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iFixit\u2019s Shahram Mokhtari starts by removing the Pixel 8 Pro\u2019s<\/a> screen using a heating mat, a clamp, and a pick. After disconnecting the display from the device, Mokhtari folds back the 5G mmWave antenna cable and unscrews the main frame. From there, Mokhtari attempts to remove the 5,050mAh battery by pulling at the plastic tabs beneath the component.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, Mokhtari runs into the same issue as PBKreviews<\/a>, the YouTube channel that tore down the Pixel 8. Both iFixit and PBKreviews ended up loosening the battery\u2019s adhesive using isopropyl alcohol instead. Once that\u2019s done, Mokhtari dismantles the Pixel 8 Pro\u2019s camera array, revealing the 50MP main camera, 48MP ultrawide lens, and the 48MP telescopic lens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Finally, we get a look at the built-in thermometer<\/a> that\u2019s exclusive to the Pixel 8 Pro. Mokhtari offers a super zoomed-in look at the component… but it doesn\u2019t look like much other than four circular sensors. When the phone is actually put together, you can find the temperature sensor within the camera bar on the back of the device. It\u2019s supposed to provide you with accurate temperature readings of surfaces, with body temperature readings awaiting FDA approval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Unlike the iPhone 15<\/a>, Mokhtari notes that the components on the Pixel 8 Pro aren\u2019t software-locked, which means you aren\u2019t forced to purchase new components directly from Google. Google is also promising<\/a> seven years of Android updates for the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. However, Google is still limiting certain features, such as Night Sight and Zoom Enhance<\/a>, to the Pixel 8 Pro, which, as my colleague Sean Hollister points out, makes that promise mean a bit less<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n