Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Disassembly Teardown Repair Video Review
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- Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Disassembly Teardown Repair Video Review
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I bet most people here are considering or already have purchased the S20 FE
And while they were waiting for their product (like me), simply watched every single RUclips video about it, feeling blessed that it is basically approved by reviewer
Then it came to a point where they ran out of reviews, but they wanted more content, so they just clicked on the teardown video :')
great content though, necessary content honestly, new sub for sure
Thank you
lmfaoooo
Precisely
Lol thats me, I am waiting for the shipping right now
make sure you don't drop the s20fe at all.... just dropped mine off of my bed and straight onto carpeting and my LCD broke... aside from this bs I love the phone. I'm just coming from an s8 which was literally indestructible and I am kind of mad. oh and I've only had the phone 3 weeks
I had a S20 FE with flex cable socket broken charging port, and I bought a spare board to change it, and I actually just changed it succesfully by following this video. And my S20 FE works now! Thank you very much!
Might have to do this myself, my charger isn't working now either. Good to know a repair is possible
Thank you for the teardown!! You are really underrated!
Thanks, I appreciate your support, and you're welcome.
Your content is great. I watched the Z Flip 3 tear down and I came back for this one. Very nice explanations. Kudos.
Thanks! 😀
I just got myself one of these a few months ago. Glad to see the build quality on the inside. Fastest phone I've ever used. Awesome video!
Hopefully your screen display doesn't bork like mine apparently has. It just blacks out randomly and at times gives a green static image like you would see on an old tube TV. I came to watch this video because I was considering doing a replacement myself. Think i'll skip it and just have someone else do it. Looks pretty complicated. Conveniently enough it's exactly 2 years since I got it.
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Shall i buy it or moto 20 edge pro :c
My power button broke off before it was even a year old.
You're underrated, this video was so good and informative. You got a new subscriber. I'm surprised that you don't have over 100k subs
Thanks for the support :) hopefully one day.
I just ordered one of these, hopefully the plastic back makes it a little more diy friendly in 2 years when it's time to replace that battery.
Yea its easier to pry the plastic backs off since you don't really have to worry about breaking the glass if it was a glass back.
We got this phone a few days ago and the plastic back gets fingerprints on it easily. Not as much as glass, but harder to get off since it's more rough than glass.
Can u say about after s20 fe 5g seal open the phone has still water proof or not ? Please answer me
@@DevSingh-fitness08you lose the IP rating so it’s not 100% waterproof anymore. Even if you get a licensed tech it’s still not considered waterproof.
Thanks for this teardown video! Just bought this device a month ago and was wondering if it had some kind of thermal cooling system and glad to see multilayer graphites inside.
You're welcome :)
One of the best teardown videos i have ever seen. Well done.
Thanks!
am i the only one who came here to find out what cooling method this phone uses
nah, you're not the only one lol. i also do this
@@harveyhansso... whats ur reasoning, mine was seeing how far i could push it to the extreme with wii and 3ds emulation
thank you for being early with these new devices! 👌
You're welcome :)
First Teardown of S20 FE video i saw. Keep it up
Thanks :)
Thank you, you just answered my two questions. MmWave is hardware based and I probably didn't hurt anything def not speakers when I inserted the sim removal tool into the wrong hole. Thanks champ
You're welcome
Best tear down video that applies to me I have found in the last hour of looking, thank you very much!
You're welcome :)
looked all over youtube for a narrative experience of the dissection. thanks
You're welcome
Excellent job. I watched 3 others of this phone.Yours was superior.Keep up the good work. P S. I was able to pause video and get a few good pics. Of the battery.Getting new one and want to make sure it is an OEM BATTERY!
Thanks!👍
I have been waiting for this
Thanks for the video. Got me thru a battery and charging port replacement without much drama. I used your video because you talk as you go thru the phone. No weird music and gloves.
You're welcome :)
Well done man..please keep it up..ur awesome dude 👍🏻
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Me waiting for jerryrigeverything to do this like good job man keep it up
Thank you
@@PBKreviews 🙂
Thank you very much and we appreciate your wonderful work to show and teach people,I have a question for you please For example, this phone at 4,500 mag Can I put a battery with a larger capacity 5000 mah or more?
@@ivanxt-m0714 You're welcome and thanks. A larger battery would not fit in the compartment so it would not work.
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Thank you for the answer. I wish you a nice day and all the best🤗
@@ivanxt-m0714 You're welcome, and thank you.
Excellent teardown. It doesn't look too sturdy structurally speaking. Nothing like a Nokia. Wonder how it'll fare on a bend test. Was also curious how water proofing barrier worked on this phone. Do the Pixel 5 next please.
Thanks. Its IP68 water resistant so it should withstand being dunked in water for a short period of time (less than 30 seconds) . Will look into doing the pixel 5
Got a "certified refurbished" one from Amazon that had the backplate installed loose and smudges on the inside of the backplate camera lens covers, may have to fix it myself, I guess. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome 😀
Cool video, thanks for this type of video in youtube ! BEST ... :)
Thank you, and you're welcome :)
Very detailed video! Keep up the good work! 👍📹
Thank you! 👍
Very informative ! Looks very serviceable ..thanks for sharing !
You're welcome :)
Thank you. Subbed. Awesome upload.
Thank you and you're welcome :)
Amazing, congratulations to you work !!!
Thank you! :)
I thought desktop computers were fiddley until I watched this content. I guess the difference is that I'd do repairs on a PC myself. No way can I handle the almost fillagre internals of a modern smartphone. Really interesting video, top marks my friend
Thanks, I appreciate it. They each have their difficulties but yea I'd have to say desktops would be a bit easier to work with.
Love your videos from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Thank you!
Found a link to this video on ifixit forums. Great stuff
Thanks!
Thank you for this. ❤️
You're welcome
Brilliant and concise video. Let's say I would want to put a metal ring for a magnetic holder on my case, what would be the ideal place?
Thanks. I would lean toward the top or lower portion of the phone since the center has the wireless charging coil.
Thank you for this vid because I wanted to find out why my phone is always hot in the spot where the graphite film is.
You're welcome
Terrific video simply outstanding.
Only problem is now you're making me Jones even worse for that dbrand teardown case and skin.
Those robot's skip us, while they did all the other 20 samsung snapdragon 865's. Lol!
This video is exceptional though, definitely appreciate you!
Thanks! lol ya. I appreciate it :)
This looks a bit more service friendly than my Note5, but I I've watched enough David Blaine video's to know better than to trust my eyes.
thank you for your videos
You're welcome
if you need to replace the power button, do you need to take out the battery to remove that bracket?
Nice video ! But my OCD couldn't make me mention that you didn't put the back plate "aligned" at the cameras :P
Thanks. I don't leave it like that, just do it for the video to show how its done then after I make sure everything was properly in place and add new adhesive and then put the backplate in place aligned :)
Great vid. used it to repair my wifes phone, thanks
👍 you're welcome and thanks
Been looking for a disassembly for this phone now I found one :D
Awesome video! But Id like to see the Entire disassembly.
Thanks you. If you are referring to prying the screen off the midframe, I don't usually do it since it would almost definitely damage the screen and render it useless if its an already working screen. Other minor parts on the midframe are just held on with adhesive and pretty self explanatory.
Is it the Snapdragon Varient or Exynox Varient??
Very Informative video man, bring more like this
This specific one was snapdragon. Thanks will do.
Thank you so much for the excellent video. I just got this phone today in the 5G version and when trying to follow the quick start guide, I put the sim card removal tool in the bottom microphone hole by mistake not realizing it was the wrong hole. Could I have caused damage? The calls.
You're welcome. No you should be fine, the mic sits above the hole as well as the filter.
@@PBKreviews Thank you so much!
@@Allen-Cote-St.-Luc You're welcome :)
Thank you for the vid. It is great.I put that needle in upper mic hole and passed the plastic barrier...now when i record sound, there is so much white noise in background.. Did i just break the mic or removed it from its socket? What should i do?
This phone is better than my s10 lite in so many ways, wished i waited for it but anyways, good teardown
Thank you
I got this phoneca little while back the power button came off wuth one of my covers. Can you explain or show how can I put the power button back in? And if I can't, I'd love to see the whole process of changing the power button on my phone. Luckily i haven't lost my button or the two tiny clips that come outside of the button socket
Great Video! Very thorough and detailed. I have a question for you.. I recently purchased this phone and the power button completely fell off and Samsung won't cover it and wants to charge me $200 on top of it to fix it. I'm just gonna order a replacement button and do it myself. How far do I have to go into this process to be able to reinstall a new button? If necessary at all. Do the buttons just pop or do I definitely need to take the back off and some parts to get access to those side buttons from the inside. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Also, do you recommend any phone repair kits that include those tools you used to remove the back, screws, wires, etc.. they look very helpful to have down the road and the mass amount of knowledge I've gained of phone construction throughout watching this video. It all seems so simple now I'm 100% confident I'm able to do any phone part replacement now, so thank you mu friend!
Thanks. Some buttons can be pushed in/popped into place from the outside and some have to be inserted internally so not sure you can try the first method and if it doesn't work then try from inside. As for internally, you would need to remove the back plate, the screws and cover over the motherboard, and disconnect the cables on the motherboard and remove it since it is seated on the flex cable for the power button. Then you can pull up on the metal bracket in the slot on the frame to pull out the power button flex, giving you access to the physical button itself.
Ok. I appreciate it. Hopefully it just pops right in but if not I'm pretty confident I can get to it internally with the help of this video if I have to. Samsung warranty is a joke so I'll definitely be fixing it myself. Thanks.
Had my phone "stuck" in the transparent blue airplane mode. No service or data or location services but everything else worked fine. A tech said it was due to the antenna not receiving proper power from the charging board due to water damage. This video helped me identify the part and how to replace it. Cost me half of what the shop tech was gonna charge me, even with priority shipping from Ebay. Thanks!
You're welcome
Hello, than you for this awesome content! Can you as expert explain the cooling system used? It is good? Or vapor chamber better? Thank you!
Hi, yes it is good, works as well as vapor chamber. Graphite lasts longer as well compared to the life of the vapors in the vapor chamber.
@@PBKreviews thank you for quick answer! Stay awesome!
@@Daniel.Klatil you're welcome
Thanks for asking this! Save me some time from asking the same thing and for the uploader to answer it again!
And awesome video too!
Very helpful in detail 🙏🙏
Thanks, glad it was helpful.
Would you say there's any concerns you saw with Internal design? Great video btw
Not really, pretty solid device. Thanks!
Great to find Qualcomm 865 processor seperate from the Ram chip. The Ram-Rom chip is SEC that's great to see in a single package... What's called conventional technology & not double stacked junk
Hello thank you for your video! I have one question, im just a regular user, if the phone is dissasembled and repaired, it looses the ip68 or it depends on how Well its repaired?
Hi, you're welcome. Yes in most cases if its taken apart, it looses the ip68 or water resistance. However when back plates are available on the market that come with the original water resistant precut adhesive, those should retain the water resistance since they should seal it back up perfectly without any gaps etc.
How can I remove paper button ?
Hi, first, great video, I know I'm a little late, but would like to ask a question: I accidentally poked the hole next to the SIM tray hole (I think it's the secondary mic or an antenna) trying to opening the SIM tray, although the mic is still working, I would like to know if it's a chance the waterproof feature could be damaged.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers.
Hi, thank you. You will be fine, since the mic and the filter are both seated above the hole and would not get damaged by the sim ejector pin.
Thank you for showing me this video. I need help finding out what part to replace or rearrange on my Samsung s20 fe. I accidently heard a cracking sound when i held my phone very tightly and now it won't charge all the way and i need to know if i either need to get a new battery or if some connector for the charger port came lose?
If a connector came loose, it wouldn't charge at all so I would assume it would be the battery.
@@PBKreviews I found out from the smartphone repair company that the problem was actually the motherboard not the battery. Maybe i can see about ordering a replacement motherboard on Amazon?
May I know that what's the difference between (ghapite film) & the (heat pipe) as seen on the recent Galaxy A72? Which type of these dissipates heat faster?
I have yet to see the A72 internals, but graphite film is usually used on the main board parts or over the battery, and the 3D layer of graphite is what you see on the midframe right under where the processor of the main board would lay. The 3D layer of graphite does just as well if not better than the copper heat pipes. It lasts longer also since the small droplets of liquid in the heat pipe can evaporate over time.
Excellent content
Thank you!
Good video, small doubt - The phone boots as 5g version then why plastic piece instead of mmwave antenna?
mmWave is only for certain networks. Most phones use sub 6 Ghz 5G and not mmWave. So even without the mmWave antenna the phone still has 5G.
Have a question? Had an issue w the screen doing bizarre stuff even not responding properly. Now, there was a loose cable but after fixing that and putting everything together, i wanted to try to see if it works so I didn't put the screws back. Now, it charges and I can actually see the screen, but it won't power up. Is there any connector that affects the power button or is it not powering on because of not being screwed back properly? I'll answer the second as I assume the answer will take time. So, any other reason it wouldn't power on even w a charge?
Yes the motherboard sits on the flex cable for the volume and power button and makes a connection. So if its not screwed down, the power button wont work. You can always hold down the motherboard to the frame to make it touch and have a connection without screwing it down.
Great video. What is the internal storage contained in? I didn't see any kind of drive highlighted. Thank you.
Thanks. Its soldered onto the motherboard under one of the shields. Its not a removable part.
It's really infuriating how hard they make it to remove the battery. I'm mostly talking about the glue, but so much else could have been done to make it easily replaceable. Even in an airport without tools! I do like how easily removable so many other parts are (apart from the heat gun parts). So that's a good thing. But the battery part is the deal breaker for me.
Yup, now a days you can also use isopropyl alcohol to loosen up the adhesive underneath making it easier to pry the battery off but ya you would not be able to do it at an airport :). I don't mind these type of internal batteries but if at least they provided some sort of contacts on the back like how the moto z line of phones had attachable accessories and add on's, one would be able to put an external battery on even if the internal battery stopped working or went bad. Or they can just make it a tad bit easier to replace the internal batteries :)
@@PBKreviews I just want there to be models with properly removable batteries. We don't need every model to be like that, but options that have that feature. I don't care about IP68 and such.
Very nice, Thank you..
👍 you're welcome
If anyone happens to see this video and comment because they are looking for an older model or used phone to buy, the power button is a major flaw.
It fell out regularly starting about half a year after purchase, I always got to push it back in with some trying, but eventually lost it on a trip last week. Repair shops told me that they would need to replace the entire display to fix the button, which is also a statement I found in other reports online. If at all, get a silicone cover that covers the buttons from the start. Otherwise, you will end up like me: The moment my battery dies, my phone is dead as well, unless I invest half the value of a new phone into it.
I now ordered a replacement button, I am not sure if those are really official but they look the same, and they have some plastic to hold them into place so you can't just push a new one in from the outside. I am not confident to try to fix it on my own, especially since that part looks really difficult to reach.
Also, I have recently had people telling me that they can't understand me when making calls. Someone described a knocking sound. At first I thought it might be the connection, but by now everyone told me they had issues understanding me. I have only had the phone since August 2022 and had it constantly covered in an official flip case (EF-ZG780), which however does not cover the buttons. There also hasn't been any fall or water damage, so I have no idea why that would have happened. I couldn't find any other reports of this happening, though.
I was hoping to see the ear piece canal to see how deep it is. Many of us use liquid screen protector. While I tried to keep it from the canal, it would be nice to see it so I have an idea how much glue it would take to clog it up.
Awesome video, thanks! Do you know what haptic motor this has? If it's the new linear or the older rotary motor?
Thanks! It doesn't have the linear, its the older type
@@PBKreviews Thank you!
Helped me replace a screen, thanks
You're welcome :)
Nice video
Thank you
This assembly is very similar to s8 replacing front glass is difficult ☺️.. Thank you so much for this video 👍👌
It shouldn't be too difficult since you don't have to disassemble the entire phone to replace the screen. You're welcome :).
Thank you!
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Hello. I am your suscriber number 43300 :). I have a doubt that I have a problem that hasn't let me sleep for days. I poked with the sim ejector on the 2nd microphone hole of the s20 FE. So I am confused if there is going to be damage in the microphone and also wether it'll damage the waterproof.
Thank you so much sir.
Hi you should be fine, the mic sits above the hole so it wont be damaged and you should be fine as far as water resistance goes as well.
Can you record sound and compare it with another phone? Samething happened to me and now when i record sound, it records too much white noise... i hope i can fix it easily..
I have accidentally pushed the hole that is on top on camera's flash instead of sim card's hole, by using a clothing pin and I felt like I bored something. @PBKreviews do you think I have done any damage to cameras or mic or speaker on top ? or maybe there is a water resistance or a noise cancelation over there?
Its possible you might have pierced through the filter covering the hole but the mic sits on top of the hole so you would not hit it to damage the mic. I don't think you would have really damaged anything else and don't know for sure if it will affect the water resistance but I would lean toward you being fine and not having to worry.
@@PBKreviews thank you man I appreciate a lot
@@alexeij85 You're welcome.
I am surprised that main board cable didnt break internally, why would you push on the side where the cable? You can even see the kink after you pried the flat cable part and bot connector at 1:45.
This was so sofisticated
:)
What’s the blue cable for ? I see it’s attached to the logic board but then runs down to a smaller little board on the bottom left corner.
Usually the coaxial cables are used for antenna contacts but sometimes used for other things as well like gaming key connectors or sometimes related to charging as well. Not But most of the time its for connecting antenna contacts from sub board to main board.
Can you provide me with information if my S20FE swiss market model SM-G781B/DS has built in 5G antenas because there is no 5g in my country at the moment
It's hard to tell, since there is a S20FE 5G and a S20FE with same model number for same region. So they sell the 5G and none 5G version.
Keep it up
Thank you, will do!
4:55 Oh! So if you get that mmWave 5G antenna, you can stick it there, and it should work with your carrier, or does it have to be a specific mmWave 5G antenna to work with a specific carrier?
P.S. Well done. How do you apply adhesive?
Hi, You would also need to solder the connector on the motherboard where the mmwave 5g antenna connects on the board. Also not sure if software would have to be reflashed with one that supports it. I have a video I uploaded if you check my recent uploads for how to install new adhesive.
@@PBKreviews Thank you for your response. Very helpful. I guess if I go with this model (haven't made the decision), I have to be content with Sub-6 for some time (to be fair, I spend 98% of time in America suburban, so not sure how often I'll run into spots with mmWave capabilities). I just wanted to see if the consumers had an options to upgrade on their own.
@@valeenoi2284 you're welcome
I like how there is absolutely no glue after you remove the back cover :D :D
It's an adhesive strip that goes around the back plate :)
what is that little piece you left in below the battery on the left side that the blue wire is connected to?
it's an antenna board
a doubt... is the vibration motor of this model comparable to the iPhone from 8 onwards?
i have a question, is the speaker mesh an off angle to the bottom speaker grill? If i took a sim card ejector and insert into the bottom speaker, will it damage it for example, puncturing it?
You should be fine, the mic sits above the hole and the mesh should be fine also.
I have this phone
Nice!
Thanks for this. My question is, Can the motherboard of the 5G version be swap for the none 5G. ? Thanks
I believe so, but I am not 100% sure about the sub board working properly with the antenna since the antenna contacts on the sub board might be different. You would just have to try and see if it works or not.
so can we upgrade the mm wave antenna from the 5g version into the 4g version?
No because the main board doesn't support it either (doesn't have the connections and such for it). Just the housings are the same so they don't have different housings/frames made for different versions of the phone (cost effective)
The unlocked 5G version doesn't do 5G UW either. Same Snapdragon SoC so only difference seems to be those antennas.
@@godblesshamas Are you sure the factory unlocked 5G version doesn't come with the mmWave antennas? Because I'm pretty sure it does, just like the Note 20 ultra factory unlocked comes with mmWave antennas. But these are US versions I am speaking of. Maybe the network you are using it for doesn't do mmWave 5G. Let me know.
I'm curious as to what the writing with a pen on the inside is. There is also marker writing top right.
probably just QC checks by departments to mark off the parts pass inspection etc.
Do you happen to know where the hard drive is on the main board and if you could transfer it to a new board? Recently someone I knows board crapped out and it was just after some life events that she has tons of photos and they said they are none recoverable.
The memory chip or ROM is soldered to the main board and is not user replaceable. You can try finding a repair shop that may have expertise in soldering which can de solder and move over the ROM to another motherboard of the same make n model but I don't think it would be cheap.
Does the thermal solution on this phone work or does the SOC throttle itself to a snail pace?
as far as I know, it works.
Thanks
You're welcome
Idk if I'm stupid and should've just known about this beforehand or not but I thought that my charging port needed to be replaced/cleaned so I took the phone apart to do so and some screws touched the motherboard and short-circuited it, causing my phone to be rendered useless. At the time I didn't know that though, I tried (and failed) to clean the charging port, then tried (and failed) to put the phone back together. I took it to a store that fixes phones the next day. Employee puts it back together and looks at it for 5 seconds. "You just needed to clean the charging port." He cleans it for me, and comes back. Then he tells me about the motherboard, and how it would be more expensive to replace that than to get a new phone. He also told me I should've just brought it to them first, and... yeah. I should've. But he commended me for trying at least, so, that's something.
I have this phone and watching this video feels like watching my child getting dissected right in front of me.....
What is the little board connected to the light blue coaxial cable? Which antenna is it?
If I'm not mistaken, its one of the 5G antenna.
Nice video!👍
What's your repairability score for this phone?
Thanks! It's been a while since I did the video, but based off just looking at the video again, I would probably give it a 8 out of 10. Has a clean n clear build, with not too many components to disassemble and not too difficult of a disassembly. As well as the screen replacement not requiring the battery to be pried off.
Thanks for the reply. I'll share the good news and links of your video to other S20 FE owners on FB group😎👍
the reason I watch this video is to learn how to take down the phone and replace the battery for future need
Is the Nfc antenna located at the bottom board?
Curious to know what the red and the white wired cable is for. I know the blu is for wifi/network
Are you sure the blue if for wifi? It looks to be connected to the 5G antenna but I could be wrong. Also the red and white seem to be for the antenna/cell signal etc.
Hi, accidentally poked the sim tool into the top mic hole....can you please let me know if the tool can really get to the mic or pierce the rubber gasket?? could not find an answer anywhere. thanks for your reply!
Hi, you should be fine. The mic and filter are seated above the hole.
@@PBKreviews Thank you very much!
@@alexmazzetto4483 You're welcome!
I have this phone currently, and the way the heat distributes is weird. My screen has been super hot before, like uncomfortable but not burning, and the cpu was still normal operating temp and I've never had an overheat restart
In S20fe I put my sim card tool in uper microphone hole tight is that any effect on my microphone??
Hi, I'd like to ask regarding stabilization of ultra-wide camera-it seems this camera (the first one) has no optical stabilization unlike the remaining rear cameras. Can you confirm? Thanks
Yes, the Ultra-wide does not have OIS. They might be using software based stabilization but not too sure.
@@PBKreviews Thanks!
@@plukasRUclips You're welcome
What's the best way to resecure the back plate to make sure it stays water resistant or to improve it's water resistance level?
You lose your IP rating when you open it up. Best way to close it is to purchase an adhesive cutout meant to close off the s20FE and use clamps for 12-24 hours when you close it.
Is it OK to remove the wireless charger pad full of the s20fe and continue its use? Thank you. You have a nice day.
If you mean take out the wireless charging coil from inside the phone, you can but you would probably lose NFC capability as well.
Can you tell me what size is the screwdriver that i have to use