Don't break the C port kiddies or the rear cover
The battery pull tabs are pretty much useless.
Overall I would give it a poor rating for reparability with everything soldered on since there isn't a daughterboard and a motherboard combination like almost all phone designs, instead relying on a monolithic motherboard with cutouts for the camera array and the battery which can't even be disconnected prior to disassembling the rest of the sensitive electronics.
While I like that the screen is easy to replace and the fingerprint sensor can also be re-calibrated from a browser since it will immediately warn you if you replace the screen with a new one not letting you use the fingerprint without recalibration, I think its a step forward and two steps backwards.
I hope Google learns from it's past mistakes and doesn't just rely on advertising to increase it's market share but solid designs that hold the test of time and build loyalty that rivals Apple's sheer dominance in the loyalty department.
Okay I'm impressed. The only change I would make is having a breakout PCB for the USB-C port for easier repairability, maybe the Pixel 7 next year?
Overall, depending on the individual, replacing a broken screen will be relatively "easy".
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This is a basic overview of Belkin's Surround (Bumper) Case, along with a short drop test.
First off I would like to let everyone know my needs for a phone case. I needed something fairly lightweight, I wanted to show off the phone itself so a clear or backless case is preferred. I wanted something that would enhance the phones overall look without adding too much bulk.
Demo Phone Drop Test
Case Review
This model came with a light grey polymer material rubber casing, it doesn't attract lint or dust, its very easy to put in, took me about 5-10 seconds to make it perfect, so its very easy to take on and off.
The black outer rim is made of a plastic material, its very lightweight but feels rather strong. It blends beautifully with the back of the phone and gives it a little contrast to make the middle stand out a bit more.
The buttons felt really nice, the volume has a satisfying click and although the power button doesn't click it still turns on fairly easily. This case feels wonderful in hand and actually gives the phone a nice look. All the ports are fully open allowing easy access to the headset and usb ports.
Drop Test
I drop it on its face and on its side, two critical spots for testing the most common accidental phone drops, I dropped it from around waist height if not a bit higher, this isn't my phone or case, it was Best Buy's, so I can't go out and drop their display phone on concrete/pavement without getting the cops called on me.
Overall
I am very pleased with how the device looks with the bumper and how well the case held up during the two tests, further testing needs to be done on pavement/concrete, but I would rather not jeopardize my phone. Someone else take that leap
While I appreciate you taking the time to provide both a written and visual review, it seems a bit trivial considering you used a dummy unit. Obviously it would probably be costly to use an actual working device, but it may have yielded better and more thorough results.
I can understand that point, but from what I gathered the demo unit and my phone were both the same weight and seemed to be the exact same, sans screen digitizer.
I just thought the video would be beneficial for some to see how the case looks on the device and that it seems to be doing its job when it comes to protecting a phone.
Alas, some judged it based solely on the fact that it was a demo phone, I would have probably gotten a more favorable response if I just took pictures of the case on the dummy unit.
I had a spare lapdock laying around and got curious if the lcd panel was compatible with my cracked exopc tablet.
I couldn't find any information on what model or brand the lcd was, nor any dis-assembly info on the screen, so I decided to wing it.
First thing you notice is that there's an aluminum bezel, much like on a macbook air - this has to be heated and peeled off with an exacto or similar object, it's very easy to bend it out of shape, so be cautious and patient with the pressure and heat, There's a bunch of tiny screws around the magnesium frame that have to be taken out, two on the corner near the hinges, and three underneath the hinge cover, that just pops and slides off. Once you take those screws out, the frame comes out easily along with the 40-pin LVDS cable, (I'd post pictures of the process, but it's pretty straight forward)
I don't know if there's any variation on the LCD panels that are used in the lapdocks, but for the one I took apart, it's a
CHI MEI N116B6-L04
Which for my intents and purposes, was perfectly compatible with my exopc tablet as a replacement lcd. :good:
In terms of cost efficiency, a replacement screen would've cost me 60 bucks, I bought the lapdock for 60 bucks; but I assume they go for around 50 now. So in the end I payed about the same for a replacement lcd + all the effort and risks to disassemble it - the extra parts I have left over, that I'll probably use as a tablet keyboard dock (like a ghetto asus transformer dock).
In the end, at least I finally used that thing for something. Hopefully this was informative for someone.
After I replaced battery (dead after 2 years) after 3 months the watch just fell apart, tearing in two one of the two thin flexible connector stripes that go from LCD to the main body. Where can I find a replacement part, or maybe someone has a dead Moto 360 for cheap so I can cannibalize it for the replacement? I thought of buying a new watch, but it's disappointing that the prices are high and there is almost no progress in functionality in 2.5 years. And cheap Chinese smartwatches are very bad. The only website that has "Watch LCD Screen and Digitizer Assembly" that I wound has it "out of stock".
Thanks, any advice appreciated.
while I don't have the answer to your question I can tell you why your watch fell apart after the repairs.
There are 4 tiny plastic retaining clips that need to be properly removed during disassembly, and then reinstalled during reassembly. They are very easy to loose if you don't know they are there, and pretty much all guides (including iFixIt) make no mention of the clips. I found the info on them by accident so I've been trying to spread the word on this important step.
+1 on those clips. I thought they were bits broken off as I removed the innards for the battery repair. Ended up with the watch in the same state as midirt; torn cables. As a result, I do now have a G1 360 available for parts (including a new battery, but minus those clips ) and two chargers. (If there is a more proper place to offer these up please accept my apologies and let me know where, I'll get it there).
To my surprise when I tried to remove the back glass that was cracked I punctured the battery. Amazingly there is absolutely no protection below the glass to the battery!
I have never seen a phone designed like that before! Quite shocking really as they almost all have a plastic protective layer or a shell on the battery.
Also, fingerprint sensor is near impossible to install on a new back because of the way it is designed you cannot get enough pressure for it to work.
Just major design issues I’ve never seen on a phone before, both of which Samsung for example has perfected with simple tiny attention to detail designs.... I guess sometimes it is what is under the glass that you pay for...
I actually found it very easy to change. Took about 15 to 20 min in all. Watched a YouTube vid a couple times and then attempted it myself. First time replacing a back and no issues. Used a heat gun to loosen up the adhesive then used small blade and plastic pick to remove cracked backing. Used tip of blade to remove fingerprint scanner and camera glass carefully and reinstalled on new back. Just go a bit slower and be a bit more gentle and probably won't be hitting the battery next time. Phone is a good design and surprising to the LG brand phone I'm used to from when I had an LG G3 which was garbage and one of the worst battery issies I've ever had. Have had this phone about 15 months and it blows my Samsung S7 edge battery life out of the water. I do miss the Samsung camera, Samsung pay option and display vibrance but not the screen burn in that samsung is so well known for. Also, the speaker on the G7 Thin Q is amazing. Just my thoughts and my experience with the phone.
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To my surprise when I tried to remove the back glass that was cracked I punctured the battery. Amazingly there is absolutely no protection below the glass to the battery!
I have never seen a phone designed like that before! Quite shocking really as they almost all have a plastic protective layer or a shell on the battery.
Also, fingerprint sensor is near impossible to install on a new back because of the way it is designed you cannot get enough pressure for it to work.
Just major design issues I’ve never seen on a phone before, both of which Samsung for example has perfected with simple tiny attention to detail designs.... I guess sometimes it is what is under the glass that you pay for...
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This poor quality build that you say is for Boombox sound. IMO is not poor quality. Is has to do with bass reflex and more.
dliontis28 said:
I actually found it very easy to change. Took about 15 to 20 min in all. Watched a YouTube vid a couple times and then attempted it myself. First time replacing a back and no issues. Used a heat gun to loosen up the adhesive then used small blade and plastic pick to remove cracked backing. Used tip of blade to remove fingerprint scanner and camera glass carefully and reinstalled on new back. Just go a bit slower and be a bit more gentle and probably won't be hitting the battery next time. Phone is a good design and surprising to the LG brand phone I'm used to from when I had an LG G3 which was garbage and one of the worst battery issies I've ever had. Have had this phone about 15 months and it blows my Samsung S7 edge battery life out of the water. I do miss the Samsung camera, Samsung pay option and display vibrance but not the screen burn in that samsung is so well known for. Also, the speaker on the G7 Thin Q is amazing. Just my thoughts and my experience with the phone.
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Removing it was annoying but actually what is really angering me is replacing it. I’ve went through two back covers off EBay and no luck. There’s just no way to apply enough pressure to get the fingerprint sensor to work, it literally requires 3 pounds of pressure to be applied and nothing has that level of stickiness I have found.
Bought two 6p's and 1 has loose/loud buttons, the other has solid/quieter buttons. I feel it has to do with the tolerances of the metal around/behind the button. If you graze or lightly tap repeatedly, you hear audible click, especially with volume rocker, almost as if it rattles. Probably not quite bad enough to warrant a replacement, just a little annoying knowing the button is just slightly off every time I pick up phone. Curious if anyone else is experiencing this?
If it rattles, I would caution not pushing the IP68 rating too far since even a few drops of water or dust ingress is possible if the phone isn't sealed properly
Might have to return the loose button one...
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Bought two 6p's and 1 has loose/loud buttons, the other has solid/quieter buttons. I feel it has to do with the tolerances of the metal around/behind the button. If you graze or lightly tap repeatedly, you hear audible click, especially with volume rocker, almost as if it rattles. Probably not quite bad enough to warrant a replacement, just a little annoying knowing the button is just slightly off every time I pick up phone. Curious if anyone else is experiencing this?
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Can you make a video for us to demonstrate the difference, since you can use them side by side?
Would be interesting to see/hear for sure.
Smaller hardware "problems" wouldn't surprise me, considering the leaked Assembly Video showed about 80% of the assembly process being done by hand by humans, giving lots and lots of room for mistake/error/impurities.
Care to share the 80% manual assembly video? Great tactile feel is a wonderful feeling, it gives a sense of quality
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Care to share the 80% manual assembly video? Great tactile feel is a wonderful feeling, it gives a sense of quality
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Google took down the original videos on Youtube, but I'm pretty sure that you can easily find copies with a quick search engine "Google Pixel 6 Pro Assembly Video".
Edit: Ah, you don't even need a search engine. Just use Youtube.
My first search result:
Edit2: I just re-watched this and it's still hilarious how many spelling mistakes these internal tutorial videos have.
Edit 3: There are, by the way, more leaked videos. There also is a disassembly video for the Pixel 6 pro, and there are two videos (assembly/dis-) for the Pixel 6 non pro aswell.
I know that I saved them somewhere on my PC just in case I need to repair my phone later, it should come in handy to have the "official" tutorials to do that, lel.
I understand that a company wants to cover leaks but at the same time they were the ones spreading deliberate leaks for months on end to create hype. Ironic
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I understand that a company wants to cover leaks but at the same time they were the ones spreading deliberate leaks for months on end to create hype. Ironic
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Well, it's safe to assume that Google leaked some of these spec sheets on purpose to generate hype, but I am 99,99999998758124% sure that Google did not deliberately spread the Assembly & Disassembly video (including part numbers!), since these are sensitive information that you don't want to get known in public. Especially to not give your competitors an edge, those that are always watching.
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I understand that a company wants to cover leaks but at the same time they were the ones spreading deliberate leaks for months on end to create hype. Ironic
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Difference between authorized and unauthorized corporate leaks.