Touch HD 3 internals?

bonnerable · 10-15-2019, 12:06 PM

Was wondering if there's a teardown of the TH3. I just want to see if there's some kind of back plate to reinforce the eink screen. The TH3 is only 155grams so I'm worried there might be none because of the lightness. I used to have an inkbook but that one cracked easily so I'm looking for a sturdier alternative with page buttons. Cheers!

sdfgg · 11-05-2019, 11:42 AM

Dang! I would love to be able to help out and find out if it can be "upgraded" like the kobo clara HD with a bigger faster sd card! but also searching online I found nothing

kakonema · 11-06-2019, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bonnerable

Was wondering if there's a teardown of the TH3. I just want to see if there's some kind of back plate to reinforce the eink screen. The TH3 is only 155grams so I'm worried there might be none because of the lightness. I used to have an inkbook but that one cracked easily so I'm looking for a sturdier alternative with page buttons. Cheers!

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showt...ost&p=85804906

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Originally Posted by sdfgg

Dang! I would love to be able to help out and find out if it can be "upgraded" like the kobo clara HD with a bigger faster sd card! but also searching online I found nothing

InkPad 3 and Touch HD 3 don't use microSD card as internal storage.

kakonema · 11-06-2019, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kakonema

InkPad 3 and Touch HD 3 don't use microSD card as internal storage.

On the other hand, there's a shield on both of them, so maybe there is something under.

By looking at the fstab in the firmware, there is a mmcblk device, but that doesn't answer the question why on earth would they put a sd card under the shield?

sdfgg · 11-06-2019, 11:37 AM

I know right! thats the same point I made for the inkpad 3, although now that I think about it, at the time of manufacturing it does not make much sense from the material heat tolerances, think of the first baking for the card creation, and then a second baking for the device pcb assembly... it would certantly cause a few extra problems

But still, I also want to see inside

bonnerable · 11-08-2019, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sdfgg

Dang! I would love to be able to help out and find out if it can be "upgraded" like the kobo clara HD with a bigger faster sd card! but also searching online I found nothing

The touch lux 4 has an sd slot. Would have been perfect if it has warm/orange light. Though I understand the feature is reserved for the higher end models.

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Originally Posted by kakonema

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showt...ost&p=85804906

Oh wow! It looks like it does have a backplate, though not full due to the battery. Too bad the owner broke his screen.

anonymust · 05-10-2020, 04:45 AM

I need to save this link (just incase I break mine �� )

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showt...#entry85804906

Note to self/keywords: "Touch HD 3 Screen" "THD3" "Broken Screen" "replacement screen"

10-15-2019, 12:06 PM	#1
bonnerable Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 49187 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kobo Mini, Glo HD, Inkbook Prime HD, Kobo Libra	Touch HD 3 internals? Was wondering if there's a teardown of the TH3. I just want to see if there's some kind of back plate to reinforce the eink screen. The TH3 is only 155grams so I'm worried there might be none because of the lightness. I used to have an inkbook but that one cracked easily so I'm looking for a sturdier alternative with page buttons. Cheers! Last edited by bonnerable; 10-15-2019 at 12:07 PM. Reason: spelling correction

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11-05-2019, 11:42 AM	#2
sdfgg Member Posts: 12 Karma: 4452 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: pocketbook,kobo	Dang! I would love to be able to help out and find out if it can be "upgraded" like the kobo clara HD with a bigger faster sd card! but also searching online I found nothing

11-06-2019, 11:37 AM	#5
sdfgg Member Posts: 12 Karma: 4452 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: pocketbook,kobo	I know right! thats the same point I made for the inkpad 3, although now that I think about it, at the time of manufacturing it does not make much sense from the material heat tolerances, think of the first baking for the card creation, and then a second baking for the device pcb assembly... it would certantly cause a few extra problems But still, I also want to see inside

05-10-2020, 04:45 AM	#7
anonymust Book Reader Posts: 43 Karma: 13674 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Earth Device: Pocketbook *** (Touch HD 3)	I need to save this link (just incase I break mine �� ) http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showt...#entry85804906 Note to self/keywords: "Touch HD 3 Screen" "THD3" "Broken Screen" "replacement screen"

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