Samsung's Galaxy Upcycling program proposes to turn old phones into tools for the home

12 January 2021
Your old phone can be a baby monitor or a pet care tool. Also, all 2021 Samsung TVs will have eco packaging that can turn into furniture.

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abigfanoftechs, 14 Jan 2021I see.That person is making nonsense sound like a big deal or something. You brought the most straightforward solution and it wasn't enough. I have a old Note4 and ain't fussing of having it plugged in despite having the original 6 year old battery inside🤷‍♂️

    Anonymous, 14 Jan 2021Most phones do not bypass battery. Only a few do, like the ... moreI see.

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      • 14 Jan 2021

      abigfanoftechs, 12 Jan 2021Just power it directly with the USB cable/adapter? Most phones do not bypass battery. Only a few do, like the ROG Phone 3. ("Bypass charging")

        or.... we can just stop buying a new smartphone each year, or maybe all smartphone makers should make smartphone works like a laptop which can be updated as long as we like. the 10 years old laptop is more usable than 5 years old smartphone these day

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          Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021Consider yourself lucky. Mine was not total emmc fail but t... moreeverything works except for one game i used to play a ton just stops working as soon as i open it. so i now play it on my A50 luckily my progress was saved in my account 😅😅

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            • 12 Jan 2021

            AnonD-973296, 12 Jan 2021rlly?, i still have my mom's note 3 neo and works good... moreConsider yourself lucky. Mine was not total emmc fail but the thing ran slow and corrupted photos in its internal storage without warning. Yours maybe even rarer being a neo model.

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              • 12 Jan 2021

              abigfanoftechs, 12 Jan 2021Just power it directly with the USB cable/adapter? That's not gonna work unless the phone has the same hw feature present in the last rugged samsung Tab with ip68+removable battery. Which enables it to draw power from AC and bypass the need for a battery.

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                • 12 Jan 2021

                Lyndino, 12 Jan 2021my Note 4's still going strong.noice

                  So the exynos 990 devices as hand warmers i guess.

                    Samsung really need to convince their customers to upcycle their products since their purchases don't last under a year of useful updates.

                      Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021I saw an in display camera phone in this video . See video ... moregood catch.

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                        • 12 Jan 2021

                        Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021I saw an in display camera phone in this video . See video ... moreNo they take the front camera of some phones in their product adverts they done it with the note 10 and 20 ultra in a advert for another samsung product trust me they would not show off the under display camera briefly in a video like this there would be a whole event for a new line of phone with this feature but good shout anyway ! 😊

                          Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021How are we supposed to upcycle old phones with dead batteri... moreJust power it directly with the USB cable/adapter?

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                            • 12 Jan 2021

                            Anonymous, 12 Jan 2021How are we supposed to upcycle old phones with dead batteri... moreExactly my thoughts. Instead of "upcycling" we could simply reuse old phone if we were able to replace batteries easier.

                            I know personally how difficult it was to open the back of an S8 and S9. Even cracked it on one. I also had to soak the battery in isopropanol alcohol. Is this eco friendly now?

                            Samsung spends more money on BS ads to deceive people than making battery replacements easier...

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                              • 12 Jan 2021

                              I saw an in display camera phone in this video . See video part 2 minutes and 22 seconds .

                                you can use old androids as retro video game consoles for emulation

                                  AnonD-765630, 12 Jan 2021Sorry but I don't want a chair or table from a Samsung... moreWhat should they do instead?
                                  Seems like everybody has a better answer for the attempts other people actually make.

                                    AnonD-973296, 12 Jan 2021rlly?, i still have my mom's note 3 neo and works good... moremy Note 4's still going strong.

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                                      • 12 Jan 2021

                                      Sorry but I don't want a chair or table from a Samsung TV Box and imagine the number who do this will be quite limited and short term.
                                      Another marketing ploy rather than real change.

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                                        • 12 Jan 2021

                                        Meh, such PR marketing


                                        Just say out loud, Samsung won't include accessories in box anymore

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