by Bill Detwiler | April 3, 2012, 6:00pm PDT |
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Pricing and availability
Nokia, AT&T, and Microsoft are pulling out all the stops to help the Lumia 900 succeed, and they've priced the phone accordingly. The Lumia 900 retails for $99 (with a two-year contract) through AT&T. It's definitely one of the most affordable high-end smartphones on the market.
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Box contents
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Hardware specifications and dimensions
Our Lumia 900 has a single-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor with an Adreno 205 graphics processor. The handset also has 512 MB of RAM, 16 GB of flash storage, an AMOLED display (800 x 480), 802.11 b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, and an 8 MP rear-facing camera.
It measures 5.03" (H) x 2.70" (W) x 0.45" (D) and weighs 5.6 ounces.
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 8MP camera and dual LED flash
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Volume, Power/Lock, and Camera keys
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Headphone jack, micro USB port, and SIM holder door
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker grill
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the SIM card holder
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: SIM card holder removed
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front panel locking pin
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel locking pin removed
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Popping loose the front panel
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Lifting the front panel away from the body
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard and battery cover screws
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard and battery cover
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover removed
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover - Front
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard and battery cover - Back
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front panel
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel removed
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Front panel assembly
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Internal hardware
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Atmel mXT224 touchscreen controller (MXT-N0K1 CCU-1R0 1G3818B)
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown A926 T44V 10MUCP 8F1586
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display cable markings
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Display assembly markings
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown PPGC TI 1B1 A7L8
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Disconnecting the battery
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Disconnecting the external button connector cable
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the front-facing camera and sensor assembly
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 1MP front-facing camera and sensor assembly
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the motherboard
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Case with battery installed
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the battery
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 3.7V, 1,830 mAh Li-Ion battery (BP-6EW)
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Polycarbonate body
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Headphone jack
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: LED flash
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Speaker assembly and cellular antenna
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Removing the EMI/RFI shields
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Front
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Motherboard - Back
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Elpida B4064B2PD-6D-F 2Gb LP DDR2 DRAM (512 MB)
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm MDM9200 3G/4G wireless modem
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8058 power management IC
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm QTR8600 RF Transceiver (QTR8615L ACV313.0 H41470A7)
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Avago ACPM-7868 Power Amplifier Module Linear Quad-Band GSM/EDGE
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: COPAL C17 A1 6800058
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: 8MP rear-facing camera
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: SMSC USB2512B USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Hub Controller
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown AGD2 2135 LVPET
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Qualcomm PM8028 power
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Unknown A5005, A5017, A5001, A5002 chips
Four unknown chips with package markings:
- A5005 K1143 0AGHVY
- A5017 KEE47 ECO44
- A5001 K1150 0A6SKH
- A5002 K1144 0AGJZ3
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: TDK-EPC QRF3001F 151158-48B
Cracking Open Nokia Lumia 900: Completely disassembled