Samsung Galaxy S21 Teardown and Repair Assessment - Interesting Findings!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- Its time to take apart Samsungs new Galaxy S21 to assess its repairability.
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I review the inside :)
JerryRigEverything: hold my little lego
@@HughJeffreys you the best man
zacks gonna rip this s21 ultra apart
@@HughJeffreys is it warm 👀
Samsung really said: *Lemme fix my repairability reputation again*
Good thing they said that tho
@@EmeraldLegate_ yeah, I'm really proud of them for that
Let's give samsung 2 months then they'll break their "repairability" with a software update.
The A51 had the issues with repairability after a software update, so we only can hope
Samsung : oh yeah i forgot about the software lock, let's fix it up with some software update
The wise man once said about the battery: There's enough adhesive to glue an elephant to the ceiling. -JerryRigEverything
Lol.😂😂😃😄😅😆😀😁
Trueee
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@@dreamsyoungbrother7353 hi
I'm surprised dogs are allowed now.
Anyone remember when you used to get a decent charger and headphones in the box of the latest flagship phones?
And they also cost less than 700usd
With any phone on that matter
With my samsung s9 i got a fast charger brick and cable really good akg earbuds usb c to usb a adapter and usb c to micro usb adapter samsung really has gone backwards
@@Daniel-dl6fp exactly! I upgraded to note 10+ from an s9 and I miss my s9. I did everything. I have spent the last year constantly buying Jack to usb c adapters just so I can listen to music. Plus never realised how much more harder it is to have a phone this size. I miss my s9!
I did with my Xperia 1 II
I've had to replace a S21 Ultra battery recently. Theres a good trick to getting it out without prying with metal. Put the LCD facing down on the heat plate at 80c for 2m, right after you remove it from the heatplate, spray a little isopropyl at the bottom and try to wiggle it to spread and at the same time, Use a standard suction cup found in the pro tech toolkit and gently pull it up using it back and forth without applying much pressure and use a ifixit pick at the same time as well to try and lift the bottom area first to get and slice through the adhesive. This worked wonders for me. The only issue was cleaning the residue adhesive on the actual battery itself.
I'm a 20yr old Bundaberg Aussie who has just started a mobile repair business thanks to all the inspiration you gave me from watching your videos.
why did you have to replace the battery. should i be scared for my battery
@@warhawk2574 A very small number of batteries have manufacturing faults. That should have been covered by guarantee though as the phone couldn't have been more than a year old.
I am not sure if you'd be able to read and reply.
The LCD screen of my S21 is broken and I have got the replacement.
My questions:
1. Do I have to remove battery and antenna (using tri-wing)/as well to replace the LCD digitizer.
2. Would you be able to recommend any glue.
3. How much temperature and time to heat up the frame to remove the LCD screen.
A quick reply will be highly appreciated.
@@angelesworld3855 Hey,
1. If the replacement housing does not include it, yes, you will need to transfer them. If its a panel on its own, most likely not.
2. Standard TESA 61395 from iFixit would work good.
3. Personally, probably 80c for about 2 minutes, although its really up to what you feel is 'comfortable' in the end though
Only people with hawk eyes will noice that when Hugh jeffreys is operating on a Samsung phone he wears a galaxy watch
And when operating in an iPhone he where’s an Apple Watch Very clever Hugh
Oooooo👀 that's so cool
Ikr
He shouldn't be wearing any kind of watch working on a phone lol
Nah you don't say
false, went to check, he was wearing the same watches on samsung and iphone vids
I would be worried that they enable a software lock in a security update
11:34
you know it's going to come
@@llamatherama256 I posted the comment like 10 seconds before that part lol
I think it’s coming soon, same with pairing the entire phone to itself. Kinda sad.
@@VantagePoint2 pairing
The fingerprint scanners on recent Samsung S are using ultrasonic tech, so it might be more dependent to the display, unlike A series which are using optical.
the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is built into the display assembly, you can't replace one without replacing the other
I appreciate how he spent hundreds of dollars for tear down and switching components not knowing if it will worked but rest assured that it was all worth it especially fir us all consumers. Thank you Jeffrey
Hugh is a good man ♂️👍🏿
Yes I’ve have been waiting for this
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I have have bruh
A Hugh Jeffreys vid on Friday, definitely I would love have this every week
I actually thought that the whole camera module was attached to the frame lol😂
Same 😂
Fun fact: The OEM framed screen assemblies that Samsung sells to authorized independent service partners usually include a battery already stuck down in place. This means that during a screen repair, the original battery does not need to be removed from the original frame. This makes that once-difficult part of a screen repair a thing of the past. The battery can be removed from the old frame later for recycling. The customer gets a brand new official battery with their new screen, so their phone is like brand new.
That's Samsung's own way of saying, "yeah, that bit's a pain".
Damn, this kind of justifies their prices hmmm
Looks like the note 7 still haunt them
When you're so early you need to wait 5 minutes to watch the video
4:28 woah, it's the same screw that Nintendo uses
iPhone 7 and up as well
And some pencil sharpeners
Your iPhone 12 repair video was the reason why I didn't go with the iPhone this year
And instead waited for the S21Ultra which is en route at the end of this month
Love watching your videos, it's like ASMR to me!
Big tech companies: we care about the environment, thus we won’t include a charger brick when you buy a new phone.
Also tech comapanies who care about the environment: repairing your phone with replacement parts will be more difficult. We will instead include a usb c to usb c cord that will not work with your old charger brick that has usb A connection.
And some stupid tech youtubers who are part of the problem applaude those companies
If you saw the whole video, and you have a little bit of common sense about android you'll know that Samsung has been including USBC chargers with their phones for years. Also Samsung made their phones up to $200 cheaper. Also as Hugh said in this video, almost everything is a module, and unlike Apple, nothing is paired to the phone. Do your research before you comment!
@@ghejnuni the s10 plus came with usb c to usb A charger u fucktard! You’re the one who did not do your RESEARCH! And that is only 2 yrs ago. A lot of people are not privileged sheep like you who get to replace phone so often. A lot of people have phones 3 yrs or older before replacing them, the essence of reducing e waste is having more time before changing them. So yeah a lot of us have usb c to usb a chargers drom before that are not compatible with the usb c to usb c cable of the chargerless phones they sell. they also had software lock for fingerprint sensors on screen replacements on galaxy A phones. Do your research you sheep
@@alvint2635 a charger is pretty cheap, as is an adapter.
@@jailbird1133 that’s not the point. 🤦🏻♀️
Also why would you use a fingerprint scanner? Ive never once used mine. If you do, the cops dont need a warrant to look in your phone. They do if its locked with a chord.
Should remember that it was an upgrade to the software that caused the A51 to start enforcing restrictions on part swaps.
That’s equal to Software block
yeah, but i think it was more for security. i think if we have the tools to calibrate the fingerprint, it should all be good. i don't want samsung to do this cause im gonna buy an oppo lol
Not sure if it was intentional or just an unintended issue with the software.
@@2010ngojo no because
You have to code for it to do that
@@GTAandApplechannel he did explain though, the fingerprint reader did become dodgy. just get us the tools so we can do it ourselves
I love the fact that the backs are made from plastic! ❤️
Isn't it lovely to wake up to a Hugh Jeffrey's Video😁😁😁
Ya i just woke up :v
Totally agree 🥰
Keep up the good work, love how far you've come 10/10
Awesome teardown Hugh, keep it up!
This is what my brain exactly wanted to see, Thanks Hugh for putting your time in to this.
Thanks Hugh for the repairability info. May start a tech business where I fix and recycle cell phones and other electronics when I am old enough. You deserve more subscribers.
Wow. They moved the SIM slot to the charging sub-board. In a sense that's better because if you happen to screw up the SIM slot pins, replacing the charging sub-board also gives you a new SIM slot. The old Galaxy S4 was the only known phone in the S line that has no-solder replaceable/modular SIM slots. The S5 up to the S20 Ultra had their SIM slots soldered to the board.
also i wanted i say i started a phone repair business because of you!! keep up the great work sir!
Same, it sucked seeing iphone lock repairs
Fight for right to repair 👌
Its sad that these tech companies want to end you, apple sued a small repair shop a few years back
@@thedamntrain5481 they cant sue you if you are not from america.
Im from Albania but apple still sued a phone repair shop, but apple lost.
@@yaboiavery5986 yes brother!
@@thedamntrain5481 facts there not letting you make money
dude i really like your content good audio good video professional ant etc. these new videos that your doing about swapping parts its very very helpful to everyone and i enjoy it. keep up the great work. love from iran
This was really enjoyable thank you
I think even if you do swap just the fingerprint sensor (which is virtually impossible without breaking the display), it isn't going to have that same re-calibration issue as it does have an ultrasonic reader unlike the more common optical ones that do require the screen to provide a precise amount of illumination to ensure the sensor scans properly.
Yes love these video of tech repair
Good to hear!
As someone who has used (and repaired) my S8 for years, your vid may have convinced me to finally upgrade. Glad to see Samsung hasn't completely abandoned reparability.
Loved my S8 and I like my S9+ a lot. I feel like upgrading from that is unnecessary, since you'll lose quite a few features like the headphone jack and SD-card slot without gaining much
I love that you got to a place you can do these kinds of videos. :) Keep up the good work.
Whoa! A day earlier!
I just got my s21! I'm hoping to own this for 3-5 years so I'm glad to see it has great repairability!
The only sad thing is seeing the fingerprint sensor fused to the screen, no doubt that'd make screen replacements very expensive.
I literally have no idea what you're talking about every repair (and basically every video) but for some reason I still love watching you
Same i just watch it👁👄👁
Loving this new series!
not related to repairs but i feel phones should be cheaper, now they're removing stuff and the prices of these devices keep growing i don't see the point in paying more for less. soon they'll be selling us a phone wrapped in bare plastic that costs $1000+
It's $800. I think you're referring that to higher capacity.
high budget to midrange phones are the sweet spot. good features and price. "flagships" are for rich people at this point, it's ridiculous to buy the best of the best from these phone companies unless you got money like that
@@HearMeLearn Flagship iPhone start at 700 USD
Midrange iPhone start at 399 USD
@@GTAandApplechannel Lmfao, midrange iphones dont exist. Apple has an expensive budget option, the SE, and the flagship, which is currently the 12. They have no budget models, only older phones
@@TheLongDon
Budget iPhone: iPod touch
Make this viral!!
subscriber for long time always love your videos
so glad he posted!
Yes, my S20 FE is using Android 11 and OneUi 3, got updated on 2 January
Lucky man still haven't gotten it 😪
@@gerard7993 just remember iphone SE from 2015, received the latest version of iOS (14.0) the day the update got released.
@@staideysstudio4637 yes totally wrong iPhone SE is from 2016. But runs like crap? Heck yeah it does, a crap running the os at full 60fps also running most games. And just remember Samsung Note 10 from 2019. Is already not updating.
@@staideysstudio4637 i don't know why everytime someone talk about android update, there's always one person that is going to say " iphone still get more software update 🙄. Like, if I want a phone with alot of update then ill get an iPhone.
@@staideysstudio4637 it annoyed me when things like that happens. I have an ipad myself and the reason why I don't update it and still on ios 12 is because ios 14 is boring and rarely anything new lol. That's why I have an android phone.
random software update: i'm about to end this man's whole career
Didn't age well
Love your videos I watch em all the time
I was really worried at the start. huge relief.
Thank you for sharing light on these issues. No one else seems to know or care. You'd figure with as big a following JRE has he'd touch on this too.
they did locking their A series fingerprint, because of that fingerprint are cheap and easy to hack..
it's different than ultrasonic one.
ultrasonic has its own chip built into the scanner.
that's why samsung locking all of their devices with "optical" finger scanner not the ultrasonic one.
but the fingerprint sensor wasnt even changed, it was the display that was changed that caused the problems. So how would locking fingerprint when you replace the screen help with the security?
@@leansnscenes7806 Idk.. I think the real reason you have calibrate the scanner to match that display is both screen and scanner works together, not individual.
considering it's impossible to repair ultrasonic scanner without buying new display that has scanner built-in, it's already tested and calibrated so both panel and scanner work together perfectly.🤷♂️
I state that just because how easily optical can be hacked only by a picture, cuz it just using camera rather than ultrasound.
@@dh-pf6re you're wrong, if you flash the firmware of the device the fingerprint scanner works correctly. Hugh made the mistake of factory resetting but not installing stock firmware alongside the factory reset.
Love your vids! Keep the good work up!
Awesome work,mate👍🏻✨
I prefer a metal back, like those found on the iPads. Those are great. Plastic is a close second. I abhor glass anything. It's fragile. Way too fragile. Metal feels awesome in the hand though.
Wow.. i thought it's already Sunday when i watched this but it's actually Saturday..
Hmm, the only TH-camr to review and check the repairability of a new mobile. Love from India
Yay! Glad to see I shouldn’t have any issues doing repairs at my work with this model (:
Damn they removed the headphone jack for a sim only holder.
And they removed the SD Card slot for good. This phone is clearly a midrange offering and should be priced as such.
@@Tom2404 its $800 with flagship cameras, an excellent flagship display, flagship design, flagship specs, and flagship features. Literally no phone has a micro SD slot. Do you call every single iphone a midranger too? Do you also call the $2000 galaxy fold 2 a midranger? 😂😂 pattern yourself
@@propersod2390 Galaxy S20 series had micro SD readers, as did every single Samsung flagship with the exception of the S6.
Also the display is worse than the S20 because it is not 1080p
Ultimately this should be priced at the same, or less, than the One Plus 8 Pro.
@@TheSpotify95 The s20's screen is not better lmao. Do you even know what 1080p vs 1440p looks like? You have clearly never owned a phone with a 1440p display. Because I am right now on a note 20 ultra and TRUST ME I cant even see a single pixel when on the 1080p mode. The s21s screen is brighter, LTPO, more color accurate, and has a smaller punch hole. And SD cards are pointless on phones in 2021 when they START at 128GB and max out at 512GB.
Also, you do realize the oneplus 8 pro is $900 right? And this is $800? Why whine if you're not gonna buy the phone anyway? We both very well know you're using a midranger for $300
@@propersod2390 can you shut up? You talk too much nonsense.
For a phone with very good cameras you’ll expect people to take a lot of pictures and video recordings too
128gb won’t be enough especially if they’re recording at 4K.
It’s common sense dumbass
omg ! new brand samsung S21 ultra
That is regular S21 not the Ultra
@@shahirannasir6858 sorry bro
@@restorationmobile5333 then edit your comment.
What a pro. Wow. You excel at your craft
I repaired my Redmi note 5 pro.... In November totally my self..... And I learned those techniques from Hugh...... Thank you so much Hugh.....
I repaired my Samsung Galaxy J7V 2018 a while back. It was so easy I even did not need any assistance.
Samsung laughed at apple for removing the power brick when they stopped 🤣🤣 strange 🤣 but live the vids Hugh watching from London, England. All the way the other side of the earth 😊
at lease the adapter was free
You are way too early mate. Samsung is not going to be happy with this.
Lol
There are way more fake reviews out there than these type of videos with hands-on the actual device.
People who pre ordered the phone are already receiving the phone. I ordered mine on 21 Jan and received it the next day.
Who cares
Please continue this series hugh
keep up the great work hugh love your channel
Thanks so much!
Although yes Samsung also removed their power adapter, every series of the S20 came with a USB C adapter so it’s not as bad as when apple only shipped it with their Pro model iPhone 11 and gave you the regular one for the standard 11, then taking it away leaving people screwed. I still don’t like this idea of not selling the chargers tho lol
So no headphone jack,no expandable memory,no charger,NO SALE THANKS
They turned it into a iPhone
The worse part is the 1080p display. It's obvious that this thing is a midrange phone for a high end price.
@@Tom2404 they only make these to make spending money on the ultra a more appealing option
@@waa6995 yes and it's bs.
@@momfiethehunter504 it’s still worse than iphone
The modules and component design in this phone is really beautiful and easy to replace. Nice.
Thank you for the video! Doing Gods work
You should make a follow-up for this as companies generally lock these after 4 or 5 months of releasing
I'm glad Samsung isnt going down the same path at Apple with its repairs
As another commenter said, I would be worried that they decide to add it in a software update, like with the A51, maybe high should do an update video in a few months if they do?
Ha seriously what about the charger, headphone jack and now no SD card support
At least apple doesn’t put bloatware on your phone
@@brennont9724 I'm surprised people still think it as a software lock. That fp scanner on a51 was an optical one which can loose it's calibration once removed. Samsung probably made it more accurate or fixed some kind of vulnerability to make it more secure with new software update which made the calibration necessary when removed.
@@Spartan-ww3bb and a 1080p display on a "high end" phone. It's just overpriced and doesn't deseeve the galaxy S branding.
*TH-cam is getting real comfortable with these Double 15 second no skip ads*
I just got this phone today and love it.
-A new phone releases
Phone: hi, im the new phone from-
Hugh Jeffreys: let's take it apart
Jerry Rig Everything: Scratches at a level six, with deeper grooves at level 7
1:30 Just getting rid of stock
Ye because how crap they are compared to AirPods
@@TomTheXboxSeriesX not just airpods, the other galaxy buds too, I hot the Buds+ and they're great
Yesssir finally u uploaded a vid i have been waiting u!!!!!!!!
great video hugh
I miss the day when you actually buy the entire phone with everything u need to use it not just a half of it. I can wait the day when we need to buy every piece and assemble it ourselves...
That would honestly be good because repqirability will be extremely good
3:41 I mean if you use plastic, why don't go back to 2015 with removable batteries
Because time machines don't exist unfortunately.
then 4000mah will be left 3500mah
Water resistance will less reliable/more expensive to make, battery capacity will drop pretty significantly, more chances of damage since some randos can poke around in the phone when they don't know what they're doing and a whole slew of other reasons.
@@user-po8vd5gp5w expected would have smaller batteries due to safety measures, but you can easily swap out for a full charged battery.
@@purpleish_OwO they should use solid state battery to remove most of that protection
So 5000 Mah Solid State Battery is thinners And more durable and regular lithium battery
The battery won’t ware down over time
Keep up with the great content❤️
I just love how cheap and diy the flash looks. I've moded my powerbank that came with a bulb led to an smd 3030 led i took from a 12v t10 bulb replacement.
The back panel is plastic the headphone jack is missing and the curved display is gone? Ya ill keep my s10+
dude plastic backs aren't that bad and curved display kinda uncomfortable ngl
what I'm more unsatisfied about is expandable storage and mst but that's about it
@@o_o-fk7ym plastic backs will scratch more easily thats why I dont like them, I guess the curved display is personal preference but I like it.
I’ll keep my iPhone 6s Plus that’s still a aluminium back and headphone jack
@@o_o-fk7ym plastic backs feel cheap
@@staideysstudio4637 I've had a case on my s10+ since the first day I got it and it has scratches on the back, grit will find its way between your case and phone and make scratches, plastic will scratch way easier
Honestly, I don’t like the s21. I personally like glass and the fact they removed the memory card slot is ridiculous
Plastic back, No SD card slot, no headphone jack and 1080p display. 5 years ago this would have been a $400 midrange phone. I mean the SoC is a high end one, but by now they have made those octa cores for 6 years or so, so at this point they should be ultra cheap to produce and qualcomm probably just artificially keeps the prices high.
@@Tom2404 some of that could hold some truth but processor manufacturers also aim to make thinner and thinner nm. Both increasing manufacturing cost and performance.
The reason why chipset are still expensive is because they always improve it, gives new features if they can, then try to make it smaller each year. Which is not easy. This is why most mid-range chipset stays the same manufacturing size before it reached flagship's size. Because it's new that it's not easy. Also they need to test the chipset and make sure there is no problem.
Honestly I don't think S21 is that bad, yeah the lack of dual sim is what worried me (but I heard that other countries variant support dual sim, indonesia included). I always used two sims, one for internet and one for account. For storage.. i think that's enough, you probably won't reached the storage limit anyway. If you're a people who will take extra high quality photos/videos, you should probably get S21 Ultra because of the camera. And I believe S21 Ultra have SD Card (might differ from different countries).
@@FirstnameLastname-yh5fb you do know that you shrink stuff down to make it cheaper?
@@Tom2404 yeah but process is far more complicated.
Big fan! Top repairing channels
This guy is so smart and very professional. His presentation is absolutely fluent. No stupid memes or anything, so professional.👍👍
Samsung is becoming more like Apple
I'm surprised you aren't being flamed for saying this lmao.
@@DistrosProjects Yeah, I agree, copying Apple's terrible anti-consumer decisions but won't copy the things that actually make Apple and their products relevant and viable. Seriously, does Samsung even think about how many Apple customers they could steal if they also did a lot of the good things Apple does?
@@DistrosProjects to be fair they added a third year of software feature support starting with the s20 line instead of just 2 years so that was a step in the right direction. but I agree, if they wanna compete for the same kind of customer they need to get some more of their features. But either way at this point I'm pretty sure they know most people who are buying iPhones are always going to buy iPhones anyway, so their real competition are other android phone makers like pixel, oneplus, xiaomi, etc.
@@HearMeLearn 3 years aren’t gonna cut it
@@GTAandApplechannel
Peeps who buy these phones usually don't keep their phone for more than 2 years not tryna justify it but just saying
Do wait, S*****ng will eventually lock it with software, ig it's newly launched and ppl and testing things now that's why they haven't done it yet!😂😂
A Hugh Jeffreys video on a Saturday? You're spoiling me!
just want to say thank you for the video, this is very useful consumer advice
Although Samsung is doing those "Apple things," it does not mean they are copycats and worse than Apple. Samsung is directly competing with Apple as a way to be better from a technology standpoint.
Kind of hate that companies follow Apple, even on their bad decisions
At least it's cheaper
@@raawesome3851 cheaper the price, cheaper the quality
@@EmeraldLegate_ fair.
If they're going to follow Apple, why don't they also follow Apple's good things, that make their products relevant and viable? Samsung's strategy here is so shitty.
@@Brian-wp9er How are Samsung products worse than apples????
Surprisingly positive outcome, nice! 🍻
Happy to see samsung is doing this
"It lacks micro sd card expansion"
Now i'm surely gonna stay with my s20+ 5G
WTF do you need an SD for a 128+ GB of storage phone?
@@liviuganea4108 extra storage can be handy. sometimes we download stuff we want to keep
@@Darrylboio ......... If you need more than the max option for that phone (128, 256 etc.) then you're doing something wrong. There is literally no reason now to get an SD card.
These TH-camr are getting very comfortable putting two ads in one video.
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Ur a genius dude👍👍 really like ur videos
Thank you
You beat ifixit to the punch nice work sir and I agree with you on the charger headphones subject
There becoming Apple. No Brick no expandable storage no aux. sad.
@@C20F I would still buy a galaxy lol.
gosh why do people love the headphone jack, stop craving in the past and look to the future, it will still be missed
@@rarinth lol fr “just let it go” like Elsa once said 😂
Wanting an SD card with 128+ GB ...... fucking snowflake.
@@C20F With the shitty OS that treats you like a baby and NO repairs? Apple's sissy, that's what you are.
What I use to remove Samsung batteries:
Qianli curved screen disassembler (0.1 mm thick metal sheet)
Isopropyl alcohol
Great video mate, keep it up!
I think this still is something of the most important things to a phone. How repairable they are. A shame Samsung is doing so much werid things with their devices now.
Yes, I agree . Plastic backs are good
6.25 am local time i haven't slept yet and watching hugh. Way to go i guess...
Thanks for your videos man. You inspired me to fix my wife's s21 and now it is like brand new again. I bought her the s23 and I am gonna be selling that s21 soon! Thanks again!
Thank u so much bro
I love your videos! :3