Pixel 9 Professional XL teardown exhibits what makes this mannequin so strong

This yr’s Pixel lineup is all about providing you with choices. The brand new positioning of the Pixel 9 Professional looks like a smartphone being made with out compromise, squeezing in a complete lot of efficiency right into a bundle no larger than the bottom Pixel 9. However for consumers who need that type of energy, all of Google’s newest options, and the largest (non-foldable) display screen they will get, the Pixel 9 Professional XL is the place it’s at. In the event you’ve been curious to see what makes this telephone tick, it’s lastly time to peel again its exterior and get into the center inside, as we take a look at a video teardown.

This time, it’s the crew over at iFixit cracking open the brand new Pixel (by way of 9to5Google), and nearly from the get-go, issues begin rearing their ugly head. A minimum of, whereas the Pixel 9 Professional XL is simple sufficient to begin prying other than the entrance, the delicate show panel was an early casualty, partially delaminating throughout elimination.

Blessedly, that’s not your solely possibility for moving into the Pixel 9 Professional, and moreover eradicating the display screen, there’s additionally the potential for stepping into by means of the again panel. Whereas iFixit has some issues about Google’s execution right here, this nonetheless seems like a far safer possibility for anybody feeling courageous sufficient to strive changing the telephone’s battery.

Bear in mind the temperature sensor from the Pixel 8 Professional that it felt like Google largely forgot about? And the way Google didn’t even hassle to speak about it returning on the Pixel 9 sequence? We don’t get the most effective take a look at it right here, mounted within the again panel like it’s, nevertheless it scores an overdue shout-out, all the identical.

From right here, really attending to the telephone’s battery seems fairly simple, and whereas a couple of stickers obscure screws you’ll must take away, there’s not rather a lot else that’s getting in you manner. A minimum of, that’s the case up till you go to tug the battery itself, which is held in place with some severe adhesive. And regardless of the presence of tabs particularly designed to help in battery elimination, nicely, good luck:

On the telephone’s backside edge, the whole lot comes out good and cleanly, and contemplating how simple it may be to wreck a USB-C port, with the ability to rapidly substitute the small daughterboard housing it appears fairly handy.

Getting out the principle board and the rear cameras hooked up to it’s a barely larger battle than working with a lot of the elements we’ve seen thus far, however as long as you’re cautious and take note of how brackets are secured, it is best to be capable of get it off with out doing (an excessive amount of) harm. As soon as that predominant board’s out, we get a very good take a look at the brand new Tensor G4 chip powering this era of Pixel telephones:

With all of the elements out, iFixit will get to point out off the mid-plate that types the core of the Pixel 9 Professional XL’s body, and helps contribute a lot to the telephone’s sturdiness.

All in all, it seems like a stable step ahead for Google’s smartphone designs — however that’s not a journey that’s over. For all the development’s Google managed to make to battery entry, really eradicating the part continues to be unnecessarily tough. And whereas the telephone itself is extremely sturdy, elements just like the show panel are all too simple to wreck throughout disassembly. There’s at all times subsequent yr!