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The Redmi K70 Pro was just unveiled for the Chinese market a few hours ago, and already a local channel has performed a teardown of the device, showing all of its innards in all their glory. This is undoubtedly the highest-end Redmi smartphone ever made, and it features what is currently the top chipset from Qualcomm, which is a first for the brand, definitely befitting its ten-year anniversary. Did we mention Redmi turned ten this year? Well, it did. Anyway, if you don't speak Chinese, don't worry - English closed…

HTC may be past its heyday, but the company still releases new smartphone models occasionally. The most recent one is the HTC U23 Pro with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, 108MP main camera and 6.7” 120Hz OLED display. If you’re curious about how easy this phone is to disassemble in case you need to swap out a component, this PBKreview video answers just this question. The phone’s plastic back comes off easily enough and from then on it’s plain Phillips head screws. The good news is that most things are kept on separate…

Yesterday saw the debut of the vivo X Fold2 in China and we already have a teardown video that shows out the components of the new device. Chinese bloggers WekiHome shared a detailed disassembly video of the X Fold2. vivo X Fold2 in disassembled form The nearly 12-minute video also includes some camera samples and benchmark tests of the latest vivo foldable. Seeing the inside workings of a foldable phone is always interesting and we can see a detailed breakdown of the phone’s new hinge mechanism at the…

Here's to the fast-paced world we live in! We get to enjoy a step-by-step disassembly of the Xiaomi 13 Ultra just days after the phone was announced. The video sheds light on the process of opening up this high-end phone, as well as its components. The most interesting of which, naturally, are the cameras. Here's a look at the camera module, as well as the mechanism that closes the aperture from f/1.9 to f/4.0 on the main cam. The camera module and the iris aperture Here's the entire video. It's…

Google Pixel 7 Pro disassemblyThe process starts with removing the only removable thing in the entire smartphone, the SIM tray. Next, the sides of the display get heat to loosen up a bit. After removing the screen and the metal cover, we can witness the internal components, including the 5,000mAh battery. There’s a sizeable graphite film on-boarded on the main board to keep things cool. Digging a bit deeper after disconnecting a few more screws and connectors, we can see the camera setup in full glory. There’s a 50MP…

The Zenfone 9 is Asus' latest mainstream, non-gaming smartphone, and one of a very select few to come with a top of the line chipset in a very compact form factor. As such, it's an intriguing device, one which we've explored in depth in our review. But we didn't literally explore its depths, opening it up to see all that's inside. We don't do that sort of thing, but YouTube channel PBK Reviews does, and it's back with another disassembly / teardown video today, starring the Zenfone 9 as you might have imagined. The…

The Nothing Phone (1) has recently taken the mobile world by storm, at least in terms of the unprecedented hype for a mid-ranger. One of its main claims to fame is the transparent back, which is nice and all - but if you really want to see what makes the Nothing Phone (1) 'tick' as it were, you need to go all in. All the way inside the device, which is exactly where YouTube channel PBK Reviews has gone, taking it apart bit by bit, in a teardown / disassembly and reassembly video that's embedded below for your viewing…

Google started taking pre-orders for the Pixel 6a yesterday, with official sales scheduled to begin on July 28. The Pixel 6a was announced back in May, and it represents an interesting departure for the "a" line, in that it uses the same Tensor SoC as the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, while still being cheaper than both of those. If you've ever wanted to peek inside a Pixel 6a, today's your lucky day, as YouTube channel PBK Reviews has done just that, on video, for your viewing pleasure. It's a step-by-step teardown of the…

One of the things that set the Sony Xperia 1 IV from its predecessor is that the periscope module offers continuous zoom in the 85-125mm range (3.5x to 5.2x magnification). Impressively, the new module is only slightly larger than the one in the Mark 3, which could only toggle between 70mm and 105mm. Also notice that the new module has a longer focal length, which may account for some of the increase in size. Sony Xperia 1 IV internals compared to the 1 III • The new periscope module The video…