iFixit’s teardowns of the Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra reveal still-poor repairability scores
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- Ian Setiawan
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- 05 Mar 2022
My question is, why does Samsung using li-ion battery instead li-polymer?
I thought they use it in their low range phone lineup, but even in the flagship class device still using li-ion.
NB: there is nothing wrong about li-ion for me, though
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- FatShady
- rpv
- 05 Mar 2022
AnonD-731363, 05 Mar 2022Man not a true. For example S6 Edge, S7 edge and S8 or S8... moreisn't screen replacement from sammy is like 500$ for the past couple of years?
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 05 Mar 2022bruh. costing that much while removing the wall adapter but... moreThat's planned obsolescence for you.
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- Anonymous
- 63x
- 05 Mar 2022
yalim, 05 Mar 2022so what? anyone dare to repair own broken smartphone? or sh... moreI do.
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- vju
- 05 Mar 2022
Something needs to be done about using copious amounts of adhesive inside a phone to keep the parts intact. Surely there's a better material which is also easier to remove? More R&D is needed.
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- AppleStrategyHater
- tui
- 05 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 05 Mar 2022Samsung went from the company with the most repairable phon... moreExactly, all following Apple's strategy to get more money
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- Anonymous
- JhV
- 05 Mar 2022
AnonD-731363, 05 Mar 2022Man not a true. For example S6 Edge, S7 edge and S8 or S8... moreAmoled screens are very expensive, it's cheaper to find an used S7 for €50 and salvage its screen.
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- Anonymous
- 6jr
- 05 Mar 2022
Samsung went from the company with the most repairable phones to the least repairable ones.
Apparently they read the same data that Apple execs knew. Low repairability = more sales and nobody talks, not really.
What's funny is that they were making fun of the worse product that Apple was offering for years and ... they ended up doing the same (nothing replecable, designed to be almost unrepairable). Good job Samsung, as long as people keep on falling for the scam, good job!
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- AnonD-731363
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- 05 Mar 2022
Solun1, 05 Mar 2022Not really, because the repair price depends on the phone p... moreMan not a true.
For example S6 Edge, S7 edge and S8 or S8 plus new screen cost around 200 here in my country in slovakia. Plus price of repair service.
Another example best flagship grade device of 2021 year Xiaomi Mi 11 ultra cost 250 euros new original screen plus price of replacement by repair shop.
Difference is like 50 euros between new flagship grade device of Xiaomi and 5-7 years old flagship grade devices by Samsung.
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- yalim
- Se3
- 05 Mar 2022
so what? anyone dare to repair own broken smartphone? or shall we not take a broken samsung to repair center because it is hard to repair?
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2022
Disappointing repairability score. iPhone 13 scored 6/10.
- Solun1
- 0yR
- 05 Mar 2022
Anonymous, 05 Mar 2022Even if you take it to repair shop, they will be liable for... moreNot really, because the repair price depends on the phone price and age (at least with Samsung). The more expensive the phone, the pricier the repair. So even if this phone had the best possible repair "score", it wouldn't lower the actual price. What lowers it is time passed since release date (even for phones with bad repair scores). So even though your argument has logic, it simply doesn't work like that in real life. That's why repair scores don't matter to anyone without a home repair lab as a hobby (100 people in the world mabe?).
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2022
Solun1, 05 Mar 2022These scores are useless because they just don't matte... moreEven if you take it to repair shop, they will be liable for damages done during battery replacement process. If back glass breaks while doing replacement, they'll have to supply a new one. Which means they'll have to somehow cover that loss through higher service prices of battery itself. Opposed to phone which is guaranteed to not be further damaged during repair.
- Solun1
- 0yR
- 05 Mar 2022
These scores are useless because they just don't matter. When your phone breaks, you just take it in to get the repair done and it gets done. Almost no one has a home lab for phone repairs and if they do, it's their hobby and they do it for the fun of it. Or they record repairability videos like this one which nobody cares about.
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- I have a Galaxy S22
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- 05 Mar 2022
The main thing for Samsung is the environment and does not include a charger with the Galaxy series. The funny thing is that in the end they created a disposable device, with the battery mortality thrown in the trash and those who try to repair will have to replace some parts following their break while trying to replace the battery. Another thing, Samsung provided the first buyers with a large cardboard box, which also pollutes ...
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post Scriptum. Owners of the Galaxy S22 series expected the most expensive battery replacement in the cellular industry. The labs will charge a premium for the possibility of secondary damage while replacing the battery. And not to mention on screen ...
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- rizki1
- 6c6
- 05 Mar 2022
smartphone become very solid, unbreakable and dust/water resistant so repairability will be difficult.
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- Anonymous
- PWD
- 05 Mar 2022
iiSnewoNL, 05 Mar 2022Kinda weird since PBKReviews says something else??Either one could be a paid site but judging Samsung’s history of gluing batteries and making screen replacements difficult as you usually need to replace the whole front panel (with the battery), not just the screen.
I have to agree with iFixIt.
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- cyber
- S2D
- 05 Mar 2022
they repairability score only misleading people cause they are lacking skills and knowledge
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2022
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