Google plans to adopt the same repair strategy as Apple to make the Pixel 6 Pro more difficult to repair

The Pixel 6 series will meet with you at the end of this month. At present, the renderings, specifications, disassembly and assembly, and camera samples of the device have all been exposed. However, in the latest details disclosed, Google plans to adopt the same repair strategy as Apple to make the Pixel 6 Pro more difficult to repair, especially the camera module.

According to the currently exposed Pixel 6 Pro technical maintenance manual, Google seems to be equipped with a unique rear three-camera camera module. The manual states: The RL rear camera is calibrated at the supplier’s site to ensure the image/video quality after repair. This page is posted on Repair.Wiki. The Wiki page mentions that the replacement module will be different from the production camera module, and it will be paired to the original logic board.

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This means that people may not be able to use the existing Pixel 6 Pro camera module and install it on another device. It also indicates that the replaced module may need to be hard-coded in order to work on another Pixel device.

The same document reads: If you change the logic board. ASP also needs to change the RL rear camera to have the’GEO’ mark. For the rear camera replaced from the original device, please keep them and perform RTV (Return To Vendor).

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