OnePlus Nord 4 Teardown: Durable Design, Repair Nightmare?

OnePlus Nord 4's Sturdy Design Comes at a Cost: A Repair Nightmare? The OnePlus Nord 4 has made a splash with its return to a metal unibody design, a rarity in the 2024 Android smartphone world. However, this seemingly robust chassis may have a major drawback – it's incredibly difficult to repair. Popular teardown YouTuber PBKReviews recently put the Nord 4 through its paces, and the results were not pretty. The phone received one of the lowest reparability scores of the year so far. While the exposed screws on either side of the USB-C port hinted at easy access, prying open the aluminum chassis proved to be a nightmare. Plastic picks were essentially useless, requiring the use of metal tools instead. This significantly increases the risk of scratching and damaging the phone's housing during repairs. Adding to the difficulty, the Nord 4 has a two-stage teardown process. A glass camera cover glued on top of the aluminum back hides several screws and needs to be removed separate…