Google started taking pre-orders for the Pixel 6a yesterday, with official gross sales scheduled to start on July 28. The Pixel 6a was announced again in Could, and it represents an fascinating departure for the “a” line, in that it makes use of the identical Tensor SoC because the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, whereas nonetheless being cheaper than each of these.
For those who’ve ever needed to peek inside a Pixel 6a, immediately’s your fortunate day, as YouTube channel PBK Opinions has carried out simply that, on video, in your viewing pleasure. It is a step-by-step teardown of the brand new telephone, revealing all of its insides.
It does begin off with a fairly dangerous shock, which is that the unit in query shipped with the digital camera lens bezel and the again plate scratched and scuffed. The display was fortunately superb, because it’s protected by a paper sheet, however that is clearly a fairly extreme high quality management challenge on the manufacturing unit.
Anyway, step one of the disassembly is display elimination, which reveals that the fingerprint sensor is hooked up to the show panel. There’s a big piece of graphite contained in the Pixel 6a for warmth switch, and prying the battery off is simpler than for different Pixels. After that it is all the way down to taking off the principle board, with the USB-C port being soldered onto it, making repairs tough. The excellent news for followers of mid-range smartphones is that this one has an precise proximity sensor. Ensure to observe the video above to get all the small print and elements which led to it receiving a 7/10 repairability rating.