Tips: Nokia N8 Teardown (Part 2)

Nokia N8 Teardown
PART 7





The BL-4D 3.7 V, 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery is considered non-removable. Sure Nokia, sure...


The hologram stuck under the battery's pull tab is most likely there to ensure you're getting an actual Nokia-approved battery and not some low quality clone.



PART 8








After popping off the protective cover, a T5 Torx screw near the mini HDMI port can be removed.


The top of the phone comes off next, exposing more Torx screws for us to remove.



PART 9








The front part of the phone opens up like a clam.


The digitizer and display cables still attach the front panel to the rest of the phone, so be sure to lift the display assembly from its top edge if you decide to open your unit
.


PART 10







Thankfully the glass is not fused to the face of the AMOLED display, so you don't have to replace both if just the glass breaks.


The silk screen on the back of the display reads:


AMS347FF01-0


The silk screen also indicates the display was manufactured February 2, 2010. This thing has been around for quite some time.

The touch screen controller is a Synaptics T1201A. This is the same chip found in the Microsoft Kin Two and RIM Blackberry Torch.





PART 11





Here's a comparison of the N8's display with an LCD from the 4th generation iPod Touch. You can differentiate between LCD and AMOLED screens by noticing the slightly blue tint the AMOLED display gives off when a light is shone against it.


PART 12







A couple T6 Torx screws and the upper antenna hold the mid-plane to the inside of the N8.


Six pads akin to steel wool help ground the back of the AMOLED display to the mid-plane.


Nokia got pretty creative with their antenna placement, as this device is primarily encased in aluminum. The main antennas are located near the flat plastic plates on the top and bottom of the phone, as seen in the second and third pictures.