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Samsung Galaxy S5 teardown
Samsung's Galaxy S5 may not look all that different from the Galaxy S4 on the outside, but on the side it's a completely different animal. There's lots of hardware upgrades, a redesigned interior, and a whole new way to open the case and replace a broken screen.
In this Cracking Open gallery, I walk you through the process of disassembling the Galaxy S5 and give you a tour of the internal hardware. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Galaxy S5 teardown: New design makes repairing a cracked screen much easier.
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Box contents
Along with the handset, you'll find a charging adapter, cable, battery, and product documentation in the Galaxy S5's box.
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Dimensions and specs
Our AT&T model with LTE has a quad-core 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 SoC from Qualcomm. On models without LTE, Samsung uses its own Exynos 5422 SoC.
All versions have a 5.1-inch 1080p HD AMOLED display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, a microSD card slot, a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, NFC support, IR blaster, and a brand new fingerprint sensor.
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Compared to the Galaxy S4
The S5 is slightly larger and heavier than last year's S4.
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the battery cover
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Battery cover
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the battery
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: 2,800 mAh Li-ion battery
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the outer cover screws
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the Home button connector cover
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Detaching the Home button connector
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Heating the front panel and display assembly
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Separating the front panel from the frame
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the front panel and display assembly
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Front panel and display assembly
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Home button and fingerprint sensor
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Front panel and display connector
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Synaptics S5100A touchscreen controller
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the internal mounting plate screws
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the internal mounting plate
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Outer cover
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Headphone jack and ear speaker
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: External speaker
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Power button contacts
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Volume button contacts
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Vibration motor
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the motherboard screws
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Detaching the motherboard connectors
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the motherboard
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Internal mounting plate
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Lower I/O board
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the rear-facing camera
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: 16-megapixel rear-facing camera
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the front-facing camera
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: 2-megapixel front-facing camera
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Removing the motherboard's metal shields
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Motherboard - Front
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Motherboard - Back
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Elpida FA164A2PM 2GB RAM and 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 SoC (mounted under RAM package)
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: 16GB storage package (mounted under metal shield)
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Avago ACPM-7617
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Maxim MAX77804K
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Maxim MAX77826
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Avago A7007
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: C1N75B 8Q5
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Murata KM4228023
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Qualcomm WCD9320 audio codec
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: NXP 47803
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Silicon Image SIMG 8240B0
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Qualcomm WTR1625L
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Qualcomm WFR1620
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: SWDP GRG28
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Cracking Open Galaxy S5: Completed teardown
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Samsung Galaxy S5 teardown
Samsung's Galaxy S5 may not look all that different from the Galaxy S4 on the outside, but on the side it's a completely different animal. There's lots of hardware upgrades, a redesigned interior, and a whole new way to open the case and replace a broken screen.
In this Cracking Open gallery, I walk you through the process of disassembling the Galaxy S5 and give you a tour of the internal hardware. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Galaxy S5 teardown: New design makes repairing a cracked screen much easier.
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By Bill Detwiler
Bill Detwiler is Editor in Chief of TechRepublic 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 support specialist in the ...