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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Teardown

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Removing the screws from the back earlier did nothing—but now that they're out, we're free to pop open the midframe sandwich and get to the meat of the matter.

Releasing a few plastic clips lets us push the inner midframe and motherboard up and out of the outer frame (previously sealed by the display).

The speaker and vibrator stay with the outer midframe, connected to the motherboard by spring contacts.

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