Better?
Not really still the same on my phone :p
My HDD has never failed in my PS4 and its had pretty heavy use since I got it however many years ago.
It is getting noisy however so may well fail soon....
However like I said depending on what you mean by bricked it could be a few things.
Have you noticed the fans kicking in or working harder than normal?
Overheating is a pretty common cause of problems and if lucky can be fixed by a good clean and hoovering.
Failing that its a re-ball.