Google and Microsoft play musical screens with their new devices

Plus, wishing you a happy Repair Day! No Images? Click here Pixel 3 XL unveils a Samsung screen and an Apple notch Seems like the Pixel 3 XL is taking design-advice from the troublemaking Galaxy line. Our teardown revealed a Samsung-esque opening procedure, a stubborn battery, and an all-new Samsung AMOLED panel.  Peek inside the Pixel 3 XL     Video: Pixel 3 Teardown  Surprise! We may have found a Samsung display in the Pixel 3 XL, but the Pixel 3 uses an LG Display!  Watch what else we found   Microsoft put matte black lipstick on a Pro The Surface Pro 6 is back in black—along with more processor cores and seemingly not much more heat management. Our teardown revealed the same glued-shut (dare we say disposable?) tablet we’ve seen the past few years. See how the Surface Pro 6 scored   Microsoft, Surface bit my finger! The Surface Laptop 2 cut Kelsea during opening. See how it scored on our repairability scale. (Spoiler alert: It's not for the accident-prone.) Can you guess the score?   Celebrate repair all over the world! Repair Day is today, October 20! We put together six things you can do to celebrate the big day. And be sure to share your plans with us using the hashtag #RepairDay.  Let's fix the world together     Find stickers, win tools 45 of 50 manufacturers illegally void warranties after third-party repair—so we're lending the FTC a hand in catching these rascals. Post a picture of any warranty stickers you find with the hashtag #VoidIfRemoved for a chance to win an iFixit toolkit! Know your repair rights   iFixit 1330 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA  Thanks for subscribing to the iFixit Newsletter.   Like    Tweet    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe