Recently the Motorola Droid 2 met its match as it passed through the curious hands of ifixit and it looks like the Dell Streak has been snatched up too. The Dell Streak obviously trumps the size the D2, but judging by the images from ifixit, size doesn’t matter. As with any ifixit teardown, we learn more about this device that some of us might care to, but the knowledge is there and so is the technology that creates these latest devices entering the mobile market today.
* The LCD is bonded to the front panel glass to increase the strength of the device, as well as the sensitivity of the capacitive touch panel. The front panel’s solid construction should withstand drops from above waist height.
* Sadly, the Streak’s LCD is permanently adhered to the front panel glass. However, that LCD/glass subassembly is held in the front panel with some very strong adhesive, and could be removed with enough careful prying.
* The five T5 Torx screws holding the unit together are found right underneath the bezels on the front of the device. It’s super easy to open it and take it apart.
* The 1530 mAh battery is easily replaceable and is covered with a sheet of steel, rather than plastic, to decrease its overall thickness. We wonder if the Streak can double as body armor, but we find it unlikely.
* The Streak has a second 2 GB microSD card near the top of the motherboard. This card is used to house system and applications files only, and Dell doesn’t want you to remove it.
* The “Câ€-shaped motherboard comes out easily after disconnecting some cables. Rather than using daughterboards like the Droid 2, the Streak has all components attached to this singular motherboard.Big players on the motherboard include:
* Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon processor
* Analog Devices ADV7520 Low Power HDMIâ„¢/DVI Transmitter
* Hynix H8BES0UU0MCR NAND-based MCP
* Qualcomm MXU6219 RF transceiver
* Qualcomm PM7540 power management chip
* TriQuint Semiconductor TQS 7M5012 Power Amp (Quad-band GSM)
* Texas Instruments TPS 65023 integrated Power Management IC
There’s more to a device than just picking it up from your carrier and using it, you have to get down to its bones to learn your device through and through, but don’t go trying it yourself, head over to ifixit, they’ll be happy to show you everything you need to know.
Source: Phandroid
Anyone have their own unsuccessful teardown story?
