Not immediately after the announcement, but experts iFixit got to the smartphone Samsung Galaxy Alpha, in which, for the first time for the company in recent years, is metal. As always, devices Samsung, replace the battery it is not difficult, you just remove the cover. But to replace anything else will have to dismantle the display. When installing it used a lot of glue, so take off the screen is not so easy. But the rest of the components are modular design, so that their replacement will not be easy. The board can find components such as SoC Samsung Exynos 5430 (judging by the picture, the platform is aligned with the chip RAM and flash memory) chip audio Wolfson Microelectronics WM5110E, Broadcom BCM4753IA1, Maxim Integrated MAX77804K and others. It is worth noting that the design of the smartphone there are some elements that are designed to implement the protection of water, but, as we know, Galaxy Alpha does not meet any standards Water resistant. Perhaps, Samsung device intended to give this functionality, but something did not work. In general, the unit earned five points out of ten. Among the advantages of ease of battery replacement marked and modularity. In cons recorded must be removed to disassemble the display unit and a large amount of glue in place.
Source: iFixit
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