Samsung Galaxy S9+ gets torn down by iFixit, found hard to repair

12 March 2018
Samsung's latest and greatest got a 4 out of 10 for repairability.

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  • 15 Mar 2018

Anonymous, 13 Mar 2018Who repairs a smartphone? most carriers now have great repl... moreActually, this website is read from countries around the world and not in every county we have all those wonderful benefits.

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    • Anonymous
    • F9r
    • 13 Mar 2018

    Anonymous, 12 Mar 2018Yeah this fix it yourself bs is out of date nowadays there ... moreWarranty doesn't cover for physical damage genius, you crack or even chip the phone it voids the warranty as there is no way to prove the drop didn't cause any faults with the phone. also water damage isn't covered under manufactures warranty they open the phone and see signs of it they just close it back up and send it back saying you'll need to get another.

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      • Anonymous
      • vV5
      • 13 Mar 2018

      AnonD-481725, 12 Mar 2018Samsung never been into the practical side. Never say never

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        • bIL
        • 13 Mar 2018

        Anonymous, 12 Mar 2018Very bad in features too. Least ram than any flagship R... moreLMAO !!! I wonder how people get around with such bs . . . I mean talking to your friends and such with crap might make sense, but on a website dedicated mostly to phones you ought to know people around here are going to know a tad bit more before you can pull off such bs


        Least ram than any flagship : Which established brand other than One+ are you talking about ?
        Regular fingerprint sensor (not underscreen) : Lol seen on a concept vivo phone
        No face ID with IR support : Faceunlock with ir support is the hybrid unlock they offer
        No removable battery (of course) : No Sh**, Sherlock
        Relatifely low StB ratio at this point. : lmao it has one of the highest Screen to body ratio

        New Samsung is like pre iphone X Apple. A follower, very few features, high price, bad repailability : Pre Iphone X ? post your whole comment on Iphone X, it might make more sense

        now seriously crawl back under the rock you came from, and come back with better trolling standards

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          • Anonymous
          • nhc
          • 13 Mar 2018

          Who repairs a smartphone? most carriers now have great replacement services if something is broken..

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            • Anonymous
            • 6jq
            • 12 Mar 2018

            Lightning McQueen, 12 Mar 2018Samsung Galaxy S9 phone is the best phone to have features,... moreVery bad in features too.

            Least ram than any flagship
            Regular fingerprint sensor (not underscreen)
            No face ID with IR support
            No removable battery (of course)
            Relatifely low StB ratio at this point.

            New Samsung is like pre iphone X Apple. A follower, very few features, high price, bad repailability.

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              • AnonD-418159
              • bIL
              • 12 Mar 2018

              Lol you guys are really funny. . . .

              Talking about and praising the S5 now ? Seriously ? Whatever happened to all the band-aid phone comments, puns and how cheap plastic is and so on ? What happened to needing a flap ? Premium materials like Nokia, Sony and Apple ? who didn't provide removable battery and it was just a useless feature anyways, right ?

              Do people really not understand things like physical limitation anymore ? If someone is going to cram in so much into such little space, it's going to get that much harder to repair. Samsung still leaves a headphone jack inside, micro-sd slot, now with the dual aperture camera, all the other sensors, having tiny bezels, glass back and more.

              Not every person who buys a phone wants to repair it themselves . . . but every one wants the sleekest design jam packed with features . . . And swinging that way makes more sense for Samsung.

              So everyone just needs to take a chill pill already, sheeesh my rant ends here.

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                • Anonymous
                • 7Ac
                • 12 Mar 2018

                AnonD-58556, 12 Mar 2018Otterbox from head to toeGross

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 04e
                  • 12 Mar 2018

                  Yeah this fix it yourself bs is out of date nowadays there is warranty smh

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 6k$
                    • 12 Mar 2018

                    S5 and S5 mini say hello to water resistance and user-removable battery it is the only 1 generation they did it this way.
                    Will S9 be water resistant after assembling back again?

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                      • kn3
                      • 12 Mar 2018

                      Otterbox from head to toe

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tNw
                        • 12 Mar 2018

                        AnonD-481725, 12 Mar 2018Samsung never been into the practical side. Previous models like the non sealed battery, waterproof S5 Active would like to say hello.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • tNw
                          • 12 Mar 2018

                          When it is easier to make fools part with their money than to make modern phones part with each of their super glued components...

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                            • AnonD-481725
                            • StN
                            • 12 Mar 2018

                            Samsung never been into the practical side.

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                              • sxn
                              • 12 Mar 2018

                              It's easier to void warranty if everything is so difficult to do yourself.

                              It's also so that you can't tamper with it, sue Samsung if anything goes wrong after, and get away with it.

                              (The money profit thing comes somewhere after)

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                                • Lightning McQueen
                                • KSE
                                • 12 Mar 2018

                                Samsung Galaxy S9 phone is the best phone to have features, but worse when it comes to durability and repairbility. Might as well buy a Google pixel 2 or Nokia6 because they are so easy to repair.