
RM-596
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Transceiver characteristics
Band
WCDMA HSPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
3.5” AMOLED, up to 16.7 million colors, 16:9
12 Mpix Carl Zeiss autofocus camera with CMOS
Transceiver with BL-4D battery p ac k
Service Manual Level 1&2
Level 1&2
RM-596
EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
widescreen aspect ratio, 640x360 pixel resolution
sensor, Xenon flash, 1280x720 25 fps HD v ideo
recording
HDMI co nnector with Dolby Dig ital 5.1 audio, analog
TV ou t wi th stereo aud io via 3 .5 mm AV connector,
Micro USB 2 .0 with OTG support, Blu etoo th 2.1 + EDR
and 3 .0 + EDR, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Up to 12 hours
Up to 5.8 hours
Talk times are dependen t on network parameter s
and phone settings
Up to 390 hours
Up to 400 hours

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Service Manual Level 1&2
Table of contents
1. COPYRI GHT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. WAR NI NGS AN D C AUTI ONS ............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 WARNINGS................................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 CAUTI ONS................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. ESD PROTECTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
4. CARE AND MAI NTENANC E ................................................................................................................................................ 7
5. BATTERY INFORMATION................................................................................................................................................... 8
6. EXPLODED VIEW ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
7. SERVI CE DEVIC ES ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
8. SOFT WARE UPD ATE ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
9. DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 13
10. ASSE MBLY I NSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 23
11. SOLDER COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 32

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Assembly instructions and Exploded view updated
To rx sizes corrected for disassembly and exploded view
Updated screws for exploded view
Added “Only available as assembly” mark to the SIDE SWI TC H
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CHANGE HISTORY
The purpose of this document is to help NOKIA service levels 1 and 2 workshop technicians to
carry out service to NOKIA products. This Service Manual is to be used only by authorized NOKIA
service suppliers, and the content of it is confidential. Please note that NOKIA provides also other
guidance documents (e.g. Service Bulletins) for service suppliers, follow these regularly and
comply with the given instructions.
Whi le e very endeavor has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, some errors may
exist. If you find any errors or if you have further suggestions, please notify NOKIA using the
address below:
Nokia Care Academy
service.manuals@nokia.com
Please keep in mind also that this documentation is continuously being updated and modified,
so watch always out for the newest version.
RM-596
Service Manual Level 1&2
I0037 in the Exploded view. Renamed I HF GASKET to SPEAKER
GASKET in the Exploded view. Changed position of PROXY
SENSOR BOOT in the exploded view. Removed SI DE SWITC H
I0037 from disassembly and assembly
BOTTOM ASSY
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