Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Pricing and availability

ntNokia, AT&T, and Microsoft are pulling out all the stops to help the Lumia 900 succeed, and they’ve priced the phone accordingly. The Lumia 900 retails for $99 (with a two-year contract) through AT&T. It’s definitely one of the most affordable high-end smartphones on the market.
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Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Box contents

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Hardware specifications and dimensions

ntOur Lumia 900 has a single-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor 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.

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ntIt measures 5.03″ (H) x 2.70″ (W) x 0.45″ (D) and weighs 5.6 ounces.
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Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 8MP camera and dual LED flash

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Volume, Power/Lock, and Camera keys

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Headphone jack, micro USB port, and SIM holder door

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker grill

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the SIM card holder

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: SIM card holder removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front panel locking pin

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel locking pin removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Popping loose the front panel

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Lifting the front panel away from the body

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard and battery cover screws

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard and battery cover

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover - Front

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover - Back

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front panel

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel assembly

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Internal hardware

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Atmel mXT224 touchscreen controller (MXT-N0K1 CCU-1R0 1G3818B)

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown A926 T44V 10MUCP 8F1586

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display cable markings

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display assembly markings

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown PPGC TI 1B1 A7L8

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Disconnecting the battery

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Disconnecting the external button connector cable

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front-facing camera and sensor assembly

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 1MP front-facing camera and sensor assembly

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Case with battery installed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the battery

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 3.7V, 1,830 mAh Li-Ion battery (BP-6EW)

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Polycarbonate body

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Headphone jack

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: LED flash

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker assembly and cellular antenna

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the EMI/RFI shields

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Front

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Back

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Elpida B4064B2PD-6D-F 2Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (512 MB)

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm MDM9200 3G/4G wireless modem

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm QTR8600 RF Transceiver (QTR8615L ACV313.0 H41470A7)

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Avago ACPM-7868 Power Amplifier Module Linear Quad-Band GSM/EDGE

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: COPAL C17 A1 6800058

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 8MP rear-facing camera

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: SMSC USB2512B USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Hub Controller

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown AGD2 2135 LVPET

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8028 power management IC

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown A5005, A5017, A5001, A5002 chips

ntFour unknown chips with package markings:

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• nttA5005 K1143 0AGHVY

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• nttA5017 KEE47 ECO44

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• nttA5001 K1150 0A6SKH

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• nttA5002 K1144 0AGJZ3

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Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: TDK-EPC QRF3001F 151158-48B

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Completely disassembled