Huawei P10 Teardown

Huawei P10 smartphone was launched in February 2017. The phone comes with a 5.10-inch display with a resolution of 1920×1080. It is powered by an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor, and it comes with 4GB of RAM.

The phone packs 64GB/128GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. Huawei P10 packs a 20-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 12-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

Today, we finally got a blue Huawei P10, and we cannot wait to open it to explore its internal structure.
First look at this Huawei P10 specification:
5.1 inch 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen
HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core processor (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) and Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
Dual 20 MP + 12 MP, f/2.2, OIS, Leica optics, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
8 MP, f/1.9 front camera
4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM

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First of all, we remove the Huawei P10’s SIM card tray. Huawei P10 supports Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by); the SIM card tray uses an anti-reverse insertion design to prevent the user from inserting the slot in the reverse direction, leading to damage to the card slot.

The Huawei P10 also uses screws and clips to secure the back cover.
I think Huawei uses T2 hex screws, that is, to prevent users from privately removing them.

Removing the two T2 hex screws at the bottom, using the pick to insert the back cover and the fuselage, and then slowly opening the back cover.

In the separation of the back cover and the fuselage, it should be noted that the power button and the volume key cable on the back cover are still connected to the motherboard.

Huawei P10 uses a one-piece metal back cover, using a large area of the nano-injection antenna to ensure a good signal overflow.

We carefully observed the Huawei P10 body, and we found that the internal structure of the P10 compared to the Huawei P9 is very different. Huawei P9’s LCD cable and main FPC cable are under the battery, and Huawei P10’s LCD cable and the main FPC cable are covered above the battery.

Remove six screws, three metal sheets. Disconnect the battery connector, LCD cable, and main FPC cable from the motherboard.
Then, remove the front-facing camera and rear-facing camera.

8 MP, f/1.9 selfie camera, Leica certified, its connector secured by metal sheet and adhesive tape.
Dual 20 MP + 12 MP, f/2.2, the dual camera unit is made up of two camera sensors: An ordinary 20 MP RGB sensor and a 12 MP monochrome sensor.
These two camera modules are really thin, so the Huawei P10 camera module did not protrude from the fuselage, making the Huawei P1 look more smooth.

Unplug the RF coaxial cable from the motherboard. The motherboard can be removed.
All chips were covered by metal shields. The CPU’s metal shield is covered with a layer of thermal grease.

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Samsung 64 GB flash memory

NXP 55102 0401 SSD704 NFC Controller chip
Skyworks 78117-14A
Skyworks 78114-61
TI71CL7G1 TPS 65132B0 Single Inductor – Dual Output Power Supply

At the bottom, there are several modules, including the loudspeaker, USB Type-C port, vibration motor, and the loudspeaker glued on the chassis with glues.

The sub-board is integrated with a USB Type-C port. There is a rubber ring on the port to prevent water and dust from entering the body.

The loudspeaker is connected to the sub-board via a cable.

Because we also need to do other tests on the phone, so do not remove the battery this time.
Huawei P10 comes with a 3.82V, 3200mAh, 12.23Wh Li-ion battery, Huawei model: HB386280ECW, manufactured by Huizhou Desay Battery Co., LTD.
Compared with the Huawei P9, the battery capacity is slightly improved.

We have also created some parts replacement tutorials for Huawei P10. Please visit the P10 repair guides category.