As part of COVID-19 prevention measures, some countries have limited available shipping options or have halted inbound shipping altogether. Please note that as the COVID-19 situation develops, international delivery speed and availability is variable and subject to change quickly. Most delays we have seen have slowed delivery speed by 1-2 days, with some delays stretching up to 5 days. Recent international package delays have largely been minor. Please note that specific areas may experience delivery delays based on local conditions.Īlthough many packages are still arriving on a normal delivery timetable, there is potential that international packages may be delayed in transit. The website notes that while getting past the poorly supported display assembly is a challenge, the modular components inside the handset make it easy to replace them in the event of a failure for pretty cheap.IFixit shipping and delivery times for most shipments appear to be unaffected currently. In the end, iFixit gives the Pixel XL a repairability score of 6 out of 10. Except for the 3450mAh battery, there is no way one to make out that HTC had anything to do with building the Pixel. What is surprising, however, is the lack of HTC branding inside the components used in the Pixel XL. Considering the handset is powered by Qualcomm’s own Snapdragon 821 chipset and uses a modem from the company, this is not surprising. Even the battery of the handset can be easily replaced with a very minimum amount of effort.Īs for the components used, Google and HTC have sourced the 4GB LPPDR4 DRAM package and the 32GB storage chip from Samsung, with Qualcomm supplying the ICs and chips for power management and radio. The selfie camera, RGB LED, microphones, light sensor, USB Type-C port, and other key components used on the Pixel XL are modular in nature which makes replacing them a very cheap affair. If there is one thing evident from the teardown, it is how modular the small components on the Pixel XL are. The OLED panel separated pretty easily from the digitizer glass, which likely occurred due to the super-thin components and no frame or bezel behind the display for extra rigidity. Doing the deed, iFixit has posted the teardown of the HTC-made Google Pixel XL.ĭespite their expertise, the iFixit team broke the Samsung AMOLED panel of the Pixel XL during the teardown. With the Google Pixel and Pixel XL releasing earlier this week, it was only a matter of time before the first teardown of the handsets hit the web.

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