Schemes, disassembly, repair and review Google Pixel XL

Specifications

• Android 7.1, pure OS
• Display 5.5 inches, 2560x1440 pixels, 534 ppi, AMOLED, automatic brightness control, light sensor, Gorilla Glass 4
• 4 GB of RAM (LPDDR4), 32/128 GB of internal memory (UFS 2.0), no memory cards
• Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, 4 cores (Kryo, 2 cores 2.15 GHz, 2 cores 1.6 GHz), graphics chip Adreno 530
• One nanoSIM card, one radio module
• The main camera is 12 megapixels (Sony IMX378 module), phase and laser focuses, image stabilization (digital), 1.55 micron, f / 2.0
• Front camera 8 megapixels, 1.4 microns, f / 2.4
• USB Type-C (USB 3.0), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac 2x2 MIMO Dual Band
• Network: GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA (band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8), FDD-LTE (band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13 , 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
• Fingerprint sensor, 3 microphones
• Battery 3450 mAh (13.28 Wh), Li-Ion, fast charging
• Dimensions - 154х75х8.58 mm, weight - 168 grams

The Pixel XL was dismantled for separate components, and a verdict was made regarding its maintainability. As a result of the disassembly of the new smartphone, Google was assigned a maintainability rating of 6 out of 10. This is a good figure, although it is slightly inferior to the results of the devices iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, which scored 7 points.

It is worth highlight the following points regarding Google Pixel XL:

• The smartphone uses a modular structure that allows you to easily replace many components after opening the display.
• The battery is easy to replace, although it is attached using a small amount of glue.
• The device uses only screws type T5 Torx.
• The opening process requires lifting the thin and fragile display module, which is difficult to do without damaging it.
• In addition to the screws, the inner frame is attached with grooves, which makes its removal and subsequent repair time-consuming.