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  1. LG GW300 Teardown, LG GW300 Teardown: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Found this phone lying around, so decided to make a teardown of it!

  2. LG GW300 Teardown: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • First, remove the backplate by pushing the button at the top of the back of the phone.

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    • From here there are six screws we have to remove.

    • But first... lemme take a battery out!

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    • Get a thin opening tool and slide it around the bezel of the device.

    • Make sure you put it in the correct place, behind the silver bezel of the front of the phone!

  5. LG GW300 Teardown: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • The front and back of the device should separate.

    • Two buttons should come off after you have removed the back.

    • This is the rear speaker.

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    • Both of these buttons need to be pried from the front casing to allow the mainboard to come away from the front housing.

    • These buttons are soldered to the mainboard so make sure you don't break them!

    • The front speaker also has to be pried from the front housing.

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    • The main board can then be lifted from the front housing.

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    • The buttons on the front housing can then be pushed out through the back of the housing.

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    • The EMI shield can be removed by unclipping the clips on the side of the device.

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    • In the centre of the picture is the vibration module. It can be unclipped to remove it.

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    • The LCD ribbon cable and connector are under a plastic sheet that has to be removed.

    • The ribbon cable can then be take out of the connector

    • The ribbon connector is very fragile, so be careful when lifting the lever.

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    • Use a thin opening tool to separate the LCD from the main board.

    • Do this slowly and carefully as the screen can easily crack or bleed.

  13. LG GW300 Teardown: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Chip inspection time!

    • Mediatek ARM MT6A01AA

    • Samsung K5D1H12ACC-A075 NAND flash memory

    • Skyworks Solutions SKY77524-15

    • CSR 51E130A14U

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Now if only I could find the datasheet/pinout for the "Mediatek ARM MT6A01AA"...

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