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Nexus 9 Teardown

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  • Nexus 9 Repairability: 3 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair)

  • The rear case is secured with clips, so it can be easily removed without heat or tools (just don't lose your rear-facing camera).

  • The battery is easy to get to, but glued in place. Thankfully, the adhesive is not so strong as to require heat to separate.

  • The interior is a maze of tape and thin, delicate cables, making disassembly and reassembly difficult and perilous.

  • The LCD is fused to the front glass, so you'll need to replace both components in the event of a cracked screen.

  • On top of that, the display glass is insanely very solidly glued to the midframe, making the replacement difficult unless you can source the whole assembly.

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