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Hardware

Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

By Bill Detwiler March 20, 2015, 12:24 PM PDT on Twitter billdetwiler

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open the Galaxy Note 4

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Cracking open the Galaxy Note 4

From the outside, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 looks a lot like the previous model, but Samsung has made several subtle design changes that make the device more difficult to disassemble and repair than previous Notes.

In this teardown gallery, Bill Detwiler walks you through disassembling the Note 4 and shows you the hardware inside. To read his complete hardware analysis, check out his article, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 teardown: New design hampers repairs.

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Dimensions and weight

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Dimensions and weight

The Samsung Galaxy Note weighs 6.21 ounces and measures 6.06″ (H) x 3.09″ (W) x 0.33″ (D).

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Headphone jack and power button

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Headphone jack and power button

The Galaxy Note 4 comes with a 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor or 1.9GHz octa-core Exynos 5433 chip, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 3,220mAh battery and of course the phone’s signature feature — the S-pen stylus.

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: MicroUSB port and volume button

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: MicroUSB port and volume button

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Rear-facing camera, flash, and sensors

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Rear-facing camera, flash, and sensors

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: S-pen stylus

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: S-pen stylus

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing back cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing back cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Back cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Back cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the battery

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the battery

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 3,220mAh battery

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 3,220mAh battery

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the internal cover screws

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the internal cover screws

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the internal cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the internal cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Internal cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Internal cover

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 3.5mm headphone jack

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 3.5mm headphone jack

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: External speaker

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: External speaker

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Adhesive seal

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Adhesive seal

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the motherboard screw

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the motherboard screw

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Detaching the motherboard connectors

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Detaching the motherboard connectors

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the motherboard

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the motherboard

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Front panel and display assembly

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Front panel and display assembly

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Earpiece speaker

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Earpiece speaker

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Vibration motor

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Vibration motor

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: microUSB charging board

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: microUSB charging board

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Motherboard with attached components

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Motherboard with attached components

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the microSD and SIM card slots

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the microSD and SIM card slots

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: microUSB and SIM card slots

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: microUSB and SIM card slots

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the rear-facing camera

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the rear-facing camera

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 16-megapixel rear-facing camera

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 16-megapixel rear-facing camera

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the front-facing camera assembly

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the front-facing camera assembly

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Front-facing camera and sensors

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Front-facing camera and sensors

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the motherboard's metal shields

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Removing the motherboard's metal shields

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Motherboard - Front

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Motherboard - Front

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Motherboard - Back

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Motherboard - Back

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Flash and rear-facing sensors

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Flash and rear-facing sensors

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Samsung KMR21000AM-A805 3GB LPDDR3 SDRAM and 32 GB MLC multi-memory chip

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Samsung KMR21000AM-A805 3GB LPDDR3 SDRAM and 32 GB MLC multi-memory chip

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: WACOM W9012 (stylus controller?)

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: WACOM W9012 (stylus controller?)

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Atmel ATSAMG53 MCU

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Atmel ATSAMG53 MCU

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Samsung S3FWRN5 NFC chip

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Samsung S3FWRN5 NFC chip

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4:

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm PMA8084 power management IC

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm PMA8084 power management IC

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm PM8019 power management IC

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm PM8019 power management IC

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: RF8117V F14PAKT

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: RF8117V F14PAKT

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Avago AS20502 7SLKN 12345

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Avago AS20502 7SLKN 12345

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm MDM9625M mobile data modem baseband chip

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm MDM9625M mobile data modem baseband chip

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm WTR1625L RF Transceiver

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm WTR1625L RF Transceiver

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Avago GBFI502 054029

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Avago GBFI502 054029

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: SWJZ GMG27

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: SWJZ GMG27

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 1257T5 F108C4

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: 1257T5 F108C4

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: SLP640 WG36I A447TT04

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: SLP640 WG36I A447TT04

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Maxim 98504 audio amplifier

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Maxim 98504 audio amplifier

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Audience ES704 voice processor

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Audience ES704 voice processor

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm WCD9330 audio codec

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Qualcomm WCD9330 audio codec

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Silicon Image SiI8620 MHL 3.0 transmitter

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: Silicon Image SiI8620 MHL 3.0 transmitter

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: MPB01 600819 1501Nmp

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Cracking open Galaxy Note 4: MPB01 600819 1501Nmp

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