CDMA Touch Pro Teardown!!
 

Here is a full and complete teardown of a CDMA Touch Pro! Also check out my thread with pics of a tore down CDMA Sprint Diamond!

I posted the pictures below... You can find a WIKI and more pics here

http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/image...ck_diagram.jpg

http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/image..._pro_pcb_1.jpg

http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/image..._pro_pcb_2.jpg

http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/image...h_pro_full.jpg



ALSO... HERE ARE IMAGES OF A TORE-DOWN VERIZON TOUCH PRO... THIS is the thread for these pictures.. THANKS TO SCROSLER

http://www.scottcrosler.com/TouchPro...n/RAR_file.jpg

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Yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I see no labels for the FM Radio, but I did post a question for him asking if he found one and also maybe one of us here can see it in the pictures...

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Yea I saw you there I was like Wow only a geek would ask that.... let's see who posts here and says they asked...

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lol.. I know I did :mrgreen:

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Wow that actually made me grab my pro and cherish it even more. lmao

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haha.. I hope somebody can analyze the pictures and see if the FM Radio is present..

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Where has no2chem been lately? He usually disappears before making a big discovery.

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As quoted by the owner of the site in reference to the FM Radio question...

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Saves me from needing to call asurion for a replacement, THANKS!

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Why did you need a replacement?

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i take it this was a sprint branded touch pro? also wasnt the FM Radio part of the qualcomm chipset?

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Yes.. This was a Sprint-branded CDMA Touch Pro.. Not known for sure about the FM Radio on the Qualcomm chipset..Does anybody know what the GSM FM radio is?

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does anyone have a similar HTC Diamond Teardown. then compare that to the Pro. if the FM radio is working on the Diamond. would it be possable to compare each board and see difference.

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FM Radio is in the bluetooth chipset. they are the same.

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Yes, yes and yes lol!! From what I hade read up about it, it is in the bluetooth chipset.

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Its spl locked, i know it is. thats why the driver can almost interface with the hardware but not quite :)

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the sony xperia x1 has the same bluetooth chipset... i tried the software for the radio from that with no avail lol

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That's no2chem's guess like he said for whatever reason they were probably unable to get FCC's approval prior to the release. A big push was on this phone to get released, this is why the first batch had some flaws to them like the raised home button, the issue with the chrome and others. My guess is just like Sprint did us with the HTC Touch and GPS, we will probably find a way to hack it prior to there release of an update enabling it. Most all the files are there for it, so I doubt they would place the files on the phone if the radio didn't exist. Like Juggalo said its probably just locked in the spl.

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Is it possible to unlock the SPL?

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Did this find anything else out, like why KB lighting is uneven or why some phones speakers are compromised, or maybe why the hardware KB is so slow compared to a software KB, screen edge sensitivity? Have any DIY improvements been found?

THANKS!!!!

P.S. I saw a AT&T Fuze today, and I must say, that much of the phone looked to be a better build quality then the Sprint TP. Not every aspect of the phone (The KB was the same) but remove the back cover and see that it is a better plastic, look at the inside, the speaker, the antenna layout, just all of it looked better, the sides of the phone looked better without the chrome, the screen did not have a sensitivity issue that I could find... Just thought I would share, I would only expect someone who has seen one to understand what I am saying, wish I had one to compare...

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All I know is that seeing the insides of a TP is like seeing your own guts hanging out after an accident. Nasty! Makes me cringe but cool as he**! I know you guys will figure out the FM deal! I have faith in all you guys in here!

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There is a registry edit in the Touch Pro Essential thread that increases screen sensitivity..I like seeing the pics personally Gator.. Always nice to know what it looks like on the inside..

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Where's the heatshield?

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The BRF6350 bluetooth chipset does have FM radio on board. I don't know if the BL version might have FM absent or not, though.

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TP is sexy inside as it is on the outside.

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Looking closely it appears the TP has the same configuration around the BRF6350 as the Experia does (which has the FM radio)....definately looks as though the nessasary hardware may be there, though there is not enough detail to know for sure.
TP:http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/image..._pro_pcb_2.jpg
X1:http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/image...a_x1_pcb_1.jpg

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I found this link which seems to confirm this:

http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_bluelink_6_brf6350.pdf

I can't find anything about the BRF6350BL so I don't know if BL just stands for TI's "Blue Link". Just guessing.

Chris

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The Experia is GSM though so it had a different chipset...

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A minor update... In the link posted on the OP, in the comments section, there has been talk about the connectors on the mainboard that look like antenna connections... I thought to update you all on this.. Might be informational...

Question asked...

Best information given....

and

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There is no FM Transmitter in the TP

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lol... How do you know this?

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Just saw this. Wow, I loove digging thru the hardware! The techie side of me I suppose...

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LMAO who cares if it has a 'transmitter'. We want to enable FM reception.

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yeah Guitar.... I was stoked when I saw these pics

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Cool any ideas what kind of LEDs are in the thing hopefully theyre multicolored but i honestly doubt it

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I think their standard white LED lights, but i'll try to find out for sure...

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would love to have different colored LEDs but I dont have that kinda luck

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Good stuff but I have a question. You posted on the forums you got this information asking if they had found the chip with the fm on it? But in the fm thread you claimed to have a secret person who was sending you that information. What happened to your super secret source?

Now back on topic. If you look at those images there are a few chips that have no information on them. Like the diamond does also. It is possible its in there some where. Id like to find pictures of a gsm pro and compare.

I Found The Fm Chip!
 

Look at the attached image fm1.jpg origional unzoomed and zoon in on it.
Look at the attached image fm2.jpg I cleaned it up and extracted the chip.