Gadgetory

today we're going to find out what is inside a pixel the latest Android phone from Google I'll show a screen replacement how to swap the battery and even take out the charging board let's get started while the phone is glued shut the screen replacement is surprisingly easy especially if you don't care about your original screen anymore I'm going to use heat to soften the adhesive around the inside edges and then using a very thin pry tool slide between the glass and the metal frame of the phone a good rule of thumb is to just not plan on your screen surviving this process but if all you need to do is replace a battery or something and you want to keep your screen make sure the metal does not touch the black part of the screen under the glass the black part is the display or the LED the top glass can handle some abuse but the LED underneath is like a potato chip and will crack and crumble if you even look at it the wrong way you'll see the ribbon cables to avoid here in a second as well they have the strength of paper so try not to rip them either I'm heating up the screen about every 20 to 30 seconds keeping the glass barely too hot to touch this keeps the adhesive that holds the glass to the frame soft and pliable each time I stick my tool under the glass I keep it away from the display underneath and after removing the adhesive all the way around the frame the screen lifts off exposing one long ribbon cable I tested my screen at this point to see if I was successful during the removal process luckily I was able to remove my screen in one piece I turned the phone off again and then loosened up the two t5 screws holding the silver bracket in place over the ribbon cable connection then using a plastic pry tool I can unsnap the display from the phone just like a little Lego here is the entire display the glass layer and the LED layer make up the screen look how thin it is I will link the replacement screens in the video description right below this video I imagine they will come with a pre-installed adhesive making the installation fairly easy if all you came for was the screen repair just plop your new one back in and you are good to go I'm going to continue delving deeper into this device there are nine more t5 screws around the mid plate it is always good practice to keep your screws organized even if they all appear the same size put the screws back into the hole they came from the mid frame has a little gap at the bottom perfect for a little pry tool there is no more adhesive under this frame that is just wedged into the middle of the phone after the clasps are released the mid frame folds up with one more little ribbon cable at the top for the earpiece holding it to the phone body I'll unclip that and set it off to the side and then unplug the battery this helps keep anything else from frying as I'm working on the phone there is a long extension ribbon cable going from the main board to the charging port the tape is shaped a little bit different on each of the ends it is imperative that this gets connected back oriented the same direction it started in so stay organized and remember how it looks before you take it off it looks like the battery has a long strip right down the middle so it can be turned into a pull-tab rip the battery and then pull it out but since I'm going to reuse my battery I'll pop it out the old-fashioned way with a little bit of leverage do not puncture this battery or it will start on fire watch my note seven battery exploding video for that visual as always replacement batteries for this phone will be linked in the video description right below this video it is fun that the aluminum frame of this phone is as blue on the inside as it is on the outside it really is really blue there is one t5 screw holding the USBC charging port into place the vibrator motor comes out with it make sure to detach the two round signal wires from the bottom as well here is the charging port if you are replacing your charging port and the new one does not come with a rubber microphone housing or vibrator make sure to transfer those components over to your new port this is the loudspeaker it gets its signal from the two golden rectangle contact pads there at the edge it is held in place by that same metallic tape that you see in other places on this phone moving up around the motherboard it has two t5 screws holding it to the frame and two more of those round signal wires I'll unclip the power and volume ribbon cable and pop out the SIM card tray which I should have done before opening the phone earlier but it's okay because on this SIM card tray we find a little easter egg this includes the address of Google headquarters kind of fun after that SIM card tray is out the motherboard can be lifted up this part is only useful if you are going to replace the fingerprint scanner which is plugged in with that same Lego light connection as everything else as weas off my durability video the scanner is pretty durable but nothing is invincible and someday might need replacing the scanner can be pushed into the phone from the outside now here's the back glass panel which can probably be removed using the same heating method that we used with the front glass I'm wondering if the curved edge of this glass is refracting light into the camera unit contributing to the halo effect that some people are seeing on their camera pictures here is the motherboard the copper tape is probably there to help heat dissipation I'll be removing the front and rear cameras both are plugged in with the same little Lego connections this close up of the camera lens shows that neither of them are using any Hardware stabilization or oh is only electronic stabilization is being used with this phone which isn't always my favorite the HTC 10 had oh is or Hardware image stabilization on both the front and rear cameras I'll have to do a camera test of my own on this pixel to get a better opinion the cameras clip back into place easy enough just line up a little connector and you'll feel it snap in right there next to the beautiful and always useful and very much appreciated headphone jack make sure you're plugging in your fingerprint scanner into the non copper colored side of the motherboard and then when you put the motherboard into place make sure nothing is trapped underneath like the power button ribbon or the two round signal wires the loudspeaker drops into place and then I'll plug the signal wires into the bottom of the charging port and set the charging port into place inside the frame next to the little vibrator there is one screw on the charging port and two more screws on the motherboard that need to be tightened I'll set the battery into place but I'm not going to plug it in just yet before that happens I'll have to take care of the extension ribbon cable making sure that it's oriented in the correct direction look at the shape of the tape on the ends the phone will not function if you plug this in backwards ask me how I know after the extension ribbon the power ribbon the battery ribbon and the mid plate earpiece ribbon are connected take that mid frame and tuck the top into the phone first before pressing down the sides then use the 95 screws to hold that down then we can test out our new screen make sure it functions before finishing the installation the screen is plugged into place and get that little silver metal bracket over the top with its two screws and it looks like everything is functioning so far the new screen will sit flush with the outer edge of the phone I'm just reinstalling my old screen so it's not looking as pretty but the new screens will look much better I'm most active on Twitter and Instagram so if you want to see my future projects and behind the scenes head over there and if you enjoyed this video or it helped you let me know in the comments and hit that subscribe button I always appreciate it thanks ton for watching I'll see you around