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Believe it or not, this is one of the easiest teardowns we’ve performed to date! The device is built well and easily disassembled – vast improvements over previous attempts (AHEM OMNIA). We admit, it hurt a bit to take this thing apart – it’s such a nice device. Teardown Analysis Step 1: Removing the Back […]

Introduction Testing is done, we’re ready to tear this puppy apart. As with all of our teardowns, pictures are worth a thousand words – we definitely haven’t skimped here! The device is cleverly built. Sliders are always a little bit trickier to take apart as manufacturers tend to get creative with the placement of their […]

Introduction Our fantastic friends over at iFixit got lucky and scored a BlackBerry Bold 9650 yesterday. They were nice enough to share some images – let the analysis begin! Teardown Process RIM makes a solid device. They come apart easily, everything is modular, held in with a minimal number of well-placed and cleverly hidden screws. […]

Introduction Sharp’s “Waterproof” and Dustproof 841SH came by our desks and we couldn’t resist taking it apart. Most of the devices we teardown are built by large well-known ODMs or OEMs and have fairly distinguishable reference designs. We knew that Japanese devices were different. What kind of ICs did they use? Are these Asian phones […]

iPhone 4 Teardown Analysis! Our fantastic friends over at iFixit got lucky and scored an iPhone 4 yesterday. They were nice enough to share some images – let the analysis begin! Exterior and Build Quality Apple really has built a fantastic device. From the super durable “strong as crystal” display to the minimal construction tolerances […]

Introduction The unboxing – courtesy of iFixit Apple “surprised” us early this month with the announcement of its iPhone 3G “s”. Whenever Apple releases a new device, everyone and their brother/sister has to get involved. Dr. Wreck is no exception and has been working hard with the team over at iFixit to get the details […]