Samsung Nexus S 4G SPHD720 Teardown

Summary

The Nexus S 4G is manufactured by Samsung. The phone supports dual-band CDMA and WiMAX. The CDMA portion of the phone is supplied by the usual CDMA chipset provider, but the WiMAX modem is quite different. This report provides details about the modems, application processor, and all of the other chips in the phone. The complete teardown includes high resolution photos of each of the chips, dismantling photos, unique board shots, performance measurements, benchmark test results, a block diagram, cost information, and board area data.

  • Samsung Nexus S 4G SPHD720 Teardown
  • Specifications
  • Dismantle Photos
    • 5 High-Resolution Photos
  • Board Photos
    • 6 High-Resolution Photos
  • Power Measurements
  • Block Diagram
  • Parts List / EBOM
  • Application Processor
    • 1 teardown containing 6 High-Resolution Photos
  • Baseband,RF
    • 1 teardown containing 9 High-Resolution Photos
  • Baseband,RF,Power Management
    • 1 teardown containing 9 High-Resolution Photos
  • Connectivity
    • 2 teardowns containing 19 High-Resolution Photos
  • Memory
    • 3 teardowns containing 27 High-Resolution Photos
  • PM Discrete
    • 12 teardowns containing 78 High-Resolution Photos
  • Phone
    • 1 teardown containing 0 High-Resolution Photos
  • Power Management
    • 1 teardown containing 5 High-Resolution Photos
  • RF Front End
    • 7 teardowns containing 52 High-Resolution Photos
  • Sensor
    • 4 teardowns containing 25 High-Resolution Photos