The Pixel 11 Pro XL is built to last and easy to fix, teardown finds

It looks like it should be relatively easy to make the Pixel 11 Pro last. The XL version has now undergone the JerryRigEverything treatment, and the phone held up nicely to Zack Nelson’s usual battery of abuse. The teardown video also shows that common repairs should be relatively simple, with both the display and the battery removable with just a few minutes of work.

The video shows that the 11 Pro XL barely bends or flexes at all as Nelson wrenches on it, so the phone should hold up fine in case you sit down with it in your back pocket. Despite Google’s claim that the 11 Pro’s display is “more than twice as scratch-resistant than previous models” thanks to a new coating, though, it still scratches at level six with deeper grooves at a level seven.

We can see that the Pixel 11 Pro XL is fairly easy to open up with the right tools — a heat gun, a suction cup, and a thin pry tool. Nelson is able to remove the display and the battery in just a few minutes each, making the repairs regular users need most often more simple than they often can be.

The inside of the phone is neatly laid out, with the T4 screws that need to be removed first highlighted in a mint green color. On the whole, Nelson comes away impressed with how simple the phone is to take apart and put back together, calling the Pixel 11 Pro XL “one of the easiest phones to repair of 2026.” He’s not a fan of the Olive colorway, though (hard disagree).

The Pixel 11 Pro XL is available now, starting at $1,299. If you’re not able to repair it yourself, Google estimates having a pro swap out the screen will run you about $218, while a new battery can cost about $88.