Google's foldable smartphone 'Pixel 9 Pro Fold' is easy to disassemble and repair, but there is one point of concern
Google's foldable smartphone ' Pixel 9 Pro Fold ' was released on September 4, 2024. iFixit, which provides disassembly and repair information, has favorably evaluated the Pixel 9 Pro Fold as 'a device that increases the repairability of foldable smartphones.'
Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold Nudges Foldables Toward Repairability - iFixit
Service repair manuals for Pixel devices - Help
https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/14725410?hl=en
Google has made the Pixel series repair manuals available for anyone to view, and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold repair manual can also be downloaded by clicking 'Pixel 9 Pro Fold repair manual' on the distribution page . Although there isa Japanese version on the repair manual distribution page, at the time of writing, even if you click 'Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold repair manual' on the Japanese page, for some reason the 'Pixel 8 repair manual' is downloaded.
The cover of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold repair manual looks like this. The manual is 340 pages long and includes a large number of images that clearly summarize the tools required for repair, the parts required for repair, how to disassemble, and how to assemble.
Below is a diagram of the parts configuration of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Some smartphones require the entire logic board to be replaced in order to replace the camera or USB port, but in the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, the camera, USB port, etc. are modularized, so you can replace only each module without removing the logic board.
iFixit, which actually disassembled the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, pointed out that the modularization of each part makes repairs easier and cheaper. In particular, they praised the fact that parts that are subject to high wear, such as USB ports, are modular and replaceable.
iFixit rated the Pixel 9 Pro Fold highly for its ease of repair overall, but was concerned about the problem of the battery being difficult to remove. The Pixel 9 Pro Fold's battery has a pull tab for removal, but the adhesive that secures the battery to the main body is too strong, so the battery could not be removed even by pulling the pull tab.
iFixit has been commissioned by Google to sell genuine Pixel parts, and sells them at the following link:
Genuine Google Pixel Parts and Repair Kits | iFixit
https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/Google_Phone
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