After much anticipation, Google finally launched its mid-range Pixel series smartphones at an event on 7th May — Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Now, both the smartphones are available for purchase.
The team at iFixit decided to teardown the phone to see how the device is manufactured. In the rapairability score, the Pixel 3a series scored 6 points out of 10, which means that it’s fairly easy to repair. For those not aware, 10 points mean the phone is easiest to repair.
Most of the smartphones getting launched nowadays are not easy to get reapird and it’s a welcome move from Google for the Pixel 3a series, which scored 6 points in terms of repairability. The teardown of the phone showed that most of the components are modular and can be easily replaced once you remove the display assembly.
However, the iFixit team says that the display has foam adhesive that makes the opening process not very involved. It also added that while the display does come off first, it’s quite thin and poorly supported.
Then comes the battery, which is secured using the stretch-release adhesive and is said to be very repair-friendly. The only screws inside the new Pixel smartphones are standard T3 Torx fasteners, so there’s need for any weird screwdrivers.
The report points out that the main issue is that there are myriad long and thin ribbon cables that are connecting the phone’s internal components, and these can be hard to work around without accidental tears.
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It reveals that the display panel on the both the phones — Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL comes from Samsung. The flash storage and RAM come from Micron. The phones also come with Google’s Titan M security chip, as well as a modular USB-C port.
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