what are these points?

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lokeycmos

Joined Apr 3, 2009
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I attached a couple pics of a cell phone I have a question about. its a Samsung galaxy s4 what are the things located in red circles? they look like a test point or connector for external antenna. but the small ones are covered by the rear frame and couldn't possibly connect to anything.
 

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ScottWang

Joined Aug 23, 2012
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I attached a couple pics of a cell phone I have a question about. its a Samsung galaxy s4 what are the things located in red circles? they look like a test point or connector for external antenna. but the small ones are covered by the rear frame and couldn't possibly connect to anything.
It seems like high frequency transistor for GHz.
 

Veracohr

Joined Jan 3, 2011
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but the small ones are covered by the rear frame and couldn't possibly connect to anything.
Sure they could. I'd imagine the larger ones are for quick testing of a particular characteristic by a repair department. The smaller ones, requiring removal of screws to access, are probably involved in either lower-level repair diagnostics, or pre-shipment quality control testing.
 
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