Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Summary: Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments.

By Bill Detwiler | December 16, 2011 -- 05:16 GMT (21:16 PST)

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In December 2011, Samsung launched its much-anticipated Galaxy Nexus smartphone. It's the latest device to run on Verizon's 4G LTE network, and the first to run the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google's Android OS.

Our friends at iFixit got their hands on an unlocked, UK version of the Galaxy Nexus and cracked it open last month. But as my teardown shows, Verizon's version may look the same on the outside, but much of the hardware inside is different. Follow along as I go inside the first US version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
Caption by: Bill Detwiler

Topics: Hardware, Google, Mobility, Samsung, Smartphones, Wi-Fi

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RE: Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

8MP camera? Is there a difference in the Verizon version or is this just a typo?

fsupete

16 December, 2011 07:16

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RE: Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

@fsupete Seriously!!! A lighted cover integrated with reserve battery. http://www.solarmio.com/en/OnlineStore.aspx

sreeseche
22 December, 2011 23:31

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Processor?

Wait, what? Doesn't the Galaxy Nexus have the OMAP 4460? Isn't the Galaxy S2 the one with the Exynos 4210?

dr2ww62

16 December, 2011 08:24

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RE: Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

@dr2ww62 Yes, it has the OMAP 4460: http://phandroid.com/2011/12/16/no-the-verizon-galaxy-nexus-does-not-have-an-exynos-chip-teardown/

Iceman0803
18 December, 2011 16:19

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