Cracking Open the HTC Titan II

HTC Titan II teardown

\n\tReleased in April 2012, the HTC Titan II is a solid Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) handset. But, how does its hardware compare to the previous Titan (just a few months old) and Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone handset–the Lumia 900? Following along as I crack open the HTC Titan II for a look at the hardware inside.

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\n\tFor a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Titan II teardown shows replaceable battery, similarities with Lumia 900.

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\n\tPhoto by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
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Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Pricing

\n\tThe HTC Titan II retails for $199 (with a two-year contract) through AT&T. We purchased our test unit (sans contract) for $549 plus tax.
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Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Box contents

\n\tInside the Titan II’s box are the handset, USB cable, power adapter, and product documentation.

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Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Hardware specifications and dimensions

\n\tThe Titan II has a single-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor (QSD8055), 512 MB of RAM, 16GB of flash storage, a 7.7″ WVGA super LCD (800 x 480 resolution), 802.11 b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth, a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It measures measures 5.2″ (H) x 2.70″ (W) x 0.4″ (D) and weighs 6.1 ounces.
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\n\tPhoto by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
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Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Back

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Headphone jack, speaker, camera, LED flash, power button, volume and camera button

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Microphone, bottom cover, USB connector

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the bottom cover

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the visible lower case screws

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Uncovering two of the hidden case screws

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Uncovering the last hidden case screw

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the upper cover

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper cover removed

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the upper case screws

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Separating the display assembly from the body

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the body

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Display assembly and body

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the battery

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: 3.7V, 1,730 mAh Li-Ion battery (BG86100)

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the battery compartment and upper PCB cover screws

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the battery compartment and upper PCB cover

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Battery compartment and upper PCB cover - Front

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Battery compartment and upper PCB cover - Back

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Internal hardware

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Disconnecting the PCB connectors

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Disconnecting the vibration motor

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper and lower motherboard connector

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Lifting up the upper and lower PCB connector wire

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the PCBs

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Display/front panel assembly

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper and lower PCBs

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Disconnecting the upper and lower PCB connecting wires

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Disconnecting the upper and lower PCB ribbon cables

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper and lower PCBs - Front

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper and lower PCBs - Back

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the front-facing camera

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: 1.3MP front-facing camera

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the rear-facing camera

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: 16MP rear-facing camera

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the SIM card slot

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: SIM card slot and attached metal shield

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the LED flash PCB

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Unknown CXD5501GG-01 150E1162 (perhaps a Sony Semiconductor IC)

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Removing the proximity sensor

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Proximity sensor

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Broadcom BCM4330 802.11a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio with Integrated Bluetooth 4.0+HS & FM Transceiver (BCM4330FKUB6)

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Atmel mXT224 touchscreen controller and 3.5mm headphone jack

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper PCB - Front

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Upper PCB - Back

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Lower PCB - Front

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Lower PCB - Back

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Qualcomm MDM9200 3G/4G wireless modem

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: 16GB Samsung KLMAG4FEJA-A002 moviNAND chip

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Micron 11D12 NQ279

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Avago ACPM-7868 Power Amplifier Module Linear Quad-Band GSM/EDGE

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Unknown A5017 K1132 EC015

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Miscellaneous unknown ICs

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Texas Instruments TLV320AIC3254 Very Low-Power Stereo Audio CODEC with miniDSP and Power TuneTM Technology

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Qualcomm PM8028 power management IC

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Qualcomm QTR8600 RF Transceiver (QTR8615L ACV147.0 H41470A7)

Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Samsung K3PE4E400K-XG(1) 4Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (512MB) and 1.5GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor (QSD8055)

\n\tThe HTC Titan II’s 1.5GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor (QSD8055) is located under the Samsung K3PE4E400K-XG(1) 4Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (512MB).

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\n\tPhoto by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
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Cracking Open HTC Titan II: Completely disassembled