Card Level Parts of a Mobile Cell Phone

When learning how to repair a mobile cell phone, it is important to identify parts of a mobile phone. There are hundreds of parts and electronic components in mobile phone. These parts and components can be classified into different groups such as card level parts, big parts and small parts. In this article, I will explain and teach you about card level parts of a mobile phone. Big parts and small parts and electronic components will be covered in future articles.

Card Level Parts of a Mobile Cell Phone

1. Front Facia or Facial: This is the front cover or housing of any mobile phone. These are of different shapes and sizes depending upon brand and model.
   

   Mobile Phone Front Facia
2. Back Facia or Facial: This is the Back cover or housing of any mobile phone. These are of different shapes and sizes depending upon brand and model.
   

   Mobile Phone Back Facia
3. Internal Facia or Facial: This is the internal skeleton of a mobile phone.
   

   Internal Facia or Skeleton of a Mobile Phone
4. Ringer: This part of component in a mobile phone is also called loudspeaker. It plays loud sound and music in mobile phone.
   

   Mobile Phone Ringer
5. Speaker: This part or component is also called earpiece. It helps to listen to sound during phone call when the loudspeaker or headphone is NOT ON.
   

   Mobile Phone Speaker
6. Microphone: It is also called Mic in short. It transmits sound of the speaker during phone call. It also helps to record sound in a mobile phone. It other words, microphone is a sound input device.
   

   Mobile Phone Microphone
7. Vibrator: It is also called motor. It creates vibration in a cell phone when vibration mode setting is turned ON.
   

   Vibrator of Mobile Phone
8. LED: Light Emitting Diode. These components produce light in a mobile cell phone.
   

   LED of Mobile Phone
9. Charging Connector: It helps to connect the charger to the PCB of a mobile phone to charge or recharge the battery.
   

   Mobile Phone Charging Connector
10. Headphone Connector: It is also called Earphone Connector. It helps to connect the headphone to the mobile phone via jack.
    

    Mobile Phone Headphone Connector
11. Data Cable Connector: It helps to connect the mobile to another device such as a computer, laptop, table etc using a data cable.
    

    Data Cable Connector of Mobile Phone
12. Battery: It supplies power or DC current to the mobile phone.
    

    Battery of Mobile Phone
13. Battery Connector: It connects the battery to the internal circuit tracks of the PCB of a mobile phone.
    

    Mobile Phone Battery Connector
14. SIM Card: Subscriber Identification Module. This is a small rectangular chip with circuit and information of user of the card. A SIM card is necessary to make or receive phone calls with a mobile phone.
    

    SIM Card
15. SIM Card Connector: It connects the SIM card to the Circuit or PCB of a mobile phone.
    

    SIM Connector
16. Memory Card: It is used to store data like document, music, videos etc. These are available in different capacities like 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32 GB etc.
    

    Memory Card
17. Memory Card Connector or MMC Connector: It connects the memory card to the PCB of a mobile phone.
    

    Mobile Phone Memory Card Connector
18. Camera: It is used to capture still images or record videos. These are available in different megapixel.
    

    Camera of Mobile Phone
19. Camera Connector: It connects the camera to the PCB of the mobile phone.
    

    Mobile Phone Camera Connector
20. Keypad Button: It is connected to the keypad carbon to enter numbers to make phone calls and other data.
    

    Mobile Phone Keypad
21. Keypad Carbon: It is present in between keypad button and the PCB. It connects the keypad buttons to the PCB of a mobile phone.
    

    Mobile Phone Keypad Carbon
22. Keypad Connector: It connects the keypad to the PCB of the cell phone.
    

    Mobile Phone Keypad Connector
23. ON / OFF Switch: It helps to switch the mobile phone ON or OFF.
24. Display: It is screen of the mobile phone.
    

    Mobile Phone ON-OFF Switch
25. Display Connector: It connects display of screen to the PCB of a Mobile Phone.
    

    Mobile Phone Display Connector
26. Internal Antenna: It helps to capture network frequency.
    

    Internal Antenna of Mobile Phone
27. PCB: Printed Circuit Boardof the Mobile Phone.
    

    Mobile Phone PCB
28. PDA: Display or Screen of a touch screen mobile phone.
    

    Mobile Phone PDA