Samsung Galaxy S III Teardown
Here's their full ****ysis on the Galaxy S III including pictures.
Step 1
First, let's give thanks where thanks are due: a big, solid, awesome thanks to Chipworks for providing the pictures for this tear down. We greatly appreciate their help for the Samsung Galaxy S III!
Step 2
Arguably the most hyped-up Android phone to ever hit the market, the Samsung Galaxy S III has an impressive list of accolades. Here are some of the heavy-hitting tech specs:
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4.8" Super AMOLED 720 x 1280 resolution display
1.4 GHz quad-core application processor
2100 mAh battery
8 MP rear-facing and 1.9 MP front-facing cameras
16, 32, or 64 GB of internal storage
Pictured here next to the Samsung Galaxy S2 (left) for comparison.
Step 3
The simple, sleek design of the newest Galaxy S implements a standard power/sleep button on the side of the device.
As we ready ourselves to dig into this Galaxy S, it watches us with its rear 8 MP camera. To the left and right of the camera are the flash and speaker assemblies.
The Galaxy S is not only watching us, but listening, as well.
Step 4
Much like in the Galaxy Nexus, we find a user serviceable battery in the Samsung Galaxy S III.
The 3.8 V, 2100 mAh battery incorporates the antenna for the Near Field Communications (NFC) module used in "S Beam".
For those who are curious, 2100 mAh is equivalent to 7560 Coulombs of charge. Unsurprisingly, this is the same amount of charge that a 3.8V, 7.98 Wh battery holds.
Well this is interesting. It would seem Samsung wants us to "refer to [the] manual before using [the] battery?" Yeah, like that's gonna happen...
Step 5
Internals time. The spudger takes care of the first two plastic assemblies.
The first piece out is the rear plastic frame that protects the motherboard and houses a single liquid indicator sticker.
Should your Galaxy S III ever take a swim, be sure to stick it in one of iFixit's Thirsty Bags.
Removal of the frame grants us access to an easily replaceable speaker assembly.
Step 6
The big question now is what we should remove first. So many components in such a small volume!
Rear-facing camera you say? Sure, let's pry that 8 MP behemoth of a camera out from the inner framework.
Step 7
We continue by removing the motherboard from the inner framework.
With the motherboard out of the way, we can get a good look at the inner support frame. While we suspect that the frame is probably magnesium, we do not yet have any concrete proof.
We find a chip that isn't attached to the motherboard: a Melfas 8PL533 Touch Sensor that translates your touch inputs into zeroes and ones.
Code:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Teardown/9391/1#.T8k3btVYsuh
Step 1
First, let's give thanks where thanks are due: a big, solid, awesome thanks to Chipworks for providing the pictures for this tear down. We greatly appreciate their help for the Samsung Galaxy S III!
Step 2
Arguably the most hyped-up Android phone to ever hit the market, the Samsung Galaxy S III has an impressive list of accolades. Here are some of the heavy-hitting tech specs:
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4.8" Super AMOLED 720 x 1280 resolution display
1.4 GHz quad-core application processor
2100 mAh battery
8 MP rear-facing and 1.9 MP front-facing cameras
16, 32, or 64 GB of internal storage
Pictured here next to the Samsung Galaxy S2 (left) for comparison.
Step 3
The simple, sleek design of the newest Galaxy S implements a standard power/sleep button on the side of the device.
As we ready ourselves to dig into this Galaxy S, it watches us with its rear 8 MP camera. To the left and right of the camera are the flash and speaker assemblies.
The Galaxy S is not only watching us, but listening, as well.
Step 4
Much like in the Galaxy Nexus, we find a user serviceable battery in the Samsung Galaxy S III.
The 3.8 V, 2100 mAh battery incorporates the antenna for the Near Field Communications (NFC) module used in "S Beam".
For those who are curious, 2100 mAh is equivalent to 7560 Coulombs of charge. Unsurprisingly, this is the same amount of charge that a 3.8V, 7.98 Wh battery holds.
Well this is interesting. It would seem Samsung wants us to "refer to [the] manual before using [the] battery?" Yeah, like that's gonna happen...
Step 5
Internals time. The spudger takes care of the first two plastic assemblies.
The first piece out is the rear plastic frame that protects the motherboard and houses a single liquid indicator sticker.
Should your Galaxy S III ever take a swim, be sure to stick it in one of iFixit's Thirsty Bags.
Removal of the frame grants us access to an easily replaceable speaker assembly.
Step 6
The big question now is what we should remove first. So many components in such a small volume!
Rear-facing camera you say? Sure, let's pry that 8 MP behemoth of a camera out from the inner framework.
Step 7
We continue by removing the motherboard from the inner framework.
With the motherboard out of the way, we can get a good look at the inner support frame. While we suspect that the frame is probably magnesium, we do not yet have any concrete proof.
We find a chip that isn't attached to the motherboard: a Melfas 8PL533 Touch Sensor that translates your touch inputs into zeroes and ones.