Droid X Dissection

As our class has been studying the effects of E-waste on the world, we found it necessary to dissect the most common form of technology today: the cell phone.  Traditionally I keep all of the cellphones I have put in use, and I destroy the ones that I didn't like.  Fortunately, I kept my old Motorola Droid X, now outdated but still useful.

As I disassembled the specimen, I was interested in seeing that very little (if any) glue was used in the construction of the phone. Through our research, we learned that glue used in the technology manufacturing field is very toxic, and is rather carcinogenic.  This Droid was held primarily held together with screws of various sizes, which allows me to think that some of the phones on the market are built for deconstruction.

All together, there were six primary layers of the phone which includes the:

• screen cover which covers...
• the screen itself which rests on... 
• the chassis that holds the...
• motherboard, protected by...
• the back cover.