Google Pixel 7a Teardown Disassembly Repair Video Review

[@Adgale]

The phone has not even been released. WTF.

[@PBKreviews]

lol

[@shaphy4u]

😂

[@laatma985]

Not even announced yet lmao

[@med_wd]

You are late 😊

[@unixtreme]

​@@PBKreviews I cracked my screen on day 1 that must be a record.

[@Praveen-oj2tv]

Kudos🎉, i think ur channel is the 1st to release the teardown of 7a in the world.

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks :)

[@Protobeans69]

Love how you can disassemble the phone from either side! I hope more companies start doing the same

[@JoMilli]

You are truly the best. I cannot get factory Pixel 3 parts anymore and I've got multiple issues. It still works pretty well thanks to the multiple repairs I've done after watching you. The Pixel 7a looks much easier to repair. Your breakdown confirmed my purchase.

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks :)

[@TechWisdom99]

Ooo Phone not even Launched but it disassembled by you sir ❤

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@lankegowtham6783]

​@@PBKreviews have they tried to improve cooling system in pixel 7a compared to other pixels. Because lots of graphite taps, copper sheets and a copper plate

[@PBKreviews]

yes, it's improved over previous generations.

[@shansurat]

I lost my Pixel 7A screws, what to do? What's the exact size of the internal screws, I understand those are T4 and T2 screws but what is the exact length? Thank you in advance for your response!

[@Kievlar]

Hey, I used your video to replace my bloated battery yesterday. Thanks! Mentioning the screw name and size was very helpful. More power to your channel! 🎉

[@PBKreviews]

Thank you 👍

[@javos6893]

Wow, this reminded me about the time you got the samsung's s22 line teardown videos before release. Nice video, always interesting to see the internal parts of a phone. Could you tell us how large (in mm) the side, top and bottom bezels are? Thanks in advance

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks! If you mean the black border around the screen, top is about 2.8mm same with the sides and bottom is 4.4mm

[@joowak5842]

Superb. First in-depth-review. Respect!

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks!

[@dmohankumar6313]

This phone is not yet released. How came it came outside??

[@bryantsmith8164]

Good video brother 👑💯🙌🏻 Google pixel 7a beauty🔥

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks!

[@TheShadowPerson.]

Will a hair dryer work for warming up the screen?

[@PBKreviews]

yes you can use a hair dryer

[@damienrahul80085]

Hi Does it have a aluminum frame or something different ?

[@PBKreviews]

aluminum

[@L-a_w]

Is the camera frame looks identical to pixel 7?. The P7 and P7P had camera glass breaking problem Do you think this will have same problem? What type of gorilla glass used?

[@PBKreviews]

It's similar camera frame, but a bit thinner if I am not mistaken. Not sure about the camera glass nor type of glass used.

[@TheAccord77]

Superb work!

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks!

[@cooper1095]

weird, unexpected but good to know and probably have to be different than the regular 7 somehow

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@Guuzaka]

5:41 "And the charging port is soldered to the mainboard" Well, that SUCKS! 😨 The rest of the phone does not look too bad, otherwise. 😶

[@PBKreviews]

yup

[@ilaiyamurali4514]

Where can I get Volume button and power button flex cable for google pixel 7a

[@paveldelarosa8952]

Hey there, hello, since you seems to know both the pixel 7 and pixel 7a, do you think it will be possible to replace the main wide camera on the pixel 7 with the one from the pixel 7a? they seem to have the same connector. would appreciate any help.

[@PBKreviews]

I'm not 100% sure, sometimes its possible but sometimes there are software restrictions.

[@SUTH_33]

always good works and explanation 💯

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks!

[@MA-hp6ox]

Hi brother. Does the Pixel 7A have an aluminum strap frame surrounding the camera glass or is it more like plastic? What are the Pixel's volume and power buttons made of?

[@PBKreviews]

It's aluminum on the camera bezel and I believe aluminum also on the buttons.

[@normanhenstridge5518]

Thanks

[@PBKreviews]

you're welcome, thank you!

[@ciprianos4]

Great, now what do I do with the screws?

[@marcomesiassanchez9011]

Hello!!! My Pixel 7a stopped reading mobile signal and wifi, it also lost the IMEI, it happened suddenly, I suspect a hardware failure on the antenna, how easy would this be repaired?

[@PBKreviews]

I don't think it would be antenna related. A bad antenna would not cause IMEI loss and so forth. You may have a bad bootloader or firmware and would require flashing original firmware onto the phone.

[@mBaggins]

Man i really wish the Pixel 7 could open from the back like the 7a. I'd be much happier if google used a plastic back on the Pixel 7 rather than glass as plastic is more durable

[@PBKreviews]

yup

[@e79905]

Agree. But a bunch of YT will whine that it's not pReMiUm and count it as a downside. Absolutely annoying.

[@TeamVRY]

is the grey bar around the camera window plastic as well?

[@PBKreviews]

no its metal

[@TeamVRY]

@@PBKreviews thank you!

[@PBKreviews]

you're welcome

[@huynhluat9607]

Can i change the battery from pixel 7 to pixel 7a

[@soumyaranjangiri7345]

Thanks, sir.. nice videos.. keep it up.. love from India;,

[@felipeoliveira895]

Nicely described! Thanks! Does the back stick firmly after reassembly or will it lose adherence? I wonder if it will open up if it falls on the ground or with even with regular usage.

[@PBKreviews]

You're welcome and thanks. You would need to re apply new adhesive to adhere it back to the phone.

[@のびのび報連相]

I've wanted to find the place of Qi receiver to optimize wireless charging. Thanks a lot.

[@astrophilip255]

Mr.pbk why my phone overheat I notice that the upper part of the screen and back was overheat what's the problem of this phone?

[@PBKreviews]

On the pixel 7a or another phone? It can be many different things. If the phone is being used, surfing the web etc, then the antenna is in use as well as screen being on generating heat and the battery as well on top of the processor. Heat is normal since the point of the phone is to remove heat from inside and exhaust it out of the phone. But if its really hot, then it could be water damage or the thermal paste or pads have worn out or dried up and don't work well to transfer heat.

[@astrophilip255]

​@PBKreviews the other phone like Samsung a03 it's overheat.I notice it's overheating.

[@astrophilip255]

​@PBKreviews Mr.Pbk what should I do if my phone is still overheating?What is a good way to be gone this overheating.

[@gianmarcogiauna4761]

Info on the fingerprint scanner? Ultrasonic one? Or other?

[@PBKreviews]

its optical

[@shittycarbaldy]

Shame I was tempted but if it's the same garbage optical sensor as in the existing 6 and 7 pixels it will be awful 😩

[@PBKreviews]

Yep pretty much the same thing. On the flex cable it says V10 (version 10) compared to V4 on the 6A but not sure if its any different. Sensor looks exactly the same.

[@prakharagnihotri5579]

EXACTLY WHY I FOLLOW YOU! lovely video! 🎉 PS: eBay unit seems legit

[@PBKreviews]

Thanks!

[@jacobyalfa]

This is a proper release 😁

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@federicorubionavarro3399]

the charging port is soddered to mainboard??? so if you break a tiny pin your phone is done for ever

[@10tacl3]

if i have slightly cracked the corner of the back glass, is it still IP68 certified?

[@federicorubionavarro3399]

no, any damage to structure compromises ip rating

[@10tacl3]

@@federicorubionavarro3399 yeah, in the meantime i managed to change the glass myself and noticed that there is not underlying material other than the glass :)

[@ashar8192]

Is the vibration motor a downgrade? It's circular and could very well be not an X axis vibration motor :/

[@PBKreviews]

looks similar to that of the 6A

[@ashar8192]

@PBKreviews yep. I realised too. It's weird, because in other phones a circular one means it's a cheap one, but with Pixels it's still feels as good, as their flagships.

[@PBKreviews]

The newer generation circular ones or z axis aren't like the old ones they would use back in the day, they are better but still yeah the x axis ones are preferred by most

[@officialzapy]

Okay, so did you get the 7a early or you just named the title mistakenly?

[@PBKreviews]

early

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

They still haven't learned 😔. Hopefully, they'll make the pixel 8 charging port removable, either by having its own daughter board or attached to a flex cable. Sucks that it's not removable. That's the only reason I've stayed away from pixel phones.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I mean Samsung and Apple have even worse repairability scores on most of their modern phones.

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 ik. I hate the damn superglue they use on their phone screens and back glass. And until this year, on samsungs batteries. But they both have removable charging ports (except for the s10 series (and early samsung phones)). That's something that will break with years of use. Being able to open the phone up and replace it is great, but you can't do that with the pixel phones. They're soldered directly onto the board

[@PBKreviews]

Yep hopefully they will add replaceable charger ports soon

[@SweatyFeetGirl]

well, at least you get a wireless charging coil with the pixel7a , incase your port breaks, you can at least wirelessly charge

[@CarlBraun3]

​@@PBKreviews and bottom microphone! i have pixel 6 with damaged microphone , cant do anything.

[@arkgl4d444]

Can i remove the backwithout apply heat on it ?

[@PBKreviews]

yeah but would be more difficult to pry off since the adhesive would be stronger.

[@ahmedkamelkamelo7433]

Could you do the same with poco F5? thank you!

[@U92Seb]

How big is the main sensor? Rumors pointed that its IMX787 1/1.3"

[@PBKreviews]

I'm not too sure, I'm going based off unofficial specs. Apps like hardware info and so forth don't really give sensor type or name, and due to pixel binning only give the base pixel info from the looks of it. If you can decipher the info from those apps, let me know and I will send you screen shots.

[@Xevos701]

​@PBKreviews it is possible to estimate the sensor size if you can give me the size of an individual pixel.

[@PBKreviews]

send me an email to my user name at gmail and I will send you the screenshots with the details

[@Xevos701]

@@PBKreviews sent you an email

[@yogaraja4622]

What you think about moto s30 pro

[@PBKreviews]

I think its a good looking and feeling device. I used it for a short period of time, it wasn't bad at all but I am not a fan of optical finger print sensors so I prefer phones with ultrasonic fingerprint sensors.

[@JanusThehuman]

How does it feel in hands? Even though it's plaastic, Google has been really good at making solid polycarbonate chassis like 3a, 4a, 6a... no banding or screaking

[@PBKreviews]

Metal frame feels sturdy and good, back is ok but I personally like soft feel backs like those of etched glass or vegan leather etc.

[@federicorubionavarro3399]

would you say this at 438usd is a better deal than motorola thinkphone at 397usd? great video btw

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

Seems like the phone is pretty repair-friendly, only downside i see is that the USB-C port is soldered on to the motherboard.

[@PBKreviews]

Yup 👍

[@junkemail7944]

Except that it is way harder to replace the battery than it used to be. It used to take less than 5 seconds to take a battery out and put it back in.

[@moraad.fanaat]

Will it have reverse wireless charging?

[@Mrkrinkle95]

yes he literally points it out 2 minutes in. you could just watch the video instead of asking ppl you would save some time

[@moraad.fanaat]

​@@Mrkrinkle95 he is talking about normal wireless i asked about reverse wireless

[@Mrkrinkle95]

@@moraad.fanaat my bad, apparently i was the one in a rush

[@Fe1538C]

I would ask do bend test BUT midframe looks solid. Edge cutouts for antenna in camera proximity. Make fail bend test for 7 Pro and looks 8 and 8 Pro they also have edge cutouts there.

[@PBKreviews]

yeah the metal frame is pretty solid

[@Red.exe7]

Is the camera bar metal or plastic?

[@PBKreviews]

metal

[@moshelevceder]

Great video thanks, do you know how much it weighs?

[@PBKreviews]

Hi, thanks. I don't have a proper scale to weigh it correctly.

[@frankniethardt1813]

So why is this phone almost as heavy as the Pixel 7 despite having a plastic back?

[@cirno9859]

What's the difference between a pixel 7 and a 7a

[@mamamami7072]

built quality ..7a back comes with plastic frame 7 comes with glass back and feels expensive ....other then that they are quite similar ..maybe the screen is better on the 7 but over all u wont notice any diffrence

[@shangkhabrahma]

what is the frame made of ?

[@jamiesplinter8758]

Aluminium it really has a fantastic build quality feels great in the hand very premium IMHO

[@lmncarlson]

Any guess as to why the 7A weighs almost the same amount as the 7? The chassis is smaller and the back is plastic. I would've thought it would be significantly lighter.

[@PBKreviews]

Not too sure, but might be the additional copper plate inside and some other stuff. But don't go based off initial rumored specs, since not all of it seems accurate for example the battery size. This is an actual retail unit and the battery size is smaller than what initially was leaked on some specs.

[@TechWisdom99]

Sir can I use your Pixel 7A shorts & video clip on my KZbin channel with my voice in Hindi language and gives credit to your channel and video link and not remove or blur ur channel logo if present in video

[@d_san1985]

Is the frame also plastic?

[@PBKreviews]

no its metal

[@Kareena5510]

Nice . What's your personal device name?😊

[@PBKreviews]

vivo x90 pro plus

[@Kareena5510]

@@PBKreviews can you please recommend a all rounder mobile under 30k Including OnePlus Nord 3

[@Kareena5510]

@@PBKreviews☺️

[@YASHJAIN-g4e]

Is main body is made up of plastic or metal..?

[@PBKreviews]

metal

[@Damalycus]

i cannot decide vetween buying 7 and 7a. The accessable plastic back I like more than pixel 7 inaccessible glass one. Spec wise 7 is a bit better tho.

[@jon-eg6be]

According to updated specs in gsmarena this phone has 18W wireless charging? o-o

[@PBKreviews]

not sure about the wireless charging specs

[@Hadisabetghadam]

I hope the Pixel 8 series will be opened from the back

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@apbeer]

how is ram? 8g or 12g or 6g??

[@PBKreviews]

On this unit its a 8GB/128GB

[@VAMSHI_DHAR]

Intresting design some how inside old school apple 🍏 mobile 👍 support from 🇮🇳 Bharat

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@rchltmedia]

PBK: i'm speed...

[@orbital16]

So the camera bar is plastic?

[@PBKreviews]

Aluminum

[@Xevos701]

Circular Vibration Motor?

[@PBKreviews]

yeah, similar to that of the 6A

[@jstok84]

Hello, PBK can you post dimensions of the phone?

[@PBKreviews]

152.5mm x 73.1mm x 9.3mm

[@Xevos701]

​@@PBKreviews9.3mm thick? That's THICC

[@landsomeness]

Probably includes camera bump. But the dimensions are overall disappointing. Pixel 7 size. Why larger than 6a with the same screen? Especially the width...

[@PBKreviews]

Not including the camera bump.

[@Phloored]

The charging port is not replaceable. It's part of the motherboard. My pixel 6 had this and it sucks if it goes you are screwed.

[@PBKreviews]

yep

[@MarioCola]

Can you do iPhone 15 Pro next?

[@PBKreviews]

If I can get it early enough before release, sure :)

[@sharmashivkumar5928]

Brother, is it a metal frame or a plastic frame?

[@PBKreviews]

metal

[@lynarn95]

very helpful

[@PBKreviews]

😃👍

[@abdullahibrahim1767]

someone is selling this very phone on ebay, i came to see this video cos the seller posted the link

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@yogaraja4622]

Awesome 👍 subscribe from India

[@PBKreviews]

Thank you :)

[@jmor-_-.656]

Now I'm ready for all those day 1 repairs 😂

[@PBKreviews]

lol

[@stephenamos7445]

Respect.

[@PBKreviews]

👍 :)

[@xerlapis]

damn u got it early!

[@PBKreviews]

yup :)

[@kosong7180]

It's true that the Pixel A series now doesn't use a headphone jack

[@PBKreviews]

I mean the pixel 6a didn't have one either so yep I guess that's the direction they are going.

[@scemmerjoke]

That plastic back looks more glass than actual glass

[@PBKreviews]

scratches fairly easily though, that's the drawback of plastic backs.

[@jacobsebastien3910]

No copper vapor chamber ? Smh

[@eirikkristine]

Thanx for sharing

[@PBKreviews]

You're welcome

[@DarthKenobijim]

So charging port is not replaceable then 😕

[@SweatyFeetGirl]

you get wireless charging incase your port breaks :D

[@PBKreviews]

yep, should still be replaceable for someone with soldering knowledge but yeah for the most part not user replaceable.

[@cooper1095]

but pixel fold when?

[@PBKreviews]

Not sure. If I am able to get it early enough I will do it.

[@BozQ]

What the heck? The phone is not even announced!

[@PBKreviews]

:)

[@speedoflight33]

Welcome to your disassembled Pixel😅

[@PBKreviews]

😃

[@Zickzii]

My backplate is bulging out on it's self and my phone is less than 6 months old 😭

[@mgomez5606]

They all over do it on battery adhesive.

[@tomasaedrian226]

poco f5 teardown next!

[@PBKreviews]

yeah, I will do it as soon as I get it in.

[@amoghpadhye6088]

Watching my phone being torn down is weird

[@PBKreviews]

lol

[@rogerloyola9495]

next poco f5 please ,popular phone in my coutry philippines

[@pimpinal004]

Nice

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@Arvhmcnr]

I am very interested to see an galaxy a34 theardown , becouse i will buy The phone

[@PBKreviews]

I will look into doing it soon

[@egcozinon]

...but we need "pixel 8a" teardown and disassembly😅😅

[@PBKreviews]

haha :)

[@盾神京矢]

I hope you will not get sued by Google.

[@cooper1095]

it isn't like Google admits their own leaked products anyway

[@PBKreviews]

👍

[@VVarun97]

I wouldn't be surprised even if pixel 8a gets leaked 😂😂😂

[@SweatyFeetGirl]

pixel 8a wont exist sadly

[@PBKreviews]

lol

[@123theprodigy5]

No wait dude, the phones not even out yet, how did you get your hands on one already. I just hope Google or the feds come after you.

I didn't know you could use plastic back with wireless charging, I was afraid they would make the back on glass

Also, how the hell you have this and nobody has made a single new about it?

[@TIMETECH07]

Plastic, like Glass is not a conductor of electricity. Hence its able to allow features like wireless charging. Samsung and Palm has done it a while ago with the Palm Pre and the SIII

[@PBKreviews]

Yeah, plastic would work just like glass. Sometimes I am able to get them a bit early :)

[@avikdas366]

Iqoo Neo 6 disassembly

[@sadddam4180]

nice

[@boris8644]

No way they sell that phone for 500$, thats a ~300$ phone, not more ! Everything is plastic.

[@PBKreviews]

The frame is not plastic, just the back lower and upper portion. The camera bezel is aluminum also.

[@passivaggressor]

Is this even out yet?? 😂

[@PBKreviews]

Soon 😃