A Pixel 9 Pro Fold screen replacement costs more than a MacBook Air

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iFixit has started listing repair parts for Google’s Pixel Pro 9 Fold, but it’ll be cheaper to buy a regular brand-new phone than pay for a screen replacement. The inner display specifically, which includes the frame, hinge, side buttons, and OLED screen itself, will set customers back $1,199 for “Part Only.” The full kit that also includes iFixit’s repair tools bumps that up to $1,207.

With prices starting at $1,799, the Pixel Pro 9 Fold is one of the most expensive smartphones on the market. iFixit’s inner screen replacement for last year’s Pixel Fold was also costly at $899, but this is still an alarming jump for the latest model. For context, $1,199 is the same price as an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and more expensive than a 13-inch M3 MacBook Air ($1,099). That’s a daunting amount of money to spend on a DIY repair, but iFixit provides a detailed how-to guide if that doesn’t phase you.

Other Pixel Pro 9 Fold components are also available in this launch, including the outer screen ($190), rear cameras ($250), inner front camera ($90), outer front camera ($80), and both the base and flip batteries ($67). iFixit released parts for the rest of the Pixel 9 Pro series back in September, which means components for the entire lineup are now listed on the platform.

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