Ifixit for the next generation of Nexus 7-more compact, more durable, and highly repairable

Google officially released its new generation of Nexus 7,ifixit on July 25 and has been dismantled in the first time recently. New Generation Nexus 7 more compact, more durable, repairable high ...

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The official parameters of the

7-inch, resolution 1920x1200 LCD IPS Display

Frequency 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor

Adreno 320 Graphics processor

2G RAM

5 million megapixel rear camera, 1.2 million pixel front camera

Compared with the first generation of Nexus 7, the new Nexus 7 fuselage has changed a little. In terms of size, the new Nexus 7 is 200mm * 114mm * 8.7mm, which is longer, narrower, and thinner than the first generation Nexus 7. New Nexus 7 Adds a 5 million megapixel camera, and the speakers are upgraded to stereo. interface, the micro USB location has not changed, but the headphone hole has shifted to the top of the fuselage.

Using a tool to pry open the new Nexus 7 rear cover, you can easily see the large battery inside the fuselage. But before that, let's look at the back cover. As a tablet that supports wireless charging, the new Nexus 7 will attach a wireless charging coil to the back cover, and we can also see the NFC module.

After studying the rear cover, ifixit removed the new Nexus 7 battery, which is 3.8 v,15 Wh and 3950 mAh. It is worth mentioning that the first generation of Nexus 7 of the battery capacity of 4326 mAh, but the new Nexus 7 of the endurance of 9-hour high-definition video or 10-hour web browsing, better than the first generation of Nexus 7. This is obviously a welcome change for a tablet computer.

Ifixit found an IC chip on the new Nexus 7 's sub board, the number is Elan Ekth325baws, and is expected to be a touchscreen control chip from Taiwan's Elan (ELAN).

The motherboard sees a number of major hardware, in addition to front and rear cameras, and:

Qualcomm APQ8064 骁丽 S4 Pro four core CPU (Adreno on-chip GPU)

Delta J4216EFBG 512MB Memory chip * 4

Texas Instrument bq51013b Sensing Charge Controller

Analogix Slimport ANX7808 transmitter (for video output via HDMI)

Qualcomm Atheros WCN3660 chip, support WLAN a/b/g/n Wireless Communication protocol, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wireless transmitter module

SK Heidelberg (Hynix) H26M51003EQR eMMC inline Flash

Qualcomm PM8921 Quick Charge Battery Management chip in addition to stereo speakers and Wi-Fi antennas

Finally, the ifixit to the new Nexus 7 of the serviceable score of 7 points (10 divided into the easiest to repair), and the first generation of Nexus 7 consistent.