Teardown - Droid Life

Pixel Fold Gets Picked Apart, Repairability Score Not Terrible

Tim July 7, 2023 3

As is the case with most foldables, it appears that self repairs with the Pixel Fold may be difficult, but manageable. As we're now seeing thanks to PBK Reviews on YouTube, even the device's USB C port is attached to the motherboard, making replacement...

The Pixel Watch Gets Its Teardown Moment

Kellen October 19, 2022 7

Our Pixel Watch review is done and we gave you the first 10 things we think you should do with it, assuming you bought one. So at this point forward, we sort of switch modes into finding out what this watch can do in the long-term when worn on the wrist for...

Motorola Razr Given Predictably Low Repairability Score by iFixit in Teardown

Tim February 13, 2020

iFixit has published its official teardown for the Motorola Razr, giving it what might possibly be the lowest repairability score I've seen. It's not in the negatives, as I'm not sure that's even possible, but on a 1 through 10 scale, it doesn't get any lower...

$1500 Foldable Moto Razr Gets Torn Down, Put Back Together in Video

Tim February 5, 2020

We appreciate teardowns around here. No, not because we do a lot of self repair here in the office, but it's cool to see all of the designing and effort that goes into creating the devices we care so much about. As foldable phones like Motorola's $1,500 Razr...

Pixel 4 XL Teardown Reveals Samsung Display, Almost Decent Repairability Score

Tim October 24, 2019

The good people at iFixit published their Pixel 4 XL teardown this week, detailing the innards of Google's latest flagship phone. As you'd expect, they found micro chips, adhesive, plus a whole assortment of odds and ends that when compiled, create something...

iFixit: Plastic Pixel is Pretty Fixable, Receives 6/10 Repairability Score

Tim May 9, 2019

According to the good folks at iFixit, Google's latest entry into the Pixel line, the Pixel 3a XL, is a lot easier to self repair than other devices currently on the market. For all of you #RightToRepair people, this is good. Apparently, opening up the Pixel...

Galaxy Note 9 Innards Detailed in Teardown From iFixIt

Tim August 27, 2018

The good folks at iFixIt posted a new teardown this week, all about the Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung. In these teardowns, owners can get an idea of just how difficult self repairing one of these phones can be and non-owners can just take pleasure in watching...

Huawei P20 Pro With Triple Leica Camera Setup Gets Torn Down

Tim April 9, 2018 6

Remember Huawei? They were cool. These days, unfortunately, living in the US means we aren't able to easily go out and buy Huawei's latest devices, such as the P20 Pro, but thanks to the good folks at iFixIt, we can still get a look at what makes this dope...