Motorola Defy 2021 Disassembly Teardown WATCH BEFORE YOU BUY!
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- Motorola Defy 2021 Disassembly Teardown WATCH BEFORE YOU BUY!
Repairability SCORE: 0/10
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Dear PBK, sorry to say that, but the biggest problem with this phone and this video specially is your LACK OF SKILLS (maybe you are better now).
I used your video for dissasembling and thanks for that, but you are making multiple fails one by one.
You just CANT open things like that and just tear and split them in half, tear the antennas and more.
So for the other, YES YOU CAN REPAIR this phone - depends on your skills, once you are in, it is just a basic phone.
Little bit of IPA, good tools and patience and I opened it in 20 minutes without any damage to plastics :)
Have a nice day.
This would be the most savages way to open the backdoor... Literally breaking an entry..LOL😂
Lol yup 👍😄
This phone seems like a very expensive "disposable" phone! You're way more patient than I am! 👍
Yup! Definitely is.
i just straight up rate the repairability -10/10 because the backdoor opening is 10000% harder than normal phones.
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Como fica a resistência a água, apos colocar outra tampa traseira?
All best rugged phones ( Nokia XR20, Samsung Xcover Pro, Cat S62 Pro and Motorola Defy 2021 ) in your channel. Thank you.
:) You're welcome
Obrigado por compartilhar esse vídeo, estava pensando em comprar, mais se por ventura precisar trocar a bateria, teria que quebrar o telefone todo.
You're welcome. Yeah its a very hard device to take apart to replace parts, but its very strong and rugged.
if the phone is waterproof this is the best way.
Samsung Xcover if you accidently don't close the back Door and leave water inside what is the point to repair such phone?? it will be to expensive repair most people don't repair any way
the Motorola is sealed against everything lol even repairs 😁
lol yup, it has its benefits and cons as well.
I want designs with removable backs back.
Like on the current Samsung Galaxy Xcover lineup...
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Yes, user replaceable batteries need to make a comeback!
Good video, I buyed this Motorola for hiking.
(Is that a Dunlop Turtle pick ? I use it for my Les Paul lol)
ive had a moto g 5 since 2017, ive dropped it on hard surfaces multiple times, no protection case, even droped it in water, in a lake about 30 cm deep, a friend found it after a couple hours, still worked, had it for 1,5 years after lake episode still works, only problem so far is when it was left in the car below minus tempratures this winter, might just be because of old battery. i am concidering motorola defy, even it seems unrepairable, but the fact that my old g5 lived such a hard life i dont think i will need to repair the defy before its time to replace it. ive been looking at several other rugged phones, and was about to go for xr20, but it ranges from 450 to 550 usd, and i found defy for 200 usd. so i think i will take my chances with the defy.
Yeah it should last a long time. It might not be repairable, but definitely a strong and rugged device.
You may want to check eBay of you're still in the return window, there's a guy with 4 more new in box in Sweden who's selling them for $100 with multi unit deal of 3 for $70 each, and he accepted 1 for $70
I had a CATERPILLAR CAT S62 PRO (800 €) and now for 3 years I have had a Motorola Defy and I can tell you that there is no comparison, the Defy is very very strong, but... the electronics inside can suffer abuse and stop working function or malfunction, for example, after several hits and getting the phone wet, the fingerprint sensor does not work well. Watching the video has taught me that it is not a good idea to open it, it is better to let it stop working and buy another phone, the Defy had a good price (in Europe less than 300 €) but it is no longer manufactured.
turns out it's hard to open the back cover of the cellphone.... it takes extra energy
Yup, there is no way to take the back cover off without damaging and breaking it, its extremely difficult. As well as the inner sealed pouch. Not to mention none of those parts are available to be purchased to replace.
@@PBKreviews why did Motorola make such a design, is this a kind of marketing from the other side so that we can't replace our own components and have to go to the service center and get a new unit?
I also do not know
The only thing I can think of is they tried to make it very rugged and in a way to keep anything out from getting inside the phone but other manufactures are able to make very rugged devices as well and those are repairable, unlike this one. Motorola is not a bad brand but when it comes to this phone, I would stay away.
@@PBKreviews I agree with your opinion👍
Stay successful and keep on creating content
@@webears12 thank you! 👍
How strong can it be ? The glass I mean. The display will always cracks no matter what. A good, solid case like spigen thick amour case can offer a good solution so this phone make no sense. Now, for the warranty: haw will work ? Is not like can do a better job replacing the display. And a repair shop will charge you more just because of the work need to be done. This phone is indeed no way to be repair even from the maker perspective.
Yup exactly. Also not to mention there are almost no available parts for this phone to even consider a repair. No housing parts, no other internal parts I could find, just the screen.
@@PBKreviews на Али уже есть экраны и задняя крышка
What a Bastard of a phone !
It's like it's made by a different company to all the other Motorolas !
lol yup, its great as far as rugged goes and dealing under pressure but when it comes to repairs, that's a different story.
and it is made by different company this one is made by Bullit group same guys that make CAT phone's
@@hugojlsantos Ahhh that explains a LOT !
Those CAT phones are over priced junk !
This design is so damn ridiculous! Is it built with withstanding abuse from toddlers in mind?? 🤦🏻♂️😂 And we always said Apple makes it intentionally hard to fix iPhones!..
Yup! After this phone, Apple is a piece of cake.
It's not about apple. This is just an airtight rugged phone which can withstand everything, a storm, a truck, and a drop in the pool. That's how best-rugged phones are made. It's not that they purposely made it in such way to avoid repairing like apple.
Compared to this, disassembling an iPhone feels like a cakewalk
Exactly :)
Motorola Defy is a military standart phone with IP68 security standart and with Gorilla Glass Victus screen security. You can throw it down from 1.8 meters, put it in cold and warm water, wash it with water and soap. It can fall in dust and dirty sand, and still be usable.
I think so- your apple has no military standart phone and you cant put it in sea water. :)
I just ordered Motorola Defy for 10 yrs old boy.
With its military standarts, 4Gb/ 64Gb memory and by price 203€ it it is good deal, I think so.
Her last Huawei phone felt down from shelf and got broken. My last phone has accident with cup of tee and has got broken, too.
I hope, Defy will survive it.
DEFY REPAIRABILITY
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Never ever needed to open it up. Battery still holds 2 days easy (by normal usage). Buy some Lego, if You need something for assembling/disassembling. But this one is a solid piece of phone.
Thank you! I will buy this rugged phone tomorrow because I see that there real IP68 protection.
you're welcome 👍
heat gun ???
I did heat it up as well, but still even with heat was extremely difficult to pry off and would still damage the housing and so forth. The other problem is there are no replacement housing parts or anything like that which I can find so yep.
En esta ocasión no estoy para nada de acuerdo con el método de desarme/destrucción. Ya que para quitar la cubierta debería haber empleado calor y alcohol para ablandar los pegamentos sin dañar las piezas.
Just have an extended warranty for the phone and you are good to go. No need to commit to overpriced repairs that take time and don't warrant the same performances from the phone as before the repair.
True but warranty only covers manufacturer defects/issues. If you happen to break the charger port, or the screen or anything else that is physical damage then warranty would not cover it.
you know its glued tight when pbk struggles with it☠️
haha yup. I don't think I ever had as much trouble prying open a phone. I'm sure if I used isopropyl alcohol and a lot more heat, it would be easier but would still be a tough one.
Compare that with the super repairable original Motorola Defy!
Such a shame...
Yup!
Thanks for the disassembly! Seen this smartphone and thought to buy it, but I prefer one phone for a long time. When you can't replace battery or screen, it is a waste of money. Every failure of hardware will be like you need to buy a new phone.
You're welcome :)
What brand of phones you can replace a battery on 2022?
I can still replace batteey for my 2005 year NOKIA 6230, but not for touchscreen phones.
Why do you need replace a screen for the military standart phone with Gorilla Glass Victus and IP68?
Gorilla Glass Victus warranty- the phone with that type of screen can fall down from 1.8 meters.
Do you want to throw your phone from skyscraper and repair the screen?
Ah, but I just bought one new in box for $70. How much is a phone screen repair/battery replacement again?
@@z33thr33 In my country this phone cost 250+ usd now.
@@Ruslan_Mironov In my country it costs only 188 € now.
I purchased Defy for my 10 years old nephew. He is happy to throw phone from table to floor and still use it. :)
Ваша оценка по защите аппарата, среди аналогичных? Ремонт не интересует.
As far as durability goes, its really good. Would probably be one of the most durable ones with the thick shell housing, and additional internal protections etc.
Хотел купить себе этот телефон,после этого видео разборки желание покупать пропало.Он абсолютно неремонтопригоден.Спасибо
You're welcome. Yep its very hard to repair, but its one strong phone so possibly the need to repair it would be very low. Also the Defy 2 is going to be released in the coming months.
This is the worst phone I had ever seen. Typical USE & THROW PHONE & increase E-waste. 😑
Good to see Qualcomm 662 & Samsung storage inside but the application of adhesive is too much resulting in permanent damage of the device. I didn't expect such an e-waste from motorola
Yup! Maybe there is a reason why they didn't push this device to more markets, Motorola themselves probably wants to stay away from repairing this phone lol
@@PBKreviews yes correct 😂✌🏻
@@SOURADEEPBISWAS 😄
Motorola should just make that battery replaceable, they should take a look at the Samsung xcover line, if Samsung can make a very sturdy robust phone where you just can replace the battery, than can Motorola that also
Samsung phone batteries are also glued down in most of their phones, they all need to do it like Xiaomi phones or ones like that which have a adhesive pull pouch which you can easily pull off the battery without damaging it.
Nice
Thank you
Well if you can’t access the components inside then it’s done it’s job, it’s purpose is durability
Ya, no one is saying its not a durable phone, just not a repairable one. 😀 There are many such durable phones on the market that are also repairable.
@@PBKreviews well it’s definitely defined the purpose of durable phone 😄
@@kaguyasnetwork lol yup. They should have named this phone "The Brick."😄
@@PBKreviews ooo I see Nokia law suit on Motorola 😂
Thank you
You're welcome
You are the best in tear apart phones.Yiu help us showing the inside of the sometimes ""supposed "" rugged phones.Please Wich you would prefer?
Wow
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If glue (potting compound) is the new screw then thats fine if the product lasts ten years.
Yea but these screens aren't indestructible so they can break and most importantly batteries wont last 10 years so after 2 or 3 years when some peoples batteries dont hold charge as well or batteries fail completely then that will be an issue for anyone who owns this device.
@@PBKreviews With the resale price it's not worth to repair such a phone. This is a demonstration of a well build tough phone.
@@PBKreviews It is the military standart phone, with IP68 security standarts and with Gorilla Glass Victus screen security.
Why do you want to repair screen? Do you want to throw this phone from skyscraper or put it under tank?
Anything can be made safe, but not goddamn foolproof. :)
And we say iPhones are hard to repair LoL.
Yup, after this phone I will never look at an iPhone like I did before. I will be glad to take apart any iPhone over this.
To repair this phone send it to plumber
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it`s name comes from defying any repairs
lol yup
WHAT ARE YOU F...ING DOING MAN??????!!!!!! Before removing the back cover, it would be worthwhile to heat the device on the separator. And then carefully remove. On any modern phones, I always do this so as not to damage the cover.
Lol you don't think I did that? This thing was adhered so strongly it broke a few of my tools. This is not my first phone I've worked on. 😀✌
@@PBKreviews Sorry, but this not very good disassembly. Need more time for it. I just see how impatient and in a hurry you are. I also know how to repair phones professionally.
@@АлександрГришанов-д6р It's ok, you are welcome to your opinion but I have been doing this for over 16 years and have taken apart thousands of phones. On the video I cut down a lot of the time I spend taking it apart to not make the video longer than it needs to be, but trust me I spent a lot of time on this phone. If you ever take this phone apart or try to yourself, you will understand. :)
My Motorola just went through the wash at 60degrees, still working and a lot cleaner than when it went in ....except speaker is very muffled and I'm here to see how to replace the speaker. I guess that's a no then
You can order parts for it from this website, but you would most likely have to replace the back housing and adhesive as well as the speaker which this website doesn't show to have so would be costly. www.gsm-shop.sk/prislusenstvo-a-nahradne-diely/motorola/defy-2021-(xt2083-9)
@@PBKreviews thanks for your help. Unbelievably the speaker has now returned to original performance. I have been very lucky this time. Since this video have you managed to repair some of these phones (ie get it apart without destroying it) or do you still think they are unrepairable?
@@TheNickdonaldson Thank you for your story!
I just ordered this phone for 10 years old boy.
Does you phone still works properly?
@@MSkachenite yes it works perfectly....but I do still wonder about screen or battery replacement one day. I would recommend fitting a screen protector
@@TheNickdonaldson Thank you for your answer!
I ordered this Motorola Defy by 203€.
Repairing the screen for boy's Huawei phone costed 120€.
I think, we will not repair this Motorola, and Huawei, too.
I hope, our phones will work for many years!
The score 😂😂
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Oh I can't watch this video , horrible horrible phone!
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Che telefono particolare. Sembra impossibile da riparare, perché si rovina.
Yup! :)
Terrible design in term of replacements. But if Motorola can prove that thia fone is a good for one trip to some tough environment where when electronic stuffs broke the only option they have is threw away because there is no way to fix them without a technician and dedicated tools, then between this and a sonim china made, it could be a better choice. Definitely not for notmal users who only go offroad sometime, cuz the chance they need to fix the fone after a fishing trip is much higher
Thih phone is strong,,Ura made
yup
This phone is so cringe
lol yep. Very strong though.