Samsung’s Galaxy S24, the ‘vanilla’ mannequin because the saying goes, has been disassembled on video by YouTube channel PBKreviews. It follows within the footsteps of the highest of the road S24 Extremely, which received the identical remedy final week.
The S24, because it seems, additionally has a bigger copper vapor chamber than its predecessor – virtually double the scale, in actual fact – similar to the S24 Extremely. It is a theme with 2024 flagship S-series Samsungs, it appears. All through the teardown, we’re proven all the completely different components which were eliminated, one after the other.
To get into the cellphone, the again plate will be pried off after making use of warmth. The digicam lens covers will be changed individually. The S24 would not have an UWB antenna, in contrast to the S24+ and S24 Extremely.
The mainboard is a dual-layer design similar to final yr. The 12 MP front-facing digicam is glued into place, which implies it is solely replaceable when you use a knife to chop the glue. Alternatively, the rear cameras can all be popped off simply. Each the primary rear digicam and the telephoto digicam are confirmed to have OIS.
The battery will be eliminated simply with a pull tab. Sadly prying off the display with out damaging it’s virtually unimaginable – then once more, when you’re changing the display, it is most likely as a result of it was broken to start with.
In the long run, the Galaxy S24 will get a 9 out of 10 reparability rating. It managed to get most factors for components availability, the benefit of battery alternative, and the benefit of changing miscellaneous components just like the charger port. It received 1.5 out of two most factors for inner group and the way a lot time a restore takes, in addition to for display alternative.
Samsung Galaxy S24
The Galaxy S24 has simply develop into obtainable internationally mere hours in the past. When you’re fascinated about it, be sure you learn our hands-on assessment.