I really appreciate you fixing the Pixels, I genuinely love the Pixel phones, and I think they deserve a second life. Great job, Hugh! Your videos are always so nice and professional.

Smartphone companies should really adopt the display and battery removal first approach when it comes to building new smartphones, since these are the parts that often need replacing when broken.

Despite me having a pixel 4A, not the one with 5G, this gives me hope that this phone can last me several years, and can be repaired fairly easily. I'm the kind of person that doesn't replace my phone unless it's broken or severely out of date.

I love watching these phone repair videos. I actually went and replaced the battery on my original Google Pixel not too long ago due in part to videos like this. For my first repair like that it could have gone worse, I burned the bottom of the screen with a heat gun but it's only noticeable when the screen is off so it doesn't bother me. Everything else works fine and the battery now properly holds a charge so I call it a win.

Hi Hugh, recently I got an iPhone 11 with a broken screen and rear glass with 80% battery health for 70 euros and an iPhone 12 also with a broken screen for 210 euros.

Another great job as always.great deal and an easy repair in comparison to your others. Also thanks very much for the signed samsung note 4.much appreciated.

bro im so jealous that you are able to find these amazing deals. I used to be able to quite easily by searching spelling mistakes on ebay and auction sites but these days it just isnt as effective at all

Very easy to repair phone. I done the exact repair to my mums one, bought the display on eBay UK and come with the gasket too.

Love your videos. Easy to understand and learn from. I've used to repair Samsung's J lineup from 2017 (J3/5/7) and they open in a similar way, however the original screen is glued too hard and normaly comes apart. Keep it up.

Your repairs are therapeutic to watch ... keep the good work!!

Your videos are very interesting to watch Hugh! Thanks!

THANK YOU 🙏 HUGH JEFFREYS FOR ALL THE AWESOME VIDEOS!!! 👏🔥🥊

Your job always amazes keep it up, brother jeff.

So clever. Thanks for all the hints.

I can't believe how simple that was. Thanks Hugh.

I've always been inspired by your repairing videos that I'm planning to fix this iPod touch 4th generation that has a cracked digitiser and LCD :)

Thank you so much for all the awesome videos, as always, Hugh, you never cease to amaze people like us, keep it up with the awesome repairs, it's so professional, it's not even funny, you always make our day, each and every time, no doubt about it!! BTW, this comment is from a Pixel 5a 5G, LOL, so it only makes a ton of sense to be watching a Pixel 4a 5G get repaired on a Pixel 5a 5G, haha. It's quite fun to be seeing a smartphone from the same company on a newer or older iteration, if you ask me.

I had a friend that dropped the pixel 5a. You're right. They are easy to fix. He gave it to me for free and had the same issue. I replaced the screen and it was fixed. Great video!

You're so informative! I want to replace my pixel 5s screen and I got alot of useful tips from this video

Good job Mr.J as always.

I am a really huge and old fan of your channel , and i wish you never stop making this videos and never think that we hate you 😁

Grabbed the same model this year on sale for around $400. A beautiful OLED screen, good battery life, headphone jack, very handy fingerprint scaner on the back, camera that takes awesome pictures at night and ability to even degoogle it makes this phone a strong value for that amount of money. Additional plus for easy future repairs like you mentioned in the video. The only downside I've noticed are mid quality speakers. Although, if anyone is looking for a good android smartphone it's definitely worth to buy it but is really hard to get hands-on on this device online.

For once someone does a video on the phone I have, this is a monumental day

Another great repair by Hugh Jeffreys.

Fantastic hack! I did everything you showed here and it worked! Thanks a lot!

Good job dude, some people are born lucky with this stuff.

I learnt a lot from that. Many thanks.

Hi Hugh, I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I would like to start repairing some smartphones and then selling them as well. Would you mind making a guide or some beginner tips on how to start? I find choosing the broken smartphone to buy the trickiest part so some advice would be needed there. Thanks in advice and keep up with the good work!

Those Pixels seem so reliable. Fascinating alternative to the Galaxy range and iPhones. I'm amazed at how cheaply you can get these phones and parts. I've been searching for a replacement screen for my Xperia 5 ii, but they seem to be super expensive. Fortunately, the scratch is only over the "forehead" of the device, so I'm not too upset, and the phone is getting on a bit now, so it's had a good run. I hope there's an Xperia 1 iv this year. The last few have been such good phones.

Keep up the good work ❤️

Yayy! New video!!

Really easy repair phone, good video!

Having said that, I do have a Pixel 6 and absolutely love it. It takes the most beautiful photos. I managed to get an open box one in the US, saving me almost £250 from what it would cost in the UK. If I had a complaint, it is that you really need to have some kind of case on it because no matter what, you are going to drop that sucker and it is all glass. I have a cheap clear jelly. It does take away from the beauty of the design, but I do not feel like paying £600 to replace the phone.

You read my mind. I literally just started looking for a new video.

I love your videos thank you so much Hugh you are an expert

You can hold down the power button for about 10-15 seconds to force shut down on Android phones.

These phones are so brilliant and it's even better now that I know how easy they are to repair

6:45 a lot of customers don't want to wait for the adhesive to dry sadly. My solution is to use scotch tape around the edges of the display and pull it tight down around the bottom of the device. I then tell the customer to be easy on it for 24 hours and then they can remove the tape. Not everyone listens and occasionally I get phones back same day with a screen that fell off since they couldn't deal with the tape.

I’ve had this phone for over a year, excellent performance and camera and google updates…I highly recommend it

I lived in Australia for 3 years and bought a pixel 4a 5g in late 2020 for 699 AUD which was a steal really compared to the prices elsewhere... I am back in the UK now and still have it as my daily, it's been great, I just wish for a bigger battery sometimes as I have had some degradation and I am a power user, was considering upgrading to the 6a when it drops in a few months... I agree that their A line are the best phones.

A classic, smoother-sailing repair

Hi. Please if you can Answer my question that I did in my comment of another video. And awesome video like always. Is a shame I don't live close enough to you, if the taxes wasn't so expensive I ship my phones for you repair, I really like the care you have and the perfection you use to repair phones👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I work at a repair shop and we use E8000 glue. If the customer returns early and phone is ready, we tell the customer “leave the rubber bands on for at least 4 hours so it dries properly.”

You are so smart and i love your videos

You could just hold the power button until it buzzes it'll also turn off the phone didn't need to undo the midplate

great video Enormous Jeffreys

I do this for living too,try to clean up the adhesive with a microfibre cloth,it’s much easier and when you clean up the edges of the frame use cotton swabs with isopropyl alcohol,thank me later

I’d highly suggest spending 10$ and buying the spigen case. I’ve dropped my pixel 4a5g at least 7 times now and it still looks brand new.

Thank you. My display popped off and I'm pretty sure it's because repair shop didn't glue it on properly. I dropped it tonight in the whole front screen popped off didn't break and I reattached the little cable. Also there was no tape over it

I switched from iphone when my iphone 6s randomly died on me. I decided to go back to android and picked the Pixel 3. I used that phone for three years until the battery wore out. I've since upgraded to the Pixel 5 and hope to use it as long as I can. I still have the Pixel 3 I might just pop a new battery in it sometime.

I've worked on hundreds of those and I've never detached the battery. Works every time.

4:00 I thought you disconnected the battery to prevent shorting out the phone when plugging in the new screen? 😅

Rubber Bands --- I'd recommend using a padded weight (perhaps a brick, or a chunk of heavy metal). The padding might be an old sock. Place the phone on a padded surface, and the weight on top. It would apply pressure more evenly, more controlled (you choose the mass of the weight), no pressure points, and much easier to use. Less chance of disaster. If alignment is a concern, then use tape to hold the screen in position. All this is speculation, not based on experience. But the rubber bands make me wince. ;-) Edit to add: Choose the weight's mass so that it doesn't break the screen. Ensure it is appropriately padded. There's no reason why applying the necessary and appropriate pressure smoothly from a well designed weight wouldn't be LESS likely to break screen than the uneven and inconsistent force from rubber bands. One could even calculate the exact pressure being applied (e.g. in PSI) being the mass over the area. It doesn't require much effort to arrive at a better solution than the rubber bands

I would put something between the rubber bands and the screen. Like half deck of cards, or wad of post-its

Two things I love about my pixel 4a are it's headphone jack and smaller size. Sadly the 6a is doing away with these, so when I do upgrade, it likely won't be to another pixel

Your repair vids are so asmr, we learn something and relax at same time ❤️

Can you please post some videos on you how actually resell your fixed electronics?

this is so satisfying to watch

@HughJeffreys, another great job. Samsung J5/J7 2017 models use same assembly. I was ask in previous comments - what's the double sided adhesive that you use?

I have had my pixel 4a5g replaced 3 times since release. First was a 4ft drop second was really bad screen burn after just 3 months and third was another shattered internal display after applying a bit too much pressure while in my pocket.

This reminds me of the Samsung J4+ it opens the exact same way even the display cable is in the same place

Before i got my Pixel 6 i owned the 4a 5G - A great Phone! It slipped out of my hand and landed on the 0,5mm that where not covered by my screenprotector and the glass shattered. Compared to the price of the 4a 5G the repair was way to expensive so i used it with the shattered glass until i got my new phone.

How do you deal with FRP locked phones?

I haven’t had an issue till pixel cameras start bugging out. Not sure if you have seen this issue before but I saw a lot of pixel phones experiencing this issue. Plus the google camera has so many reviews that are rather negative…

If you need to heat an adhesive it is not easy to repair... Have you ever fixed a Xiaomi Poco (F1)? It is literally ~20 screws and the entire thing is in pieces a 1080P IPS lcd for it is 20-30$. I've fixed Xiaomi phones more than 5 times in home with simple tools. The most repairable phone I fixed though, was the Motorola Defy, 8 screws and the thing comes apart (glass and screen are separate).

Samsung J7 had the same assembly layout / display connection

YOURE AWESOME

Hi Hugh, I'm from Czech Republic and I'm interested that the first message on the new display was in czech language. Was the phone from Czech Republik? Btw you've got great videos.

My old galaxy a7 is similar to this its so easy to repair

What watch are you wearing in the video

Can you make a iPhone carrier unlocking video please

A Czech sold this, we don't have official support from Google which is the reason why he has to sell broken, most repair shops don't even bother to repair them.

4:38 How is taking the old glue off the most important step? I would think that replacing the screen with a new one would be more important than the glue. If you put the old screen on then it will still not work.

Why is this old device so expensive currently?

Great video but I have two questions, first is it still something to be worried about with the battery being reconnected before the LCD is connected? Can it still be shorted if the phone is off but the battery is plugged in? Secondly are you ever worried about the glue seeping into the display panel and leaving water damage like defects in the panel itself?

Where did you buy or get the new screen for the pixel 4a

Im going to start sending liquid bottles of printer ink in glass in plastic bags to teach the postage system a lesson. Sick of getting damaged parcels

Is the display you installed is OLED or LCD?

Nice video 👍👍

According to system language, previous owner was Czech ❤.

With the phone apparently coming from the Czech republic you're lucky it even survived the journey.

Will you see the repairability of the pixel 6A when that comes out?

Great job

where do i buy the part ?

Just looking at the way this phone is designed, you might be able to replace the display without even disconnecting the battery here. But I'm not completely sure that would be safe or even possible in this case.

Super fix!

How much a new one cost?

The battery is G025E-B but most online seller's battery model is G025A-B and funny thing is label as Pixel 5 XL battery, is it suitable?

5:35 Wow, it's speaking Czech. Did you get it off of a czech tourist or something? The Czech republic is quite on the other side of the gloge 😲😀I just got me a 4a 5G that was drowned and screen is dead. I hope I'll be able to fix it.

In uk the used one are going for 280

Whats the price of secreen pannel ?

I have a pixel 3a that is in the same state that this one was in !

Hope you chance upon a faulty Pixel 5a which is similarly built. Really curious about its internals.

From where did you bought this damaged tech bro?

Are you gonna restore the Black Verizon Note7 one day?

Why owner dont send him to repair in some pixel service center or other services!? My friend have problems with screen too on pixel 5. All repair cost him 130 $ almost year ago (new display and work)...

How do you know the screen is the only component to be replaced？ Is that the most common issue for phones?

Hi man, i love the wallpaper but i can not find it anywhere, can you remember me what is the wallpaper name?

I used the pixel 4a for quite a long time before I switched over to my iPhone.

Those cracks look eerily similar to the google pixel 4a 5g I sold on ebay a month or so ago through work..... although then I saw the AU $ price and knew it wasn't mine lol If you're ever looking for repair stock for videos, feel free to reach out. I've worked with channels like MacRumors in the past. Although, I will disagree about the glue usage. Much better to do the adhesive. You're just making it much harder, in a tech shop setting, if the person breaks it again and they have to get it repaired