The teardown specialists at iFixit recently showed us the difficult process of repairing Samsung’s newest flagship, the Galaxy S6. Now they have a go at the flagship’s quirkier brother, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and it seems like it’s bad news for repair guys if ever one of the internal parts give out. The new edgy phone seems quite difficult to tear down, much less have parts replaced.
The back panel of the Samsung‘s Galaxy S6 Edge was dealt with some force and a prying tool. At that point, the teardown team was hoping that the battery would be easily accessible, but that was not the case. A middle frame – screwed to the rest of the body – was blocking the access to the battery. Once the screws were off, it was easy enough to see the battery under the frame.
The team noticed the Galaxy S6 Edge’s modular components – those would make replacement a bit tolerable. But the main problem was getting into the smartphone where it would be possible to even replace parts. The teardown showed that that the Galaxy S6 Edge’s battery is “tightly adhered” to the device’s innards – tough to replace.
Lastly, the problem with the “edgy” screen is that it seemed like taking off the glass screen somehow resulted in partially destroying the Super AMOLED display. Tsk tsk. That, and all the other difficulties, earned the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge a measly 3 out of 10 rating from the iFixit team. Not only is the Galaxy S6 Edge more expensive, you probably wouldn’t want to screw up any of its internal parts as well. For the full teardown, check the source link below.
SOURCE: iFixit
