OnePlus Nord 4 teardown reveals very bad reparability

The OnePlus Nord 4 brought back the metal construction of the rear, something that’s been missing from the smartphone world for a few years now. That definitely makes it stand out in a sea of devices with glass and plastic backs, but as it turns out it also makes it stand out in a different way – its very poor reparability.

That is the conclusion we can draw after watching the teardown video you can see below, which highlights just how hard it is to repair the Nord 4. Because of the metal back, it’s very hard to get into the phone. Even going through the glass bit at the top results in…