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Tablet

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Overview

A tablet is a touchscreen computer built around a single large display with no permanent keyboard, occupying the space between a smartphone and a laptop. This 11-inch model uses an aluminium unibody, a laminated touchscreen, and a magnetic connector for an attachable keyboard and stylus. The design priority is a thin, rigid slab: the screen is the entire front face, and all electronics pack into a 6.4 mm body behind it.

Structure comes from the Aluminium Unibody Chassis, a CNC-machined aluminium unibody that forms the rear shell, midframe, and EMI shielding in one stiff piece. The front is the Display Module, a laminated LCD stack that bonds the touch layer directly to the glass so the image appears to sit at the surface. The computing hardware lives on the Mainboard, which carries the SoC, unified memory, and storage.

Construction

Imaging uses the Rear Camera Module for document and photo capture and a front Camera Module positioned for video calls. The Battery Pack is a flat lithium-polymer pack that fills most of the floor area, providing the largest capacity the thin volume allows.

External and wireless connections split across two systems. The I/O & Buttons carries the USB-C port for charging, data, and display output, while the Antenna System handles Wi-Fi and Bluetooth through antennas routed around the metal frame. Orientation and ambient sensing come from the Sensor Cluster.

Audio plays through the Audio System, a multi-speaker set tuned for stereo separation in both portrait and landscape. The Magnetic Smart Connector provides power and data contacts so a keyboard folio or stylus can attach and charge without cables, and the Vibration Motor supplies haptic feedback. The result is a portable display-first computer that can stand in for either a media player or a light laptop.

Tablet parts and their functions

13 top-level parts · 61 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Tablet parts diagram: 1 aluminium unibody chassis, 2 display module, 3 mainboard, 4 rear camera module, 5 camera module, 6 battery pack, 7 audio system, 8 I/O & buttons, 9 sensor cluster, 10 antenna system, 11 magnetic smart connector, 12 vibration motor, 13 fastener set. 61 parts in 13 top-level items.
Tablet parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Aluminium Unibody Chassis 4 parts 1× Aluminium unibody
2 Display Module 6 parts 1× Optically-laminated touchscreen stack with LCD panel, digitizer, and cover glass.
3 Mainboard 8 parts 1× Logic board carrying the SoC, memory, storage, power management, and radios.
4 Rear Camera Module 4 parts 1× Autofocus rear camera with sensor, lens stack, and flex.
5 Camera Module 3 parts 1× Front-facing camera
6 Battery Pack 3 parts 1× Dual-cell Li-polymer pack with protection board and flex tail.
7 Audio System 4 parts 1× Quad-speaker stereo audio with dual microphones.
8 I/O & Buttons 5 parts 1× USB-C charging port, charge controller, and side buttons.
9 Sensor Cluster 3 parts 1× Motion and ambient-light sensing board.
10 Antenna System 2 parts 1× WiFi/BT and cellular antenna set with flex feeds.
11 Magnetic Smart Connector 3 parts 1× Keyboard/pencil attach
12 Vibration Motor 1× Haptic feedback
13 Fastener Set 1× Internal screws

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Bill of materials for Tablet

13 top-level lines · 58 rows shown · 61 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Aluminium Unibody Chassis 4 parts tablet-chassis 1× 1 7 assembly
1.1 Rear Aluminium Housing tablet-rear-housing 1× 1 · part
1.2 Magnesium Midframe tablet-midframe 1× 1 · part
1.3 Adhesive Bonding Frame tablet-adhesive-frame 1× 1 · part
1.4 EMI Shield Can tablet-emi-shield 4× 4 · part
2 Display Module 6 parts tablet-display-module 1× 1 6 assembly
2.1 LCD Panel lcd-panel 1× 1 · part
2.2 Touch Digitizer touch-digitizer 1× 1 · part
2.3 Cover Glass tablet-cover-glass 1× 1 · part
2.4 Display Driver IC tablet-display-driver 1× 1 · part
2.5 LED Backlight Unit tablet-backlight 1× 1 · part
2.6 Optical Lamination Layer tablet-optical-lamination 1× 1 · part
3 Mainboard 8 parts tablet-mainboard 1× 1 11 assembly
3.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1× 1 · part
3.2 Compute SoC Module soc-module 1× 1 · part
3.3 LPDDR5 RAM Package tablet-ram 2× 2 · part
3.4 UFS Flash Storage tablet-flash-storage 1× 1 · part
3.5 Power Management IC tablet-pmic 1× 1 · part
3.6 WiFi/BT Combo Module tablet-wifi-bt-module 1× 1 · part
3.7 SMD Passive (R/C/L) smd-passives 1× 1 · part
3.8 Connector connector 3× 3 · part
4 Rear Camera Module 4 parts tablet-rear-camera 1× 1 4 assembly
4.1 CMOS Image Sensor image-sensor 1× 1 · part
4.2 Camera Lens Stack tablet-camera-lens 1× 1 · part
4.3 VCM Autofocus Actuator tablet-vcm-actuator 1× 1 · part
4.4 Connector connector 1× 1 · part
5 Camera Module 3 parts camera-module 1× 1 3 assembly
5.1 CMOS Image Sensor image-sensor 1× 1 · part
5.2 Lens Assembly camera-lens 1× 1 · part
5.3 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1× 1 · part
6 Battery Pack 3 parts tablet-battery-pack 1× 1 4 assembly
6.1 LiPo Cell lipo-cell 2× 2 · part
6.2 BMS Board bms-board 1× 1 · part
6.3 Battery Flex Cable tablet-battery-flex 1× 1 · part
7 Audio System 4 parts tablet-audio-system 1× 1 8 assembly
7.1 Speaker speaker 4× 4 · part
7.2 MEMS Microphone tablet-microphone 2× 2 · part
7.3 Audio Codec / Amp tablet-audio-codec 1× 1 · part
7.4 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1× 1 · part
8 I/O & Buttons 5 parts tablet-io-system 1× 1 5 assembly
8.1 USB-C Connector tablet-usbc-connector 1× 1 · part
8.2 Charge Controller IC tablet-charge-ic 1× 1 · part
8.3 Power Button tablet-power-button 1× 1 · part
8.4 Volume Button tablet-volume-button 1× 1 · part
8.5 Connector connector 1× 1 · part
9 Sensor Cluster 3 parts tablet-sensor-cluster 1× 1 3 assembly
9.1 IMU (Accel/Gyro) tablet-imu 1× 1 · part
9.2 Ambient Light Sensor tablet-als 1× 1 · part
9.3 Microcontroller mcu 1× 1 · part
10 Antenna System 2 parts tablet-rf-system 1× 1 5 assembly
10.1 Flex Antenna tablet-antenna 3× 3 · part
10.2 Connector connector 2× 2 · part
11 Magnetic Smart Connector 3 parts tablet-magnetic-connector 1× 1 3 assembly
11.1 Pogo Pin Array tablet-pogo-pins 1× 1 · part
11.2 Magnet Array tablet-magnet-array 1× 1 · part
11.3 Connector connector 1× 1 · part
12 Vibration Motor tablet-vibration-motor 1× 1 · part
13 Fastener Set fastener-set 1× 1 · part

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Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇺🇸Apple
apple.com ↗
Cupertino, US Consumer electronics 1,000 units 8–14 wks
🇰🇷Samsung
samsung.com ↗
Suwon, KR Consumer electronics 1,000 units 8–14 wks
🇨🇳Lenovo
lenovo.com ↗
Beijing, CN Computers 1,000 units 8–14 wks
🇺🇸Amazon
amazon.com ↗
Seattle, US Devices & cloud (Echo, Fire, Kindle) 1,000 units 8–14 wks

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