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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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