Wireless earbuds have made great strides in the past few years but battery degradation is still their Achilles heel and will render them disposable after a certain time. Fairphone is out to change that with its new Fairbuds wireless earbuds. Fairphone’s second foray into the in-ear TWS earbud market will offer the signature modular design […]
Read MoreThere is a lot to see on the outside of the Samsung Galaxy A55 – things like the Gorilla Glass Victus+ and the aluminum frame (with fancy grooved sides). But have you wondered what’s inside the A55? The teardown video from PBKreviews will answer that question. The phone comes apart easily once you remove the […]
Read MoreSamsung will release at least two new foldable phones this year. The upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 should hit the stage at the 2nd big Unpacked event of the year later this summer, and the supply chain is already moving pieces around. We just came across a live photo of […]
Read MoreSamsung France shared the official repairability scores for the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 ahead of their launch. France implemented mandatory repairability labels for electronic devices back in 2020. The rating is based on 5 categories which take into account the availability of spare parts, repairability manuals and tools required for repairs among others. The […]
Read MoreiFixit today shared the second part of its teardown of Apple’s Vision Pro headset, revealing several new insights about the device’s construction, specifications, and repairability. Its initial disassembly provided the first comprehensive look at the device’s internals last week. [embedded content] iFixit examined the Vision Pro’s microOLED display panels, also known as OLED on Silicon. […]
Read MoreDespite the increasing complexity of its flagship smartphones, Samsung has been trying to make its devices easier to repair (part of the reason for this may be new EU regulations). The first teardown video for the Galaxy S24 Ultra has gone live on the YouTube channel PBKreviews, and like its predecessor, the S24 Ultra earned […]
Read MoreFairphone products are built to last and with repairability in mind. The Fairphone 5 which launched back in September ticks all the right boxes according to iFixit which took the sustainable phone through its paces in their signature teardown giving it a 10/10 repairability rating. Fairphone 5 is extremely easy to open up with no […]
Read MoreLast year, iFixit gave the iPhone 14 a 7/10 repairability rating due to its updated internal design allowing for easier repairs. Despite the updated internal design, Apple continued its policy of part-pairing which imposes software limitations if the repair parts are not approved by Apple and this prompted iFxit to retroactively lower the iPhone 14’s […]
Read MoreRepair website iFixit today announced that it has retroactively lowered the iPhone 14’s repairability score from 7/10 to 4/10 due to Apple’s post-repair parts pairing requirement, just over a year after the device launched. When purchasing parts from Apple’s Self Service Repair Store, a customer must enter a device’s serial number or IMEI, and any […]
Read MoreWhen PBKRevewis disassembled the the Zenfone 9 last year, the phone scored a below average 4.5/10 on the repairability score. Now that Asus has had a year to work on it, has the Zenfone 10 become easier to maintain? The latest teardown video explores just that. Just below the polycarbonate back is one of the […]
Read MoreSamsung’s next Fan Edition smartphone appears to be closing in on its market debut, even though you probably shouldn’t make plans for an imminent release. The battery that Samsung will use for the upcoming Galaxy S23 FE was recently certified by Safety Korea. The certificate reveals the manufacturer and one key design detail. And, of […]
Read MoreToday, HMD announced the 4G Nokia G22 with a key focus on repairability and sustainability. Let’s explore that first, then we’ll lay down the specs. The Nokia G22 is for the smartphone owner that wants to hold onto his phone for the longest possible time. According to market research numbers the leading cause for people […]
Read MoreApple’s senior director of iPhone product design Richard Dinh recently spoke with The Sydney Morning Herald‘s Tim Biggs about the design of the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, including internal changes that simplify repairs. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are equipped with a removable back glass panel for easier repairs, making them […]
Read MoreA teardown of the Galaxy A14 5G has emerged online, revealing a couple of surprising details about the phone’s construction and design. The phone’s back panel conceals a feature we haven’t seen inside Samsung phones in recent years, and this characteristic will surely help the device earn a high repairability score. You can check out […]
Read MoreAcross the lands of Microsoft and Windows, dozens of news stories go across our desk each week. We cover games, gadgets, software, and more, but it’s easy for people to miss out on a few stories. That’s why every week we round up the biggest pieces of news from the industry into one bite-size piece. […]
Read MoreSamsung remains one of the very few mobile manufacturers that develop rugged devices. The company launched the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro in the United States recently, giving business and non-enterprise customers a new option in the way of mobile devices with military-grade protection. Now someone took this device apart to let us see how exactly Samsung’s […]
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Xcover6 Pro is one of the more rugged phones on the market with an IP68 dust and water resistance, plus a MIL-STD-810H certified design. And yet its back comes off easily, giving you access to the user replaceable battery. A simple rubber gasket keeps water out of the compartment. Samsung Galaxy Xcover6 […]
Read MoreEngineering and robotics student Ken Pillonel has sought to address some of AirPods’ repairability issues with a 3D-printed replacement casing and switching the Lightning charging port for a USB-C port. In his latest video, Pillonel highlighted that AirPods are not designed to be serviced or repaired since no hardware components can be accessed without damage […]
Read MoreIn PBKReviews teardown video of the Poco F4 5G, the reviewer gave it a 5.5/10 score for repairability. The design of the device is not designed well with repairability in mind. While it isn’t impossible to perform a screen replacement, it does require feeding the flex cable through the midframe, though – that’s before applying […]
Read MoreSource: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central We’re back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, the inexorable march of new features and bug fixes continues thanks to a new build of Windows 11 for Beta and Dev Insiders. We cover what’s new along an experimental design in Edge Canary. Dan […]
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