Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Microphone on/off button, Action button and volume control ring

The Echo is 9.25 inches tall and 3.27 inches wide, or about the size of a one liter drink container. Its controls are minimal. There is a microphone on/off button and action button on the top, as well as a rotating volume ring. LEDs are located around the edge of the volume ring and under the buttons.

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Power connector

A connector for the power cord is located on the bottom.

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the rubber base

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Rubber base torn during removal

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Prying off the remaining half of the rubber base

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Lift off the molded half of the rubber base

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Bottom cover exposed

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the cover screws

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the bottom cover and attached power board

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Disconnecting the power board wires

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Bottom cover and power board

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Tweeter cover

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the tweeter cover

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the outer shell

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Outer shell removed

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Tweeter attached to speaker

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the inner cloth wrapping

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Internal hardware

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Tweeter and internal hardware

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the tweeter screws

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the tweeter

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: 2-inch tweeter

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Woofer and internal hardware

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the woofer

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: 2.5-inch woofer

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: 2.5-inch woofer magnet

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the power board flat flexible cable

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Main circuit board attached to the inner shell

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the main circuit board screws

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the main circuit board

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume wheel assembly

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Inner shell and air chambers

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Reflex port

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Volume wheel assembly - Top

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Volume wheel assembly - Bottom

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume wheel assembly screws

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume wheel assembly bottom cover

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Volume wheel assembly with cover removed

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume ring

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Volume ring assembly with ring removed

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume ring circuit board cover

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume mechanism gear

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the volume ring spacer

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Removing the microphone and control circuit board

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Top cover and control buttons

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Top cover - Inside

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Microphone, LED, and volume control circuit board

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Control button contacts and LEDs

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Volume control mechanism

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Microphone and LEDs

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: LVC74A EZ49904 TXD15 13C

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: National Semiconductor (Texas Instruments) LP5523 Programmable LED Driver

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Texas Instruments TLV320ADC3101 low-power, stereo audio analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Microphone on/off button contact and LEDs

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Action button contact

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo:

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Main system board - Front

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Main system board - Back

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Texas Instruments DM3725 Digital Media Processor

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: 250MB Samsung K4X2G323PD 8GD8 mobile DRAM

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: 4GB Toshiba THGBMBG5D1KBAIT eMMC NAND flash storage chip

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Qualcomm QCA6234 Dual-Band 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 chip

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Texas Instruments TPS65910 integrated power-management IC

Cracking Open the Amazon Echo: Teardown complete