The Nokia 7 Plus has just made its appearance at MWC 2018. The phone features a 6-inch FHD+ LCD screen with a screen ratio of 18:9, and it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor. Today, we will tear down the Nokia 7 Plus to see its workmanship.
First of all, remove the SIM card tray.
We find no screws on the phone. Besides, it uses an all-metal design on the back. Therefore, we need to remove the front screen.
It is quite difficult to separate the screen from the phone body. We utilize the hot air gun, a card, and a sucker to remove the screen.
Don’t directly remove the screen since the screen is connected to the phone body via ribbon wire, and the BTB port is covered by the shield. Therefore, disconnect the ribbon wire before removing the screen.
After removing the screen, the metal plate in the middle can be seen. The metal plate is used to strengthen the structure and fix the components below it. Nowadays, It’s rare to see a phone designed like the Nokia 7 Plus. The metal plate has a lot of screws.
Remove the roll cage in the middle and all the screws which can be seen. Some screws are covered by the glue.
Remove the metal plate, and then we can see the smartphone’s internal structure. The phone adopts a classic three-stage design.
The Nokia 7 Plus has excellent workmanship. The phone still retains the 3.5mm headphone jack and has a separate design, which is rare. Most of the back of the motherboard is covered by the shield. For the part which fails to be fixed by the shield on the back of the motherboard, Nokia has used the screw to fix them. For example, the vice board is connected to the motherboard via FPC, which is fixed by the screw.
The phone does use an all-metal body design.
It is the screen plate. Compared with other smartphone’s screen integration, the phone comes with a thin and fragile screen.
Summary
In general, we find that the Nokia 7 Plus has excellent workmanship after the teardown. Besides, the phone’s internal components have been well-fixed. The phone is a good choice for those who love the Nokia brand.
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