At least for the next few years, I am pretty firm on needing a jack on my device.
I am currently using an LG v60, and while nice, it’s starting to show its age.
Any suggestions on where to go next?
I was looking at the ROG phone, and while it does seem very nice, I feel like it is a bit much as I don’t game on my device at all.
Are there any good phones I should be looking at?
Thanks!
As a phone repair tech, Samsung phones are some of the easiest to repair. Especially for batteries or (if you can get Samsung OEM parts) screens.
I highly recommend you take a look at installing the new battery yourself if you’re able to be precise with a screwdriver. All it takes is the aforementioned screwdriver, a hair dryer/heat gun, and an old credit card.
The only parts you’ll have to buy are the battery and the water resistant seal for the back glass.
Eh…Galaxy S5 is a bitch to repair. Specifically for the screen.
How would you rate an S8 in terms of difficulty of repair, regarding screen and battery? I use one and might need to replace these parts, but I am not exactly confident that I’ll not break the phone and can’t afford a new one right now.
Ofc, just in case you’ve had experience with the S8.
The S8 is very similar to the S10 in construction! Very repairable with proper know how. I recommend looking up ifixit videos for specific repairs, they are easy to digest and in depth instructions.
Battery repairs are easy but you will still need to heat up the back of the phone to separate the glue holding on the back. If there’s visible bloating to the battery inside the phone, I’d either be extremely careful at this stage or opt for a new phone entirely. Battery fires aren’t common, but they aren’t straightforward to extinguish either.
For screen repairs it depends on part availability. Often Samsung OEM screen will come with a new frame preattached to a screen and it’s a simple matter to remove the battery, motherboard, subboard with charge port, and cables from the original frame and I stall them all into the new frame with the new screen. No gluing of the screen necessary!
Bad thing is the waterproofing goes out the window after you crack it open, so you gotta be careful from then on.
Samsung have some of the best handsets in the market hands down, but pixel isn’t too bad either
I’d agree to that. I’ve been a pixel user for a few years now, the only reason I chose them over Samsung is that I don’t like Samsung’s software preload.