Sep 25, 2023 06:00:00

Spare parts to repair the inner display of Google's foldable smartphone 'Pixel Fold' cost more than 130,000 yen

Google's foldable smartphone '

Pixel Fold ' was released on July 31, 2023. The Pixel Fold has two displays: an outer display that can be used when folded and an inner display that can be used when opened. It is reported that spare parts for this inner display are being sold for about $900 (about 133,000 yen) on the official website of electronic equipment repair company iFixit.

Google Pixel Fold Inner Screen - Genuine
https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-fold-inner-screen-genuine

The Pixel Fold's screen repair will cost $900 | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/the-pixel-folds-screen-repair-will-cost-900/

Pixel Fold is Google's first foldable smartphone, with a 5.8-inch display similar to a regular smartphone when folded and a 7.6-inch inner display when opened. Although the Pixel Fold's inner display leaves folding marks in the center, it can be opened 180 degrees.

The 7.6-inch inner display is an OLED display with a resolution of 2208 x 1840 pixels and is covered with flexible ultra-thin glass. Ultra-thin glass is vulnerable to impact and damage, so it is coated with a protective plastic layer over it.

This allows you to watch videos on a large screen or read e-books in two-page spreads.

You can understand what it feels like to actually use Pixel Fold by reading the article below.

``Google Pixel Fold'' that can display two screens on one display, review of actual device use, impression that it is a ``tablet that can be folded in two'' rather than a folding smartphone - GIGAZINE

Sales of spare parts and repair kits for Pixel Fold have already begun on iFixit's official website. The price is $166.99 (about 25,000 yen) forthe outer display with a repair kit, $69.99 (about 10,000 yen) for the back cover , $56.99 (about 8,500 yen)for the battery , and $49.99 (about 8,500 yen) for the outer front camera . The inner front camera costs $49.99 (approx. 7,400 yen), and the rear camera costs $146.99 (approx. 21,800 yen).

However, the 7.6-inch inner display is priced at $909.99 (approximately 134,000 yen) with a repair kit, and $899.99 (approximately 133,000 yen) without a repair kit, which is overwhelmingly higher than other spare parts. It has been. The price of Pixel Fold is $ 1,800 (selling price in Japan is 253,000 yen), so the spare parts alone cost about 50% of the price of the device.

Regarding this, Ron Amadeo, a writer for the technology media Ars Technica, said that the inner display spare parts sold at iFixit include not only the display but also the surrounding bezel, metal frame, hinge, side buttons, fingerprints, etc. It is pointed out that sensors are also included. If the Pixel Fold's inner display is damaged and needs to be repaired, the method will be to remove the motherboard, battery, camera, etc. from the original Pixel Fold and attach it to the inner display's spare parts.

In addition, when Mr. Amadeo actually tried using the Pixel Fold, he reported that the bottom of the inner display turned white and broke in just 4 days.

Report that Google Pixel Fold broke after 4 days of use, is there a problem with screen protection? - GIGAZINE