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Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800

By // January 25, 2012, 2:46 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • Nokia Lumia 800 teardown

    Released in Europe and the UK in late 2011, the Nokia Lumia 800 is a solid Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) handset. Although only the unlocked version is available in the US, the Lumia 800 may give us good idea of what to expect inside the soon-to-be-released Lumia 900, which Nokia announced at CES 2012. Following along as I crack open the Lumia 800 for a look at the hardware inside.

    For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for Lumia 900.

    Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Pricing

    U.S carriers aren't subsidizing the phone's cost, so buyers will pay full price. An unlocked, European version of the Lumia 800 is priced at $585 U.S (420 euros). The phone supports WCDMA/HSPA+ 850/1900/2100 and GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900. It will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile's networks, but T-Mobile users will be restricted to EDGE.

    For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for Lumia 900.

    Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Hardware specifications and physical dimensions

    Our Lumia 800 has a single-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor (MSM8255T) with an Adreno 205 graphics processor. The handset also has 512 MB of RAM, 16 GB of flash storage, an AMOLED display (800 x 480), 802.11 b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, and an 8 MP rear-facing camera. The Lumia 800 measures 116.5 mm (H) x 61.2 mm (W) x 12.1 mm (D). It weighs 142 grams.

    For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for Lumia 900.

    Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Volume, power, and camera buttons

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Speaker

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Headphone jack, Micro USB port (covered), and Micro-SIM slot (covered)

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Micro USB port and Micro-SIM card slot

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: External Torx T5 screws

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Removing the external Torx T5 screws

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Prying loose the front panel

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Removing the front panel

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Front panel removed

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Internal hardware

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Front panel/touchscreen and display assembly

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Atmel mXT224 touchscreen controller (MXT-N0K1 CCU-1R6 1G4456B)

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Unknown chip (PTTI TI 17K E2RS)

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Internal markings

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Removing the internal cover screws

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Removing the battery and motherboard internal cover

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Internal cover removed

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Removing the battery

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: 3.8V, 1,450 mAh Li-Ion battery

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Detaching the motherboard connectors

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Removing the motherboard

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Single-piece metal case

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Motherboard - Front

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Motherboard - Back

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Elpida B4064B2PD-6D-F 2Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (512 MB)

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Broadcom BCM4329 Low-Power 802.11n with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and FM (BCM4329EKUBG)

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: 8 MP rear-facing camera

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Qualcomm QTR8200 RF Transceiver

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: TriQuint TQM7M5013 Quad-Band GSM / GPRS / EDGE-Linear Power Amplifier Module

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: 16GB Hynix NAND flash chip (H26M52002CKR)

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: Unknown chips

  • Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800: AAC Technologies ELV1411A X Direction Linear Vibrator (vibrator motor)

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    For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for Lumia 900.

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Nokia Lumia 800 teardown

Released in Europe and the UK in late 2011, the Nokia Lumia 800 is a solid Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) handset. Although only the unlocked version is available in the US, the Lumia 800 may give us good idea of what to expect inside the soon-to-be-released Lumia 900, which Nokia announced at CES 2012. Following along as I crack open the Lumia 800 for a look at the hardware inside.

For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for Lumia 900.

Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
Caption by: Bill Detwiler

About Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler is Managing Editor of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop supp...

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