Galaxy Z Flip Repair: What You Need to Know

Traditionally, each new product in the mobile market is analyzed into components in order to assess the degree

maintainability. Galaxy Z Flip was no exception: specialists from the iFixit service center disassembled the folding flagship into parts and explained some of the nuances.

Galaxy Z Flip: display and battery repair

As it turned out, the Galaxy Z Flip has severaldisadvantages. Samsung's second foldable smartphone is incredibly complicated for everyday consumers. iFixit “barely managed” to get a phone that they had to completely destroy for practical purposes.

Because this is by no means ordinaryphone, the disassembly process proved to be an unusually difficult task, but the experience of disassembling the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the new Motorola Razr certainly made the job easier. It's worth noting right away that it is very important not to try to repair the Z Flip at home, even if you are well versed in such things when We are talking about regular phones.

So, iFixit experts gave the Galaxy Z Flip an overallrepairability score 2 out of 10.  In other words, if the damage is severe, replacing the battery or repairing the screen is almost impossible, since there is a lot of glue and a bunch of “poorly laid” cables, which makes it very difficult. On the other hand, "many components" are truly modular, easily accessible and easily replaceable.

The debate over Samsung’s Ultra Thin Glass technology is pretty much resolved, but if you're curious about the iFixit rating of this important breakthrough, read on.

It's a really crazy thin layer of flexibleglass, on top of which Samsung also placed some sort of plastic protector. This is not your normal plastic screen protector and should not be removed under any circumstances, even if it is easily scratched. The glass itself doesn't look particularly durable, but it certainly makes the Z Flip more attractive than the Galaxy Fold, and it's just the first small step toward a future where foldable devices will eventually be as durable and scratch-resistant as regular phones.

Interestingly, Samsung, the company has taken some measures to protect the folding phone from water damage, which is in no way advertised.