Teardown

A teardown of the Nexus 4 reveals a smartphone packed with cutting-edge technology inside a handset that's easy to open up and repair.

A teardown of Apple's new iPhone shows how the Cupertino giant manages to pack so much hardware into such a small space, and design it to draw as little power as possible.

A teardown of the Nexus Q reveals how Google has managed to cram so much into such a tiny space -- and why the small black orb weighs a deceptive 2 pounds.

The guys at iFixit have done it again, this time bringing us the first legal a teardown of the Apple iPhone 4.

A teardown of Samsung's new Galaxy S4 Android smartphone shows that Qualcomm is a big winner, succeeding in getting multiple chips onto the motherboard.

Research firm IHS has followed up its virtual teardown of the iPhone 5 with a brand new physical teardown, confirming its materials list and also the cost of manufacture for the latest Apple smartphone.

Another teardown by the guys a iFixit. On the operating table today is a Windows Phone 7 handset, the HTC Surround, and it features an interesting storage surprise.

The DROID RAZR M has only been available for about week and the folks at DirectFix just released a teardown video. In the event that you ever have to open your device, this video will give you all the information to fix whatever needs fixing. I really prefer the videos as opposed to just pictures because it’s much easier to follow along.

I always wanted but never got a Virtual Boy, but I’m glad I waited since the Oculus Rift looks like a much better goggle-based gaming platform. The gadget got the teardown treatment over at iFixit today, thanks to a developer edition secured by the site. The Rift was remarkably easy to pull apart, earning it a very high repairability score.