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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...

iFixit Tears Down the Pixel 2 XL to Find Its Squeezy Tech, Pixel Visual Core Chip

Kellen October 19, 2017 18

The folks at iFixit did their thing to the Google Pixel 2 XL today. They didn't find a solution for blue-tilting in displays or how to turn off sRGB mode, but they did find the rest of the goodies buried in this latest smartphone from Google. Thanks to this...

Probably Shouldn’t Try to Repair the Essential Phone Yourself

Kellen September 5, 2017 36

Most of us won't ever attempt to fix a broken phone, one that we might have cracked after dropping or that has died from water damage after being dunked in a pool. Fixing these things isn't easy, requires special sets of tools and adhesives, and can be nearly...

Galaxy S8 Teardown Confirms These Phones Are a Pain to Self Repair

Tim April 18, 2017 48

iFixit is back at it, this time with a teardown for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ from Samsung. With these teardowns, iFixit applies a numerical value to how easy or hard something is to self repair. Not everyone relies on the dude at the mall kiosk to fix...

iFixit Has a New $20 Essentials Set for All You Tinkerers

Tim November 30, 2016 9

The good folks at iFixit have a new toolkit available this holiday shopping season, priced at an extremely reasonable $20. If the name doesn't ring a bell, you've likely seen iFixit's work posted all over the web whenever a new device hits the market. If you...

Google Home Receives Fantastic Score in iFixit Teardown

Tim November 7, 2016 22

The folks at iFixit have torn down the newly-launched Google Home, declaring it to be one highly repairable product. Unlike many of today's smartphones that receive extremely poor repairability scores, the Google Home scored a solid 8 out of 10 on the scale,...

Pixel XL Gets the Teardown Treatment, Receives Decent Repairability Score

Tim October 21, 2016 14

Tinkerers and DIY'ers, pay attention to the following post. If you plan on picking up or have already purchased a new Pixel or Pixel XL from Google, things are looking pretty good for you. Each year, when new flagship devices are launched, the folks at iFixIt...