(*7*)(*8*)Enlarge / iFixit’s Pixel 8 Pro show repair equipment.
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Over the vacation break, Google and iFixit added a brand new batch of parts to the Pixel parts store. The corporations now promote real parts for Google’s newest flagship telephones: the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro.
The commonest alternative will most likely be the display screen, which prices $160 for the Pixel 8 and $230 for the Pixel 8 Pro. The product described as a “rear case” is all the aluminum physique of the telephone, with the rear glass, digicam bar, digicam cowl glass, facet buttons, and charging coil. The Pixel 8 model of it will run you $143, whereas the 8 Pro model is $173. The batteries are each $43.
If your digicam breaks, prepare for some severe sticker shock: The Pixel 8 Pro rear digicam meeting is $200 for the bundled set of three cameras. For reference, a Galaxy S23 Ultra digicam meeting (4 cameras) is $142 from iFixit, whereas the iPhone 14 Pro Max rear digicam meeting is $150. Interestingly, the Pixel 8 additionally has $200 value of digicam parts regardless of having one much less digicam by skipping the sophisticated periscope zoom lens. The Pixel 8 parts are available in separate items: $143 for the principle digicam and $63 for the ultra-wide. This is a ton of cash to spend on the digicam portion of a telephone, and whereas that is nice for shutterbugs, for individuals extra targeted on productiveness makes use of, it will be good to not need to pay for all this. Along with the $43 entrance digicam, a Pixel 8 is $700 and has $243 value of digicam parts!
Other than that, there are numerous small adhesive and thermal strips. There’s no alternative motherboard accessible, which is a disgrace since that is most likely the very first thing that will break from water injury. (Phone motherboards comprise your IMEI quantity used for issues like billing and theft blocklisting, and the business does not have an excellent answer for repairing these.) Since the USB port is a part of the motherboard, there is not any official restore technique.
The Pixel 8 is the primary Google telephone with seven years of main OS updates, and Google beforehand stated these parts will be in inventory for seven years to match, so the telephone appears like it’ll be a long life champion.