Amazon Kindle 2 – Global Wireless, Teardown/In Depth-Analysis

I know what you’re thinking… “Dr.Wreck? Why take apart a Kindle? Your specialty is mobile phones!” The Kindle 2 with Global Wireless technology pretty much is a mobile phone. It’s just missing a few features and functions that smartphones have – such as the super high resolution LCD screen, phone capabilities, palm-sized form factor, calendar, push [...]

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Teardown and Analysis

Ah yes the BlackBerry Tour 9630 – RIM’s answer via Sprint and Verizon to the very successful Bold (available on GSM networks). Design wise, the Tour shares similarity with all 3 of the current and very successful BlackBerry devices available on the market. It’s got the shape of the storm, the screen of the 8900 [...]

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 – Review and Teardown

For full teardown analyses, bill of materials, and high-resolution pictures, hit up the wiki: http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sony_Ericsson_XPERIA_X1 The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is one device that’s not afraid to brag.  It’s got the looks stylings of a sophisticated modernist, an interface to temporarily boast, and the price tag that’ll blow up your mind and your surrounding minds. So [...]

T-Mobile G1 – Review and Teardown

For full teardown analyses, bill of materials, and high-resolution pictures, hit up the wiki: http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/index.php?title=T-Mobile_G1 What does HTC, flavoured with Google, and served with a plate of T-Mobile give you?  Apparently, its a a flavourful dream, as HTC liked to call it.  Of course, we’re talking about the T-Mobile G1 here, and it’s an important device [...]