With a bit of patient spudgering, the boards are disengaged—leaving the motherboard stripped and primed for some primo IC analysis:

Maxim Integrated MAX77836 Low-Voltage Input, 3V/3.3V/5V/ Adjustable Output, Step-Up DC-DC Converter

Broadcom BCM4334W Bluetooth 4.0 / 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi / FM Receiver

STMicroelectronics STM32F401B ARM-Cortex M4 MCU with 128KB Flash

Samsung KMF5X0005A-A210 512 MB DRAM package with the Qualcomm APQ8026 System on Chip layered beneath

Qualcomm PM8226 power management IC

InvenSense MP92M 9-axis Gyro + Accelerometer + Compass

InvenSense ICS-43430 microphone