Courtesy of iFixit, a new teardown video of the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold reveals what repairability advocacy group Shahram Mokhtari calls “the most exciting foldable device we’ve seen on the iFixit teardown table.”
iFixit provided very clear photos of the phone’s internals in the video and its accompanying blog post, as well as some very detailed Lumafield CT scans of the foldable phone. Mokhtari points out in the video that Google is providing official repair guides and replacement parts for the phone.
iFixit found the Pixel 9 Pro Fold to be impressively modular, including easily removable wearable parts like the USB-C port and SIM card tray, and the site also praised its use of 3IP screws throughout. Repair experts can also remove the outer screen and back cover using only prying tools, no heat gun required.
iFixit’s only criticism is that the 4.68Wh and 13.4Wh batteries cannot be removed using the pull tab underneath them. Mohtari also pointed out that he couldn’t remove the folding screen without destroying it.
GIF: Pixel 9 Pro Fold CT scan
In addition to this nifty GIF of the phone spinning, iFixit’s blog post also includes an interactive scan of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold that’s zoomable and rotatable to showcase the technology to its fullest. Just scroll to the bottom to find it.
