Samsung phones are harder to repair than ever before, iFixIt tears down the Galaxy S7

Ever since Samsung’s days of removable batteries and hyper-glaze plastic, Samsung’s Galaxy phones have gotten more and more difficult to repair. This time around, the Galaxy S7scored a low 3/10 for user repairability.

Compared to Galaxies past, the Galaxy S6 had a score of 4/10, the S5 scored 5/10, and the hyper-glazed Galaxy S4 scored 8/10 as pretty easily repairable. These phones are becoming more and more complex and harder to repair now.

The good news is components are separated better and not stuck together to the midframe as was the case with the Galaxy S6. The bad news is, well, good luck getting into the device. The only way to gain access to the S7’s internals is by removing the rear glass panel, which is a feat all by itself.

Heat is needed to remove the adhesive that keeps the glass on the back. At this point, you’re five hundred times better off buying an insurance plan for your device in case the screen shatters or the components fail (looking at you, Galaxy S4).

Just make sure you all get cases for your new Galaxy phones!

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SAMSUNG PHONES ARE HARDER TO REPAIR THAN EVER BEFORE, IFIXIT TEARS DOWN THE GALAXY S7 - READER COMMENTS

• Irony
•  Sf{a
• 28 minutes ago

I don't think that the glass on the back costs higher than stiff aluminium used in iPhone (which is also waterproof if not said so). The price of S7 is too high for a glass back phone (I have seen many test videos on net and back glass shatters very ...

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• giorat23
•  FQCr
• 58 minutes ago

A sumaung phone looks rich? Lol

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• Anonymous
•  mTnr
• 1 hour ago

Oh please. You can seal a metal back the SAME as a plastic back. Samsung could use a similar structure as the S3 to seal off a replaceable back-cover. These are all excuses to hike up prices and increase profits. BTW, I didn't ask for uni...