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Google fans know the Nexus 7 is filled with magic Android sap and tufts from Sergey Brin’s beard, but those with more mundane interests probably want to see silicon too. Thankfully iFixit has done the honors, tearing down the 7-inch tablet and praising its repair-potential versus Apple’s iPad along the way.
“Plastic opening tools make cracking the Nexus shell like cutting through butter, thanks to its retaining clips around the perimeter of the device” iFixit writes. “One millimeter. That’s the difference in thickness between the 9.4 mm glued iPad and the 10.4 mm retaining-clipped Nexus. That’s the difference between being able to open a device and service all of its internals, and not. That’s the negligible difference between extending the life of your device through repair, as opposed to tossing it in a landfill.”
Inside, meanwhile, there’s a 4326 mAh battery – slightly smaller than that of the Kindle Fire, though Google’s runtime estimates are longer – and minimal adhesive keeping it in place. Twin speakers and twin microphones also nestle inside, though the Nexus 7 does fall prey to the trend of gluing the LCD to the glass, which saves on thickness but does mean that, if one breaks, both have to be replaced.
Overall, though, Google and ASUS’ design decisions earn it a score of 7 out of 10 for repairability, with the easy access, standard screws and access to most components getting a thumbs-up from the teardown merchants. There’s more on the Nexus 7 in our full review.
Nexus 7 gets teardown treatment is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We can always count on iFixit to get down and dirty with its spudger and the latest tablet tech, and we’re not going home empty handed today. The latest victim happens to be Google’s recently announced Nexus 7, which has achieved a “repairability score” of 7 out of 10 (the Kindle Fire squeaked one notch past with an 8), with many accessible components including a replaceable battery and standard Phillips screws. While the site’s ultimate goal is to illustrate the delicate process of opening our gadgets while leaving them unharmed, the good folks at iFixit never fail to entertain us in the process, with two dozen high-res photos of the Nexus 7’s innards littering the 21-step repair guide. The most disappointing discovery appears to be the display, which is permanently affixed to its Corning glass covering, but given the tablet’s $200 price tag, replacing such a component is not likely to be a cost-effective proposition. There’s plenty more to gawk over, but you’ll need to head to iFixit to, well, get your fix. Click on through at our source link below.
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