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OUYA teardown shows us the insides of a mini game console

By Cory Gunther
on 8 May, 2013

The OUYA game console has been pretty popular lately, and with the device shipping to thousands of buyers over the next month or so we'll only be hearing more. While reviews have been mixed, the potential for the Android-powered game console are quite high. Today the folks from iFixit are back with another teardown. Showing us the insides of the OUYA.

GALAXY S 4 teardown finds plastic on the inside, too

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Apr, 2013

The Samsung GALAXY S 4 flagship smartphone is now out and in the wild. Arriving on doorsteps and in reviewers hands this phone is finally here. In the usual fashion the folks from iFixit have a nice little teardown like they do with every device, and so far the GALAXY S 4 sounds pretty good. Finding plenty of plastic on the inside - just like the outside - but more importantly it scored high on repairability.

HTC One gets an iFixtIt teardown

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Mar, 2013

The HTC One is made from a solid block of aluminum and is touted as having a zero gap construction. Well, as it turns out, the lack of gaps in the construction was not all that much of a deterrent in terms of getting inside the smartphone. Granted, we wouldn't suggest this for everyone, however the folks over at iFixIt have said that a "small amount of heat and a suction cup were all that was required to create a gap." Yes, the HTC One has been torn apart.

Pebble responds to iFixIt claim, confirms Bluetooth 4.0 support

By Robert Nelson
on 13 Mar, 2013

Earlier today we saw that slightly hard to view Pebble smartwatch tear down. While much of the focus was on the actual tear down of the watch, there was a mention of Bluetooth. In reference to the Bluetooth LE support, iFixIt had said that they could not "find evidence of the hardware." Needless to say, the folks at Pebble have since responded and offered some assurance on the matter.

Pebble smartwatch tear down ends with destruction

By Robert Nelson
on 13 Mar, 2013

We should be used to seeing our devices torn apart by the iFixIt crew. After all, we have seen the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and countless other devices torn apart and opened up. This latest however comes a little bit different. The latest is for the Pebble smartwatch and differs in that the watch ends up being destroyed.

Nexus 4 gets teardown by iFixit – looks pretty inside and out

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Nov, 2012

The brand spankin new LG Nexus 4 is certainly a pretty smartphone, but now we’re getting a look at the inside and seeing it’s just as pretty under the hood. The folks from iFixit just finished giving the Nexus 4 the usual teardown treatment and we get to see everything that makes this quad-core Android run. As usual we have a comprehensive breakdown of the hardware, as well as some neat photos of that wireless charging battery cover.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 rated by iFixit, James Franco stars in new ad

By Eric Abent
on 20 Aug, 2012

The fine folks at iFixit have ripped apart the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in an effort to find out how repair-friendly it is. The results were pretty good too, with iFixit giving the tablet a repairability rating of 8/10. It's not perfect, but it's a whole lot better than the third-gen iPad, which only managed to take home a 2/10 rating.

Nexus 7 gets the iFixit teardown treatment

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Jul, 2012

If you're the type that love to see the insides of your device yet don't dare do the deed yourself, iFixit has you covered. In their usual fashion they've cracked open the brand new Google Nexus 7 Tablet to reveal everything under the hood. Showing us that this clean design also has clean innards -- and a huge battery. More pictures provided below.

Motorola DROID 4 cracked open by iFixit

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Feb, 2012

In the familiar and usual iFixit fashion we have another Android device tear down. This time around the Motorola DROID 4 gets cracked open, and tore down to reveal everything under the hood of Motorola's fourth DROID slider. From the CPU to the 4G LTE chip and more we can see everything and how it works from the images and details provided.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus receives the iFixit teardown treatment

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Nov, 2011

In the usual iFixit fashion today they've been nice enough to share the details on the innards of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus flagship Android smartphone. Like they always do, today they've tore it down and they give us a look at every little piece inside this new device. Plenty of pictures are available after the break. I'm just sad I don't have one yet while they are shredding it to pieces already.