Samsung Droid Charge Teardown

ManufacturerSAMSUNGModelDROID CHARGE; I510
Announcement Date1/5/2011Air InterfaceLTE-CDMA
Operating SystemANDROIDTeardown CodeTD-1548

A CDMA phone in the US without a Qualcomm chipset? The Samsung Charge is the first phone in a long time to forego this chipset, but how will it fair without it? Included in the report are detailed photos, process evaluations, and part descriptions for all of the major components such as the PA, power management, baseband processor, RF, Bluetooth, GPS, WiLAN, and many discretes. The complete teardown includes unique board shots, performance measurements, cost information, and board area data.

Included in this teardown:

  • Phone
    • DROID CHARGE; I510
      • Specifications
      • Dismantling Photos
        • 8 High-Resolution Images Sample
      • Boards Photos
        • 5 High-Resolution Images Sample
      • Power Measurements
        • 1 File
      • Block Diagram
        • 1 High-Resolution Image Sample
      • Parts List / EBOM
  • Platform Components
    • Baseband
      • Specifications
      • Teardown Photos
        • 7 High-Resolution Images Sample
    • RF
      • Specifications
      • Teardown Photos
        • 8 High-Resolution Images Sample
    • Power Management
      • Specifications
      • Teardown Photos
        • 7 High-Resolution Images Sample
  • Additional Components
    • Baseband
      • 1 teardown with 9 High Resolution Images
    • RF
      • 2 teardowns with 14 High Resolution Images
    • Power Management
      • 3 teardowns with 17 High Resolution Images
    • Connectivity
      • 2 teardowns with 15 High Resolution Images
    • Application Processors
      • 2 teardowns with 17 High Resolution Images
    • RF Front End
      • 4 teardowns with 32 High Resolution Images
    • Sensors
      • 2 teardowns with 18 High Resolution Images
    • PM Discretes
      • 18 teardowns with 125 High Resolution Images
    • Memory
      • 4 teardowns with 38 High Resolution Images
    • Memory
      • 4 teardowns with 38 High Resolution Images
    • Memory
      • 4 teardowns with 38 High Resolution Images
    • Memory
      • 4 teardowns with 38 High Resolution Images