Carrying on with the amazing task of tearing down the new gadgets, the team at iFixit recently took apart the new LG Nexus 4 to take a close look at the internals of the latest Google Nexus smartphone.

This device has an all-glass chassis and the rear cover of the phone conceals a number of pressure contacts that power the NFC antenna and connect the induction coil to the motherboard of the device which helps with its wireless charging feature. The battery pack is secured to the case with adhesive hence physically replacing the battery will be a problem. This is a 3.8V 2,100 mAh battery just like the one on the iPhone 5. Beneath this there is a speaker enclosure which is placed over a plastic frame that covers the motherboard, earpiece speaker and a vibrator motor.
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On the motherboard, the Nexus 4 has five Avago chips – one for GSM and EDGE networks, three for power amplifications and one for its GPS capabilities. Additionally there is a WTR1605L OVV PKK486R1 Qualcomm chip which features LTE capabilities. It is unclear as to why this chip is present on the device as it the device does not support LTE connectivity.

iFixit points out that it is easy to take apart the device but it is not entirely repairable and gave the Nexus 4 a score of 7 out of 10 on repairability.  However it does use the fused display technology which might make it much stronger and less prone to damaging the display. If it does get damaged then it may cost more than a few bucks to replace the display.