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A Motorola V3i it's from the "RAZR" series.
The V3i had an improved camera resolution with 1,3Mpix and a external Memoryslot (MicroSD) for additional storage. Even if it had serveral problems with the keyboard and handling, it's one of the most sold mobilephones in the world.
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A Motorola V3i!
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Let's see what's inside...
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Let's turn it and take out the battery.
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Remove these two screws.
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You need to detach these two plastic lashes from the surounding.
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Now you can remove this transparent plastic case.
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Now you can take out the speaker.
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The metal thing on the end of the picture is the antenna.
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So, that's the board.
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Vibra motor.
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Mini USB.
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Connector for the antenna.
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After I took these EMI shields away it looks like this...
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Bluetooth chip by Broadcom.
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32Mbit PSRAM by STMicroelectronics.
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Baseband Processor (Main Processor) by Freescale (90nm structure).
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RF Transmitter by RF Micro Devices.
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Battery controller by Freescale.
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Quad-Band Transmit Module by RF Micro Devices.
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Remove these 4 rubbers.
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Then remove the four torx screws.
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Filp the device and you can remove the top housing.
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Remove the three buttons on the side of the device.
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Remove the connector to the mainboard...
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and to the camera.
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Remove the camera by lifting it up.
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That's a 1,3Mpix camera!
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Lift up the speaker.
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After you did this tricky part you can lift the top of the phone away.
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Now lift up the front glass from the top of the device. It's held with adhesives.
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After you did this it should look like this.
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Around the screen there are some lashes. Detach them to release the screen of the metal housing.
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Then you can lift the metal housing up.
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an ATI Imageon chip! It's a mulitmedia co-processor, it is used for record video and mobile gaming. It support up to a 2Mpix camera.
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Again there's a small lash on the botton of the front screen housing.
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After that you can remove the front screen with the PCB.
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Have an old V3i and the screen has just stopped working - have a feeling it’s become disconnected, is it work tearing it down like this to try fix the problem? Want it still to work after though