the top of one of the sides of the phone and pry off the silver sides with a spudger or your fingers.

    • Once you have removed both sides set them aside

    • The silver sides

    • Various holes, buttons and slots

  8. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 8, image 1 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 8, image 2 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 8, image 3 of 3
    • Headphone Jack

    • USB 2.0 Port

    • Micro SD Card Slot

    • Camera Button

    • Up and Down Buttons

    • Quick Access Button

  9. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 1
    • Pry front cover and back cover off of LCD and circuit board.

    • Separate the three parts and set them down.

    • Back plastic assembly

    • LCD and Logic Board

    • Front plastic assembly and keypad+trackball

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    • Trackball (Removable). Pop it out from the back.

    • Display Glass (Removable). Pry from the top to break glue seal, pry the rest of with your fingers.

    • Keypad

    • LCD and connector above it to the left (Removable). Remove connector with spudger and free LCD from clips.

    • Keypad connector (Keypad was removed). To remove pry connector up off of logic board.

    • Battery Connector

    • Various chips under metal heat sinks. Sorry I won't remove them the phone is still good and I don't want to risk damaging it :(

  11. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 11, image 1 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 11, image 2 of 3 RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 11, image 3 of 3
    • Speaker (Removable by Soldering)

    • Keyboard Connector

    • Trackball (Remove by poking out)

    • 1.3MP Camera (Removable by Soldering)

    • From left to right: Headphone jack, Antenna?, USB Port, Micro SD Card Slot. All of the above are removable by soldering.

    • Battery Connector (Removable by pulling it straight out of it's slot)

    • Various chips covered by heatsinks

  12. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130 Teardown: step 12, image 1 of 1
    • Here it is, everything all laid out.

    • Back Cover and Battery

    • T5 Screws

    • Bezel cap

    • Shiny Side pieces

    • Front Plastic Assembly

    • Back Plastic Assembly

    • LCD and Logic Board

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