Motorola Atrix 4G Gets Torn Down To The Underground

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Motorola Atrix 4G Gets Torn Down To The Underground
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[John Biggs](https://techcrunch.com/author/john-biggs-2/)

7:59 PM PST · February 22, 2011

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Our little buddy [@grg](http://twitter.com/grg) is working on his Atrix review as we speak but that didn’t stop the kids at [iFixIt](http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1) from tearing down the 4G model for us all. Inside they found what they call “microchips” and a “battery cell,” all of which combine to offer telephonic communication with outside parties.

The most important chips include the Tegra processor and a cavalcade of stars including:

* Qualcomm MDM6200 supporting HSPA+ speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps
* Hynix H8BCSOQG0MMR 2-chip memory MCP
* Elpida B8132B1PB. According to Chipworks, the Elpida package contains 1 GB DDR2 RAM, but also covers the Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU/GPU residing underneath the package.
* Broadcom BCM4329 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
* AKM 8975 Electronic Compass

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