The folks over at iFixit never rest and are always looking to get their hands on a new device so they can tear it down, open it up and lay bare all the internals for everyone to see. The new Kindle Fire HD 7 by Amazon is the latest to undergo the screwdriver treatment by iFixit, getting a rating of 7/10 for being “easily repairable”.
The most difficult thing to repair on the Kindle Fire HD 7 was found to be the display (manufactured by LCD), as the LCD and front glass panel are fused together, so if anything happens to either of those, it will need a replacement of both the components.
Here are the internal components making the Kindle Fire HD 7 work:
1.2GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 dual-core processor
Samsung KLMAG2GE4A eMMC 16 GB Flash Memory and Flash Memory Controller
Elpida B8164B3PF-1D-F 8 Gb (1 GB) DDR2 RAM
Texas Instruments TWL6032 Fully Integrated Power Management IC
Broadcom BCM2076 Multifunction Monolithic IC with GPS and GLONASS AGPS, Bluetooth 4.0, and FM Receiver/Transmitter
Wolfson WM8962E Ultra-Low Power Stereo CODEC
B50 5222 12507A9A10, which Chipworks believes to be the Wi-Fi package
The final rating of 7/10 was given with the positives being the easy to remove rear cover, no adhesive used for the battery, simplistic design, and the same screws used for everything inside (except for one); while points were taken away for a difficult to remove copper tape over the processor, as well as the integrated LCD and touch assembly.
To get a look at the entire tear-down process, head to the iFixit website here. Do let us know what you think in the comments below!
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