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Purism hasn't published the schematics for the M.2 2230 B-key card containing the Silicon Labs (formerly Redpine Signals) [RS9116](https://www.silabs.com/wireless/wi-fi/rs9116-wi-fi-transceiver-modules) WiFi/Bluetooth chip.
Front of the RS9116 WiFi/BT M.2 card (51 components):
[Front](https://forums.puri.sm/t/can-someone-post-high-resolution-photos-of-the-l5s-m-2-cards/13582/10) of the RS9116 WiFi/BT M.2 card (50 components):
![Front of RS9116 WiFi M.2 card](uploads/9703a5c8be3985e9b452d323c26c1015/Front_Redpine_WiFi_M.2_card.jpg)
Back of the RS9116 WiFi/BT M.2 card (37 components):
[Back](https://forums.puri.sm/t/can-someone-post-high-resolution-photos-of-the-l5s-m-2-cards/13582/10) of the RS9116 WiFi/BT M.2 card (37 components):
![Back of RS9116 WiFi/BT M.2 card](uploads/a8739f35b2220db0ad0b093ab5fac9e2/Back_Redpine_WiFi_M.2_card.jpg)
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Purism hasn't published the schematics for the [M.2 3042](https://media.ccc.de/v/Camp2019-10238-a_mobile_phone_that_respects_your_freedom) [E-key](https://forums.puri.sm/t/news-regarding-librem5-on-chaos-communication-camp-2019/6813/4) card containing the BroadMobi [BM818-E1](http://www.broadmobi.com/en/module_show.php?id=18) / BM818-A1.
Front of the BM818-E1 cellular modem (6 components):
[Front](https://forums.puri.sm/t/try-and-error-opening-librem-5-pictures/12517) of the BM818-E1 cellular modem (6 components):
![Front of the BM818-E1 cellular modem](uploads/86383b338b1266ca34af924578b671e8/Front_BM818-E1_cellular_modem.jpg)
Front of the BM818-A1 cellular modem (6 components):
[Front](https://forums.puri.sm/t/can-someone-post-high-resolution-photos-of-the-l5s-m-2-cards/13582/10) of the BM818-A1 cellular modem (6 components):
![Front of the BM818-A1 cellular modem](uploads/03d80666ebc8e58dd3bab1bd60478d0b/Front_BM818_cellular_modem.jpg)
Back of the BM818 cellular modem:
[Back](https://forums.puri.sm/t/can-someone-post-high-resolution-photos-of-the-l5s-m-2-cards/13582/10) of the BM818 cellular modem:
![Back of the BM818 cellular modem](uploads/156663d103f70ae22922eadacf1a1384/Back_BM818_cellular_modem.jpg)
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|Crystal oscillators (Yxxxx)|10|0|
|**Total**|**1259**|**45**|
If the test elements aren't included (since they are printed in the board), then the two Librem 5 boards together have 1174 components. In addition, the RS9116 WiFi/Bluetooth M.2 card contains 88 components and the BM818 modem M.2 card contains 6 components, so the 4 boards in the Librem 5 contain a total of 1268 components.
If the test elements aren't included (since they are printed in the board), then the two Librem 5 boards together have 1174 components. In addition, the RS9116 WiFi/Bluetooth M.2 card contains 87 components and the BM818 modem M.2 card contains 6 components, so the 4 boards in the Librem 5 contain a total of 1267 components.
It's interesting to compare the Librem 5 with the [PinePhone](https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/), which has 672 [components in its two PCBs](https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php?title=PinePhone_component_list) (not including the test elements).
In comparison, the typical smartphone has between 400 and 600 components, which shows how much easier it is to design a phone with an integrated mobile SoC. The Librem 5 has 2.5 times more components than the typical smartphones because it uses 6 separate chips ([i.MX 8M Quad](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/IMX8MDQLQCEC.pdf), [RS9116](https://www.silabs.com/wireless/wi-fi/rs9116-wi-fi-transceiver-modules), [BM818](http://www.broadmobi.com/en/module_show.php?id=18)/[PLS8](https://storage.pardot.com/128881/202595/Thales_Cinterion_PLS8_Datasheet.pdf), [Teseo-LIV3F](https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/teseo-liv3f.pdf), [WM8962](https://www.cirrus.com/products/wm8962-62b/) and [bq25895](https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/bq25895.pdf)) in place of an integrated mobile SoC, plus it has extra circuitry for its hardware kill switches and the smartcard reader (which requires a separate ARM microcontroller).
It's interesting to compare the Librem 5 with the [PinePhone](https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/), which has 4 chips in place of an integrated mobile SoC. The PinePhone contains 672 [components in its two PCBs](https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php?title=PinePhone_component_list) (not including the test elements).
|Type of component|Librem 5 main|Librem 5 USB|PinePhone main|PinePhone USB|
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