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Nexus One teardown: 'nicely put together'
The Register ^ | 7th January 2010 11:26 GMT | James Sherwood

Posted on 01/07/2010 12:07:21 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

The gadget teardown experts at iFixit have forked out $530 for a Google Nexus One smartphone, taken it to bits and posted their thoughts online.

nexus_one_ifixit_01

The Nexus One cost iFixit $530 (£332/€369)

After removing the phone’s plastic rear cover - a process iFixit described as “unbelievably easy”, the 5Mp lens, LED flash bulb, external speaker and “warranty-killing VOID sticker” of the HTC-manufactured handset can be clearly seen.

The phone is "very nicely put together", according to iFixit.

(Excerpt) Read more at reghardware.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: hitech; nexus; smartphone

1 posted on 01/07/2010 12:07:22 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: ShadowAce

fyi


2 posted on 01/07/2010 12:08:03 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...

3 posted on 01/07/2010 12:08:55 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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Just so it is not missed...direct link :

Nexus One Teardown

4 posted on 01/07/2010 12:10:45 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: ShadowAce
This ...is loaded with chips...including a 3-axis Electronic Compass:

Electronic Compass AK8973N/B/S

5 posted on 01/07/2010 12:26:14 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Yeah looks like I cn just use it to blow things up


6 posted on 01/07/2010 12:28:29 PM PST by the long march
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

not too many pieces.. looks good to me.. beats taking apart an old lawnmower engine..

it is a little pricy tho.. but so is google


7 posted on 01/07/2010 1:05:06 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Most of HTC's products are well put together. Just like my HTC Wizard/KJAM, PDA II, etc...

Just wish they hadn't cut out the smaller Resellers when they made their deals with the big Telco's.
8 posted on 01/07/2010 5:20:12 PM PST by papasmurf (You betcha!)
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