The Nexus 5X up is very simple to open and to repair – Pplware

This year, Google decided to change its line of mobile devices and presented not one but two new Nexus. Manufactured by LG and Huawei, these new machines represent what Google’s best for this year.

Something that the Nexus us accustomed is to its simplicity and these two new equipment did not fail to follow this pattern. The new Nexus 5X was finally opened and what was revealed shows a simple equipment to repair.

As they have done for hundreds of equipment, the iFixit site had access to the new Nexus 5X and opened it to evaluate its components and their ease of repair.

This process has revealed that, contrary to many thought, several of the features that Google has chosen to leave out are present, although they are not active or can be used.

The battery which increasingly can no longer be removed, it is just stuck with elements that are easily removable. The very back cover is easy to remove and does not present the stickers than the previous version 5 brought.

Something that is also present is a chip Qualcomm SMB1358 Quick Charge 2.0 IC, which is disabled and unable to be used. Despite this presence was not possible for Google and LG ensure that Nexus 5X had support for QC2.0.

All other elements of the Nexus 5X appear to be simple to replace and are not bonded or prison definitively on the phone.

Anyone with some skills and with the right equipment able to replace any component that breaks down or needs to be replaced.

This apart the Nexus 5X allowed confirm all their hardware specifications and found the chipset Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm, the IMX377 sensor 12.3 Sony MP in the rear chamber, the LPDDR3 RAM module 2GB of Samsung and the flash memory module eMMC 5.0 from Toshiba.

With a final score of 7 to 10, the Nexus 5X shows up equipment that is simple to repair and does not require much work to those venturing into this process.

This may be the weakest smartphone this new line Nexus, but is an excellent device, continuing the line of robust equipment, with decent hardware and a competitive price, which is one of the most decisive factors and that counts most to the consumer.

iFixit Nexus 5X