Google Pixel 3 XL teardown reveals Samsung’s OLED display

Following the tradition, iFixit has performed a teardown of the Pixel 3 XL giving some insight into the phone's hardware. Interestingly, it is found that the Pixel 3 XL is using an OLED panel from Samsung. iFixit also mentioned that it is fairly difficult to open the Pixel 3 XL, due to copious amounts of foam adhesive. Internal components of the Pixel 3 XL include 4GB of LPDDR4X DRAM from Micron, 64GB of Skhynix flash storage, the Pixel Visual Core, the Google Titan M security chip, and a Qi wireless charging receiver from IDT. Other components from Qualcomm, including the main Snapdragon 845 processor, radios, and an audio codec chip. Following the epic backslash from last year's Pixel 2 XL display, Google seems to be playing safe by going with Samsung panel despite investing in LG display. However, replacing a Pixel 3 screen will be tricky, and will most likely require replacing the whole frame of the phone. iFixit says that the vibration motor on the Pixel 3 XL is said to be improved from last year, capable of providing more precise haptic feedback.  The Pixel 2 XL rear glass covered 20% of the phone, while it is 100% crackable on the Pixel 3 ...

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