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HTC Surround Teardown

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After prying a few retaining clips out of the way, the upper motherboard can be removed from the Surround.

The motherboard interconnect cable is sandwiched between the many layers of the upper motherboard, much like on the Nexus One. This technique eliminates the space requirements for thick connectors and sockets, making the final connection much thinner.

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