Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Pricing and availability

ntAs of this writing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is available in the U.S. for $449 with a two-year contract from Verizon. We purchased our test unit (sans contract) for $699 plus tax.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Box contents

ntAlong with the device itself, the Galaxy Tab 7.7’s box includes the power adapter, connector cable, and product documentation.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Hardware specs, dimensions, and weight

ntThe Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a 1.4GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos 4210 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 7.7″ AMOLED display (1,200 x 800 resolution), 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It measures measures 7.74″ (H) x 5.24″ (W) x 0.31″ (D) and weighs 12 ounces.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 7.7" AMOLED display (1,200 x 800 resolution)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Front

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Back

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Headphone jack, microphone, rear camera, flash, buttons, and IR blaster

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Speakers and connector port

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: SIM and microSD card slots

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Popping loose the base cover

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Working my way around the case

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Lifting the front panel away from the cover

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: First look inside

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Back cover

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Internal hardware

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the battery screws

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 3.7V, 5,100 mAh Li-Ion battery (SP397281A)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Front panel/display assembly, motherboard, and attached components

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Disconnecting the lower circuit board's ribbon cable

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Disconnecting thin connector wire

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Lower circuit board connectors removed

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the speaker/connector port circuit board screws

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the speaker/connector port circuit board

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Speaker/connector port circuit board - Front

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Speaker/connector port circuit board - Back

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Disconnecting the motherboard connectors

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the motherboard screws

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the motherboard

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Front panel/display assembly with attached components

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: IR blaster

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 3MP rear-facing camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 2MP front-facing camera and headphone jack

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Vibration motor

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Atmel MXT768E touchscreen controller

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: iM144 CEM 0D14

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Motherboard with EMI/RFD shields

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the EMI/RFI shield screws

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Removing the EMI/RFI shield

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Motherboard - Top

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Motherboard - Bottom

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Samsung CMC22000 LTE baseband processor (CMC2000 PBU674.00S-1 C1134 ARM)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Samsung K4X51323PK MDDR2 512Mb mobile DRAM

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Samsung K3PE7E700B-XXC1 2x 4Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (1GB)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 1.4GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos 4210 processor (mounted under RAM chip)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Yamaha YMU823-P audio CODEC (YMU823-P 1144NAJB)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Samsung K5L2866ATE NOR based MCP

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Silicon Image 9234BT HDMI chip (9234BT PCW832D 10K2143)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: VIA Telecom CBP7.1C EVDO platform (CBP1.1C 114804 TAIWAN 2MB1405061)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: FCI FC7785 19EA

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 6323R 1193AF PH 1141

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Avago ACFM-7109 PCS/Cellular Band FBAR Quadplexer (ACFM-7109 FI135295075)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: CSR SiRFstarIV GSD4t GSP IC (SiRF GSD4T 9600B C K138AH14)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: 8903CE TI203 ITHK + and Fairchild FDMC510P P-Channel PowerTrench MOSFET (PC2HK FDMC 510P)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Samsung KLMAG4FEJA-A003 16GB flash storage chip

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Invensense MPU-3050M 3-axis gyroscope (MPU-3050M D1Y797-J1 EI 1153 K)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Maxim MAX8997 power-management IC for Samsung's Exynos 4210 (MAX8997 EWW 1203 5VAZ)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Maxim MAX8996 Dual PWM Step-Down Converter (MAX8996 EWZ 5FYBY 132)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: FCI FC7851 17BY

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Avago A5013 K1141 DK089

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: A50H 11B22B1A10

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: CSR 8811 Bluetooth IC (8811 A06U K14BAM23)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown: Completely disassembled