Most & Least Repairable Phones Of 2022 - The Phone Less Repairable Than The iPhone.
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2022
- After another year of teardown and repair assessments on flagship phones, what phone stands as the most repairable?
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Every phone with software locks should automatically get a repairability score of 0
I agree.
It's still way too high, should be at least -10 score
I agree.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HARDWARE LOCKS? (Like the fairphone and google pixel's touch ID.)
@@CatmanPiano Google pixel doesn't count while it's correct the fingerprint reader is paired to the motherboard Google provides the software to re-pair it free of charge to everyone it's a webpage
@@oliver_lauritsen_oa fucking Google, why they have to be best company and simultaneously be the biggest data shits. 😑
I think legislation is the only way to save us from losing ownership of our devices.
Those that care stopped buying.
@@ShainAndrews it’s hard
How long do you expect to own devices to me 5 years is a good number
@@mattpolton3802 You need to define "devices". Cell phones are lucky to receive two years of software updates. That is a security issue.
@@ShainAndrews it is change mine is get updated for 3 or 4 years a s21 plus it only the low end like a01
Nice roundup of the major 2022 releases of phones.
I'd agree with you in that, if I was a phone technician, I'd happily repair a Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel, whilst probably encouraging even the home user to repair their Fairphone 4. The Nothing Phone, however, is totally different, and I'd have to warn the customer of possible damage.
As for Apple's offerings, I'd flat out refuse to work on an iPhone 14/14 Pro (or even a 13/13 Pro or 12/12 Pro) and send the customer to Apple.
I'd really love to see your opinions on some of Sony's phones, I feel they are unfortunately the only ones left who actually innovate and they look really appealing as they have OS and kernel device trees available freely. They're kind of hard to get in Australia as they kinda flopped but I feel like it might actually be worth it to import
I have an Xperia 1 mk 2 and the main reason I bought it is the headphone jack. I am really not looking forward to buying my next phone in a year or 2. Sony phones are great but they aren't selling well so let's just hope they keep making them for a bit longer lol.
@@trevor245 Sony phones are not selling well because of the following reasons:
- pricing is way too much
- Sony has one of the worst track records when it comes to reliability, OS stability and updates
Many people, including myself, lost the trust towards Sony after their many failed attempts at making a single phone last long.
@@nonci6 Pricing really isn't that bad tbh. Atleast it wasn't for the mark 3 which is the last release I kept up with. And also os is still up to date on my phone, most android phones don't really get supported with system updates for very long so I don't think sony really under performs in that aspect either.
@@trevor245
Yep! The same reason for me getting mine!
@Дмитро Кравчик Е-15 I think by “last long” they mean more than 1 year software update, I’m still annoyed that the ZV1 Compact only got one update to Android 9
It's not a flagship, but I just picked up the Samsung XCover 6 Pro, which has a replaceable battery, dual SIM, and a micro SD card slot. It was designed for enterprise, so I assume the components aren't paired to the board, but don't know for certain; would you consider giving it a look? It's a longshot, but I'm hoping that if it picks up enough steam on the consumer market, Samsung and other manufacturers might start to have second thoughts about gluing everything together.
I had an Xcover 4 for a while, and it was nice to have the detachable battery and back plate
I hear that the xcover is garbage:/
For all the new features on modern phones, in some ways we have gone backwards.
LG used to have all those features on their flagship G3 and G4 many years ago (before LG's management ran their phones division into the ground). A spare battery or two were great for traveling.
@@Maximus20778 its not supposed to be like the s lineup, its a midrange phone which focuses on durability and if you just dont like samsung thats not a valid argument
The xcover 6 pro is awesome. It even has an IP68 water resistance rating I'm pretty sure
Thanks Hugh, for taking the time and effort in doing these videos. Greatly appreciated Mate.
1:43 If it wasn't for this, the iPhone would have been one of the most repairable iPhones on the market.
Which is sad that company would get away with doing evil shit like this
"Every 60 Seconds In Africa, A Minute Passes".
@@reduxThe1togeda, we can stop dis
@@djdelarosa25 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you hugh for doing these awesome videos. Respect.
Oh, and I also like that you ask for a sub AFTER the video and not before I have seen anything from you, like many others do. Thumbs up for this.
Thanks for this!
Great video Hugh.
I was amazed by the repairability of my Ulefone Power Armor 13. Modular internal design, held together with screws, sealed with a reusable rubber gasket and no glue or software locks to be found.
Would really like to see your professional repair analysis on this phone since I didn't dare to take it further apart than to remove the back panel to clean the speaker mesh.
While the EU law regarding USB-C is a step in the right direction, the laws need to be more stringent regarding right to repair.
@@octavius8562 I hope the legislation takes affect sooner so their drive won't succeed.
@@octavius8562 and good luck trying to use magsafe when you are desperate for a top up before you go.
Keep up the great important work
Apple be like - “unable to verify genuine back glass”
Don't give them ideas! 🤣
If they do this I'm changing my career 💀💀😭
SHUT
Pairing usb cable and charger to the phone 😂
@@Maximus20778 How about you shut up. No one asked for you to comment but here we are.
Thank man appreciate your job
Completely agree with your list
Great work this year
Thanks Hugh! Thousands of phone repairers will appreciate your hard work and are now better informed about what to tackle and what to avoid in the first place. On a positive side note: Louis R. has his cats back so his mental attitude can only go up from now.
Hadn't heard of Fairphone before, thanks for introducing me to them.
Your videos are the best
I just want to thank you for your detailed videos. The adheisive on my iPhone 11 Pro Max was loose which caused some moisture on the inside of the camera. Thanks to you and your videos I felt confident enought to fix it. And I did it.
Would love you to take a look at some flagship Xiaomi phones.
I still use my 4 year old mate 20 pro. Had a screen and battery replacement done 3rd party as both died screen went green and battery stopped holding charge. No software locks on either
The least repairable phone of 2022 is definitely the Nothing phone
It may be the hardest to disassemble but at least you don't need 2000$ worth of additional equipment to reprogram the replacement parts so you can keep the features
No it's not , because They Attached The Leds and Vibrator Motor in a way whoch if Someone Tries To Disassemble, It Just Break
@@__.abd.ulrehman this seems like * I am no and my name is yes* situation
@@danyuzunov 😂loll
@Beluga Bruh stop the cap , you're an iphone fanboy and who the hell are you fooling here
The iPhone is definitely worse, having to interact with customer services to "unlock" a replacement screen, I love apple products but dumb 'features' like this keep me away
only reason I stick with Apple is because everything works with my other devices as well as being visually impaired... voiceover blows talkback out of the water any day
We love you Hugh!
"We?" Got a turd in your pocket?
Anyone else remember the old Androids that were easy to open? The back used to just come off.
my last phone was like that since my family doesn't have enough money to buy phones often, let alone new ones. This one is faster, but besides that, i really miss the old one...
I remember when simply dropping your phone was enough to accidentally do a full teardown.
Yeah... Quite a warm year, at best for Innovation and repairability.
I fear for 'boring years' to become the norm from now on. Good job cataloging all this changes (or lack of), if we put everything in chronological order, the future may be a bit grim.
Remember Galaxy S5? Water resistance with detachable back? Holy moly!
The galaxy xcover 6 pro has that WITH an ip68 water resistance rating
@@LaidBackDeveloperwow. I thought S5 was the last Samsung phone with detachable back. Thanks for info.
That phone was kinda garbage tho with the TouchWiz and how easy it was to rip the tab off.
@@Maximus20778 I myself didn't own it, but my ma did. She had it for like five years or so, dropping it occasionally into the water - worked and works in hospital. Continued to work flawlessly until its battery stopped holding the charge. And me, being stupid, didn't purchase the spare when they were available. Had to give up on it. Bought her Blackview BV6600 instead. That stuff's a brick! But ma doesn't care, she carries it in the pouch on her waist.
@@TheJackal917 hey atleast she's not the one to leave it charging all the time
MOORE’s law is slowing down. 0:30
Great job!
Samsung has given a rebuttal to Fairphone with the Xcover 6 pro (removable plastic back, battery that pops out and all the same size phillips head screws) and with an added middle finger, has a headphone jack.
If it had an S pen and IR blaster it'd be my dream phone.
Can't get it from mymobile yet though and Kogan's third party seller has it for $100 AUD more than the other places.
Not really a middle finger but more having a bigger budget by factors compared to fairphone. They also seem to try and use parts which are not custom made therefore a smaller carbon footprint.
Being said, great move by Samsung! Glad to see other folk following the path of repairability
Oh boy i love this series, How him roast formely all (or most) of them
From my experience, Xiaomi is up there as well when it comes to repairability, the batteries have pull tabs unlike samsung and the bootloader can be unlocked without having a warning on every bootup
Xiaomi is cheap, not worth repairing
@@gandalfwiz20007 false
@@gandalfwiz20007 Not trying to be biased (because I'm from China) but are you saying that just because it is Chinese?
@@gandalfwiz20007 oh no, xiaomi is cheap because they sell phones that arent exclusivly a thousand dollars, how could they!
@@gandalfwiz20007 wouldn't call $900+ flagship cheap
'So This Is It' Is Such A Classic Line
Great stuff... You missed Sony though:)
Interesting stuff
Thank you
you should do this years iphone se that is what i have wondered how easy it is to fix one
Nice video
Greatest Phone Repairer, U changed my Life u r my Teacher Hugh. Huge respect n love from Pakistan
I hope they improve on fair phone 4 in next version. It is a great device. Hope they will be able to reduce size
Hey hugh, I'd love to see you check out the galaxy xcover 6 pro. It's VERY easy to repair, it has a replaceable battery and a removable back. ALONG with IP68 water resistance which is phenomenal
Ayyy beat me to it by 7 minutes. Got a headphone jack and all the same size phillips head screws too. Only missing an s pen and an IR blaster and it'd be my forever phone.
@@Baggytrousers27 all Samsung phones have the same size and type screws. In fact there are some cases where the screws even work on several of their phones
Samsung it's the only brand that actually let's you own the phone that you buy from them.
@@JefeInquisidorGOW 'Cept for the bootloader thing. That's probably a little annoying for people who put their payment cards in their phones (Unless there's a root way around that, haven't played around with root since the note 2).
@@Baggytrousers27 You are right, but most people don't know or don't care about custom roms, rooting their phone etc.
Nice !
One thing that prevented from getting the fairphone is the lack of OLED display, since I am too used to OLED at this point. If it had that or at least was a swap-in replacement, I would have 100% bought it. But alas, for now not an option for me
And a friggin 3.5mm jack. Can't believe a company such as Fairphone removed it.
@@s2000. and to think, Sony is still proudly including it. I think they got gready and decided to push some buds, which are ironically so crappy to repair that it destroys Fairphone's rep
Plus they have a rollback protection, partially even more restrictive than Apple. Upgrade your phone to the latest version available via OTA update, then no way back for you and most custom roms would then brick your device.
A company like Fairphone should push custom roms, not prevent them, by including such BS.
Something worth looking into I feel like is the new maintenance mode that samsung added with one ui 5.0
3:34, nice :)
It should be mentioned that the Samsung phone's bootloader can only be unlocked on models with an Exynos chip, while those with Snapdragon chips cannot without finding and exploiting a yet to be discovered bug.
This is what I’d do if I was apple:
I’d sell GENUINE replacement parts for every device (for about £10 more than the competitive ones on the market), and they’d come with a code that you can calibrate to your device. I have no idea why they don’t do this. They’d turn a fair profit.
bc its more profitable to sell whole phones
Disposable products are more profitable.
@@luminism I suppose, but apple (and other companies in general) have made SO MUCH money, that they don’t really _need_ to go for the profit. I mean, the iPhone 14 hasn’t made much money. The only people who bought it over the 13 are the people who cared about when it was released. They are literally the same phone.
@@Alex-ug9wx they're a business, they need to go for the profit because it's in the best interest of their shareholders. it is what it is
@@octavius8562 apple has made plenty of money already. The iPhone 14 was a flop, also, I’m plenty wealthy already 😆
Brilliant dude!
This ranking is MUCH MORE reliable than the iFixit repairability score
Maybe one day there won't be a power struggle between manufacturers and consumers. Perhaps we can encourage and support those pathways one day, but the current business model and how things operate I believe clash with that vision. Incentives could be key to get the future we want and need, but it seems like a futile uphill battle I assume.
Would be amazing if you could disassemble the Sony Xperia 10 iv phone. It has a plastic back panel, so I would imagine it's fairly easy to remove it (I have cracked glass back panels in the past). Also I see all kinds of spare parts and new battery are available for it for a fair price online.
Yeah it is nice sony still manage to release a midrange phone when their smartphone lineup crippled every year in terms of revenue
@@mtaufiqn5040 wdym? It's doing better than the old Xperia
@@keonxd8918i'm pretty sure the lack of innovative design, feature and high price tag are the main issues with sony's recent smartphone bussiness
@@mtaufiqn5040 Yes, I think their top of the line phones are insanely overpriced compared to what they are. Also 4k display in a phone, what a joke, immediately crippling battery life for a feature that has no real world benefit and only looks good on paper. But their midrange 10 iv phone is really amazing, that's the phone I decided to buy after quite a bit of contemplation, and I have zero regrets. I am just eager to find someone online, who would finally do a teardown video about it.
@@mtaufiqn5040 ironic when all the iPhones and Samsung's are literally on the same design for years, plus removing features is innovative I guess? That's my issue with the smartphone industry, removing features like the headphone jack, SD card slot. I'll never purchase a phone without them.
hi hugh nice vid it is me Rommy you met me on Wednesday
Yes
Apple literally wants the air to be contaminated!
Your approach makes a lot of sense. iFixit ranking is weird. It scores iPhone better than Samsong and Pixel.
Cool 🙂🔥
How hard it would be for Fairphone to make next model to have backplate installed with multiple tiny screws going around the phone and have replasable rubber casket going around the phones to prevent water getting in?
It's nice to know the Pixel 7 is not vehemently poor at repair, though still not too excellent at it.
Still on my Asus Zenphone 6. Had to replace the USB-C jack which I got on Ebay for cheap. Also replaced my fingerprint reader cause dumbass accidentally snapped the cable whole replacing the USB-C module (Completely my fault) and I also replaced the battery. As per the battery and fingerprint scanner I had to order from Asus directly as it was hard to find those parts on ebay, etc also Asus phones aren't necessarily mainstream enough where thete are a ton of parts available. With that at least you can readily order whatever part you need from the OEM at reasonable prices although the shipping is more pricey but still way cheaper overall than Apple. Point being at least the phone is easily repaired and parts are available as it should be.
Imagine if you had a lung transplant or something and your body is like “unable to verify genuine lung”
Uh what do you mean "imagine" I don't know what you are talking about because that is literally what happens, Human Immune system rejects foreign bodies and try to get rid of it. All organ implants are first matched to their receiver and people chug in kilos of meds to supress immune system for years and even then it gets ugly
"If you want to transport new organ, you need to have Apple-approved nurse"
I mean, that does happen, your body might reject a transplant. It happens
While I think repairability is definitely important, I also think that Software Support is heavily overlooked. I mean, how many phones have enough software support to use them more than 3 years. Samsung is definitely on a good way have soppurt for up to 5 years for their new A53 but it is still nowhere near as good as the software support on an PC or laptop. I can still run windows 10, a properly supported os, on a laptop that is 15 years old and have no drawbacks whatsoever. As long as this isn't the case for phone's, we will still be buying new phones every 3 years or so.
the locks make them unrepairable, but can't knock apple's software support on their phones - the iPhone 6S (and SE 2016) got 6 major OS versions, and 6+ years of security patches, and the 5S is at 9 years of security updates and got 5 major OS versions (the latest 12.x version for security patches released only ~2 months ago!)
Hence why many android phones are bootloader unlockable
A pixel 2 can run android 13 now
@@NissocoMC while I think a unlocked bootloader is nice and all. I would really prefer updates from the manufacturer. Because they are definitely faster and easier to install. Also I find it rather hard to get hold of Android images to install on my old phones. I still have a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 here and would really like to update it but all the images I found were really shady.
Jeff, from having watched all your videos I’m concerned about my local (uk) repair shop ( that i very much trust with my phone) isn’t going to be able to replace my battery in my IPhone XR and still be able too know what it’s health status is, is that correct?? But will it still show me the battery percentage on screen along with the battery icon??
yep
What about the ZenFone 9?
Doing god's work 🙌
Foe Apple you have to use special (and very expensive) Chinese tool to bypass the software locks , and iCloud lock cannot be bypassed anyway
Huge is you didn’t now the google calibration tools didn’t work for 6 months after the phone was released😢
Are there any good phones that are still small size?
These other OEMs need to take a page out of Fairphone's book
Hi Hugh! I am a pretty big fan of your channel and I have a question. Do you think there will be batteries that are held in in a different way in the future? Screws maybe?
Batteries are already held with screws in some devices. They are stuck down to prevent or make repairs hard.
@John Sinclair they are phones they can be removable in 2022 it's just not common anymore. Look at the fair phone and the Samsung xcover.
@@traviswalker8933 if not how many would bitch about rattles
@@amorylazlo9579 I think screws and clips would do just fine rather than adhesive.
I love technology 😂❤
any suggestions to remove forgotten icloud password from a ipad mini . the original owner died
Great informative vid!
Will be sure to avoid any apple products.
That's the way to go actually
MacBooks are easy to fix so whatever
*avoid fanboying or hating unnecessarily
Fairphone removed the headphone jack last time I heard about it, unless they backtracked?
Pretty much all companies have removed the headphone jack - which you can blame Apple for with their iPhone 7! IMO, the iPhone 7 should have been blacklisted on all major carriers for being anti-consumer.
@@TheSpotify95 lmao blacklisted cuz of the headphone jack? It's been 7 years grow up
honestly this is the last time i bought an iphone, actually using i12 so, next time is gonna be return to android cuz those error messages are something else
Is it possible to replace iphone 13 logic board with iphone 12 or iphone x? Please
Sad you didnt checkout Sony Xperia Flagships.
Been watching Hugh Jeffrey’s videos since spring 2017, who remembers the og iphone 4 repairs 😆 or when Hugh’s iphone collection all had Ariana Grande wallpaper 😅
If Apple really actually cared about the environment as they claim, they won't even think about doing this. Probably going to avoid buying an iPhone till they stop doing this.
Waiting for fairphone 4s, with headphone jack.
There’s a way to buy one of your phones?
There are other popular brands such as Xiomi. I think you should cover all major once to be fair.
Yes, but Xiaomi is not popular in Australia. It's like that one green grape that falls into the bag of purple grapes. You rarely see it
That was fair
Is there any specific reason for absence of oneplus?
Bought the zflip3, havent used it in 3 months since it broke and samsung told me that my warranty is no good even tho i got 2 years left on my payment for it, cant get it repaired cause they want $250, I HATE this fucking world
kewl.
We at Apple will do everything it takes to take your money, to force you to do what we want!
I moved from electronic repairs to car repairs. And what can I say. Compared to car manufacturers, tech companies are holy. Imagine macbook, that requires you to remove screen first to gain access to back cover. And than if you put it back together you will need 1000 buks/month software to get it started, and if you use some other software it might start burning.
Apple has tons of potential if they were to lower their prices and make 3 party repairs possible they would probably make even more money than right now
lol
It's a premium brand.
Their customers dont care about repairs.
As for the price, the higher it is the more desirable make it.
They know their business.
Apple juice is gluten free.
Do a most to least repairable phone of 2023
I think the nothing phone can at least be given a pass on repairability, the same with folding phones as they're basically experimental and unique
I know right, its sooo fraustrating, you get to dump that phone in garbage if parts isnt even available
it's best to fix them not selling them in used market
I want bezels and buttons back
Yes, only being able to replace 3 parts on a phone is one of the most repairable
Bruh
Bro forgot about my Neffos c5 plus
there is no engineering reason to glue in a battery. ive owned several phones that had simple friction fit batteries. if rattling is a concern, a foam spacer glued to the battery could hold it in place just fine.
Hi, in iPhone 6,6s,7 or 8 when replacing original battery but from another phone is it working 100 percent ? Or it is showing this sh""ty messages like "unknown part" etc etc ?
it shows battery health as it should