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Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

By Bill Detwiler April 3, 2012, 5:07 AM PDT on Twitter billdetwiler

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Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Nokia Lumia 900 teardown

Nokia Lumia 900 teardown

ntReleased in April 2012, the Nokia Lumia 900 is an attractive Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) handset. But, does it have the hardware to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus and Apple’s iPhone 4S? Following along as I crack open the Lumia 900 for a look at the hardware inside.
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Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Pricing and availability

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 the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Box contents

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Box contents

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Hardware specifications and dimensions

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 the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 8MP camera and dual LED flash

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 8MP camera and dual LED flash

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker grill

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker grill

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the SIM card holder

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the SIM card holder

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: SIM card holder removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: SIM card holder removed

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel locking pin removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel locking pin removed

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Popping loose the front panel

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Popping loose the front panel

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover removed

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front panel

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front panel

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel removed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel removed

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel assembly

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel assembly

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Internal hardware

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Internal hardware

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display cable markings

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display cable markings

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display assembly markings

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display assembly markings

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Disconnecting the battery

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Disconnecting the battery

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Case with battery installed

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Case with battery installed

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the battery

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the battery

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Polycarbonate body

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Polycarbonate body

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Headphone jack

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Headphone jack

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: LED flash

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: LED flash

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker assembly and cellular antenna

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker assembly and cellular antenna

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Front

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Front

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Back

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Back

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: COPAL C17 A1 6800058

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: COPAL C17 A1 6800058

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown AGD2 2135 LVPET

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown AGD2 2135 LVPET

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8028 power management IC

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8028 power management IC

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

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Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

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

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

Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Completely disassembled

Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Completely disassembled

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