Introduction

this 60$ phone has more repairability than meets the eye

Today we will be tearing it down to see how much we can repair it.

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    • We first need to take off the back cover and remove the battery. I used a coin to remove the back. its important to keep this screw tight for waterproofing.

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    • AFTER REMOVING THE SCREWS, THE PHONE WILL NO LONGER BE WATERPROOF. This is because there are tiny gaskets around the screws to ensure its ip68 rating.

    • remove the 12 screws holding on the back. It should come off without any resistance because there is no clips

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    • after we remove the back we have an optional part to take out. its the vibration motor. use tweezers or your fingers to remove it from the back

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    • wow look at all those connectors. even the usbc is on its own easily replacable board!

    • remove all the connectors marked in blue.

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    • remove all the screws pictured

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    • remove the usbc port, action button and volume rocker.

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    • just gently lift it up and take it out. after removing the heat shields we get to see the soc and the storage, as well as what I think is the modem.

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    • there is a rubber cover on top of the unit that protects it. removing this shows another set of screws and a hard plastic cover

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    • remove the eight screws and the clips on all four sides.

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    • disconnect the connectors labeled in blue.

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    • its not glued down or anything, just be careful to not get your paw prints on it

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    • the front and back cameras come out pretty easy. be careful with the rear camera as there is some glue holding it down. using some ipa can help.

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    • the board is taped down but doesnt put up a fight when you remove it with a pry tool.

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    • at first I didn't think that the screen could be taken out. this was incorrect. after using my 3d printer (you can use your own method) to heat up the screen. from there I used ifixit picks to carefully pry the screen off

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    • although the s22 is designed competently, there appears to be little to no repair parts available. the only place I was able to find that sells repair parts is in India and does not ship outside India. here is the website

William Urfer

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really apreciate the teardown, thanks william:)

joe stalin -