Complex Repair - Galaxy S6 Restoration + Charging Port Micro-Soldering

A hard to replace or soldered on charging port can be the end of a device, but not for this Galaxy S6, its time for a new port to be soldered on and the other remaining damage to the phone be repaired.
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[@jackdonovan5435]

"I can't believe it works" - Exactly what I thought after my first charge port replacement ... Great way to start developing those micro soldering skills for sure 👍

[@MohdAzylee]

Guess what, fast charging doesnt work without data connectivity which he didnt test. Hahahha

[@samsniper2000]

@@MohdAzylee do Samsung s6s even have fast charging?

[@MohdAzylee]

@@samsniper2000 yea they do

[@davidhannum9017]

​@@MohdAzyleeyou really had to say that in the most assholish way possible and clearly with malicious intent. Real upstanding human being aren't you?

[@MohdAzylee]

@davidhannum9017 welĺ that was 2 years ago what do you expect, your reply it self already is foolish

[@TheSpotify95]

Great restoration. Glad to see this phone has been given another life. Not everyone would even attempt such a repair, due to the complexity involved in microsoldering.

[@HughJeffreys]

Really love soldering, looking to get into micro-soldering some more. I find it super interesting and fun.

[@dirtyharry7332]

I did it as fine as hugh did greetings from Berlin (Ger)

[@TOWGyt]

@@HughJeffreys hey how are you doing and how dod you start out reparing devices ? I just want to start reparing.

[@ClaraFlater_than_surface_board]

It's not that complex for me, but tbh I don't want this device because it's outdated and out of support from samsung

[@Kurisu-SanYT]

Yeah and also the s6 is it pretty old cell phone and most people would probably just use it not working anymore as an excuse to buy a new phone

[@HughJeffreys]

To kick of the new year, next weeks video will a restoration of a strange form factor phone. All I can say is I cannot find any repair information so I am going to wing it. :)

[@malikzainarain]

Best of luck Hugh.... Best wishes from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@ardwivedi16]

Are you talking about the LG wing?

[@dinkarfowkar999]

Best ot Luck Love from India

[@StormHawksHD]

Heres the thing though Hugh, Samsung did have a solution for this charge port under screen button problem. The galaxy S6 Edge had a cut out under the mid frame to allow the buttons to be under the charge port without wrapping around and going under the screen, this meant you could lift it straight up and replace without any issues. But samsung stopped doing that with the s7 series and after the s7 they never had hardware buttons again anyway...

[@tarhyung45]

Now that's something you don't see often, an S6 still on Android 5 which is quite rare nowadays. Great job on the repair!

[@animalhouse8849]

Man, this one gave me such a headache 5 years ago. Ended up having to recycle it. Great repair.

[@latibass]

It's amazing how far you're willing to go for such an old device

[@HughJeffreys]

I hate having things around that are broken. Plus I wanted to make a video with some micro-soldering in it. I know it wasn't something crazy but its a start.

[@bryanmartin_]

Soldering small components or stuffs like these is difficult and complicated, specially when you only do this with your bare eyes! Nice video again, Hugh! Merry Christmas!

[@jerrywu615]

Nice to see someone that still cares about a phone as old as mine... (I'm still using an S6, with a custom ROM & a battery replacement)

[@RandomGuy-om1vy]

I use OneUI on it. Still amazing.

[@spadesofpaintstudios1719]

Honestly I really enjoy how you can repair certain things that would be deemed unrepairable. I like to think almost anything tech can be repaired.

[@knewal7050]

Absolutely amazing, its extremely difficult to micro solder without a microscope, you hands must be really steady so solder such tiny spots. 10/10

[@Carterthielftw_]

Thanks for calling glued in batteries an outright stupid practice. The Galaxy Xcover Pro proves your point, hotswappable batteries should be the norm

[@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

Also the Fairphone 4

[@Carterthielftw_]

@@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart but the fairphone 4 is thick, underpowered and doesnt have great liquid resistance. The Xcover Pro is IP68, modern spec processor and fantastic IPS display. its also MIL-STD spec for durability while staying affordable and slim. If people equate hotswap batteries with devices like a Fairphone, we wont get anywhere. It needs to be styleish enough to sell to the mass market

[@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

@@Carterthielftw_ Are you kidding me? Where have you got your info from, Bob the flat earther? The Fairphone 4 has a Snapdragon 750G. That's Cortex-A77 big cores on 8nm. It runs miles around the Xcover Pro's Cortex-A73's on 11nm (Not to mention it's an Exynos instead of a Snapdragon). The 750G is the lowest I would go for a new phone, so they picked the SoC relatively well. As for "thin", it's not 2015 anymore, and as for "stylish", I'm sorry but not everyone is that shallow. Not financing slave labour is more important to some people, and that's a feature no other phone offers.

[@Carterthielftw_]

@@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart Interesting, I knew it had equal RAM to the Xcover Pro, however I remember it being constantly hated on for being "slow." evidently smartphone reviewers are disconnected from reality and think anything thats not an 888+ is slow. Ive been using an Xcover for a couple months and cant remember any time when it felt slow, considering the Fairphone is faster and MSRP is similar (I got mine open box for $250.) I could get behind it I was wrong, with that SoC (and it being available in the US) I would definitely consider it. $500 is a lot, but im not against the device, I just believed what reviewers were saying :(

[@DavidNgo86]

Xcover Fieldpro

[@meetv7700]

When you don't remember what that yellow sticky tape is called while recording. 😅 Great video btw I do solder tiny stuff but the fact that you pull off this microscopic job without microscope is god level. As always happy to see the final result.

[@restorationmobile5333]

Great Work 😍😍😍

[@MichaelAStanhope]

I think you did absolutely great resoldering that Micro USB port on considering you had no scope. Should be proud of yourself.

[@scepter0143]

Happy Holidays Hugh! You always go above and beyond with your repairs, and I just wanted to say keep it up! Exhibit A: Thoroughly removing residual adhesive

[@theodoretekkers]

Merry Christmas Hugh. Hope you had a great day. Thanks for all the videos.

[@ibd1977]

Taking your skills to the next level for extra cred I see. Looking forward to seeing more micro soldering projects as there is more potential to recover dead products.

[@shaneelson]

Hey Hugh. I discovered your channel a couple of months ago and want to congratulate you on your work. Great video skills, easy presentation style and no nonsense approach. My only comment in watching this one, is to maybe make a comment along the lines of 'whenever you're taking apart a phone with already broken glass, make sure to wear eye protection'. Having not done so on one occasion and suffering the consequences, its a handy tip for anyone trying to emulate your work. Hope 2022 is a good year for you. Cheers

[@merhaba12he]

I did a usb 2.0 replacement on a old computer a few weeks ago and now the usb port works! Love the video Hugh!

[@MrTimdtoolman1]

I remember when this phone was new, I had one and it was a good phone. That was a tough micro soldering job without a microscope. As usual a great job repairing this S6 and a interesting video to watch.

[@davidwood9966]

I remember back in the old S3/S4 days, even I could repair those. Good luck getting to 1M subs, man.

[@MrMeowMeowMeow]

Thanks for the great video. So important that your channel exists.

[@YouGtech]

Great video Hugh

[@bluelyncgaming8333]

Great restoration and Merry Christmas Hugh!

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

01:25 The best line in this video.

[@nathan_tasker]

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Hugh. Another awesome video as always. Have a great New Year and 2022.

[@mikecrabtree8200]

As always, fantastic job.

[@TheSuprahuman]

Great job Hugh, I would never be able to see those connectors without a microscope and glasses. Fair play to you bud.

[@thadmachia9873]

Nice job as always Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@rakeshts88]

You really are hardworking and genius.Bravo👏

[@nanparayeah]

My form of ASMR on sunday mornings 😌 kudos as always! 👏

[@ThomasvanGorkom]

Awesome video, Hugh! Merry Christmas!

[@animatingstudio3146]

Great work! Some technicians don't even attempt to do microsoldering. Once I took my old iPhone 5s to a repair shop. Baseband was not working and needed reballing. They refused it and ended up by just replacing the whole logicboard.

[@__init__3493]

I tried a Micro USB port repair once. It worked but I forgot to secure the port down and while I was testing it the weight of the charging cable ripped the port out of the device, along with the solder pads. Glad you could get yours to work.

[@wobber999]

Merry christmas and a happy new year hugh

[@PCJesus0]

These videos are always awesome!!

[@HughJeffreys]

Thanks!

[@PCJesus0]

@@HughJeffreys :)

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

Hugh, Merry Christmas and thank you for your videos. I enjoy watching them even though I don't repair phones. It helps me to understand what's going on with them better. Don't you wish that you could plug the phone in and it would tell you where it's been and what's happened to it over the course of its lifetime? Best wishes for you in 2022!

[@davidsalmons80]

you did good Hugh!

[@BrandonMooney_]

Great video as always Hugh 😊 Merry Christmas 😁

[@adityanarayansreejith9362]

Great job in microsoldering and giving the S6 another life

[@danielueblacker9118]

Merry Christmas Jeffrey.

[@nomikhan2296]

1:28 That "RIDICULOUS" sounded so angry 🤣🤣🤣

[@CactuarKnight]

Slap some Lineage OS onto this thing and you've got yourself a pretty decent mid range phone to be used as a backup device. Also, good job with the soldering

[@MkwRa]

i would say better than a midrange for many, because of the high res camera and screen

[@DavidNgo86]

Touchwiz is fine

[@oneminutewonder77]

Am I the only one out there who misses when phones actually had bezels? This phone was absolutely gorgeous with the top and bottom bezels and the glass back. Never had the chance to own one though.

[@YoungBoley23]

Love these videos bro

[@PeteOnTheBeat]

My Sunday morning ritual now begins!

[@LilAnnieOakley]

great work for what you had! love your vids!

[@mk.service-phone]

Jeffreyes: wow amazing 👌👍👍👍

[@MetaGrader]

Hugh Jeffrey will definite heart and pin this since he makes amazing content on repairs with understandable explanation proper tools and good care

[@markaffleck4622]

You certainly have some skill to do that without a magnifier! Great achievement.

[@zachbudnick1641]

I’m glad your using your eyes to remove old charging port

[@skylardelaney5041]

the S6 and edge phones look so good. my favorites

[@flipfloe2]

A S6 was also my first attempt to fix an micro usb Port like a half year ago and i was also succesfull and happy. Now i ordered a better microsocope from aliexpress and that makes it very much easier. Have a good day!

[@domsepp]

Hi Hugh, i Love your repair videos and they even inspired me to get into phone repairs. I always wondered what you were doing with the repaired devices.

[@citechnologies4907]

he sells them on his website now

[@akaraikiriakatsuki3157]

Microscopes makes repair a bit easier yes but you are a badass for this feat.

[@Hakan89]

For me that's not a problem if you don't have the right tools. Not everybody have or afford ones, even older devices for practicing . But patience is the key . Thank you for the video :D .

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Great video!

[@yahyaahsan6169]

I don't understand how other creators from Tiktok, Amassing millions of subscribers here in a couple of months while they don't know crap about phone repairs and such whereas Hugh here understands phones better than anyone and does his repairs perfectly without a single flaw and still at 800k. So unfair!

[@bradleyoliver4201]

Nice! I used to do so many of these years ago you can actually replace the whole flex without removing the screen heat plate with suction and iso u can wiggle it out and wiggle new one in but now i would prefer to solder them as its quicker.

[@lennonwhitehead1352]

Nice work on the micro soldering. Look forward to actually seeing it. Lol

[@MrBLUEDEVILUK]

You can use the dome head screws to hold the charge port in place then use the heat gun to melt the solder. Saves you using tweezers and a shaking hand. 👌

[@japatventura6508]

Hi Hugh! Huge fan of your repair videos! Hope that your store can ship to the Philippines very soon. 🙏🏻 Merry Christmas! 🎄😊

[@staszeksowikowski9039]

I am still running an s6 edge in 2023. This year i replaced the charging daughterboard alongside the battery. In the edge variant the cables for the capacitive buttons don't run under the screen so it was an easy job. I actually found it to be very straightforward to repair despite it's reputation, although i do agree that gluing the battery down is ridiculous. Anyway I must say that i'm positively surprised with the longevity of the phone and I plan on hitting a decade of usage before replacement.

[@nooneelse1837]

Hey Hugh , great video , only downside of the s6 is battery life ,I own a s7 edge , still doing decent ,I think you should try restoring an Samsung j4+ 2019 ,has something that should have done with all their batteries ,you'll find out yourself, keep the great work going

[@Aman-786]

Such a great device, I really loved my s6 👌

[@ivanhutcherson]

Alison hall

[@heoks82]

I am surprised that you could STILL get Galaxy S6 batteries manufactured in 2021!! I recently ordered two 'service pack' Galaxy Note 10 batteries and they were manufactured in 2019!!

[@jindrasmutny4181]

Well my first micro soldering experience was on brick phone from czech company called alligator. I changed the led flash and was very happy when it worked. However, That’s only 2 big pins, charging port is complicated 😄. Great to see your S6 works :-))

[@ElectricC0mpany]

This is awesome. The first premium phone I had was an S6 Edge+. Dang it was nice. And I was able to do a battery replacement on my own when it swelled. It lasted a long time. I eventually ran over it with my car. The phone still turned on and I probably could have just replaced the screen but I thought it was time to upgrade. I'm considered buying another one for the sake of nostalgia.

[@ElectricC0mpany]

Oh and I miss the physical home button with a fingerprint reader. It was like touch ID but smaller. I would take having a bezel on a new phone for this

[@ElectricC0mpany]

The screen would actually still come on sometimes after it was ran over. I have looked at buying a new screen now but it costs the same as buying one of these phones that work.

[@pagmonreal]

@The King get an ebay screen

[@deeznutt666]

did they ever make a note 6?

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

@@deeznutt666 no

[@johnpatrickadem6294]

samsung s6 takes me back to my middle school days where i would mess around with tvs on sale thanks to its built-in ir blaster, truly a great smartphone in my opinion

[@nushnume]

Loved the S6,this was the first Samsung phone to have a great build quality.Also this one seems to run the original Android 5.1 version that originally came with it,it's pretty rare to find one still on original firmware because this was the only S that would refuse to downgrade via Odin if you didn't like 6 or 7

[@satsumagt5284]

I remember buying a S6 edge on Marshmallow and wanting to downgrade to 5.0.2 due to the square icons, only to find out my Rollback Protection Software Revision (RP SWREV) didn’t allow me

[@deeznutt666]

@@satsumagt5284 i liked marshmallow or nuget i cant remember but i think its android 6 it was so gud on s7 until it auto updated & left sum bugs in the software even till android 8 :/

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

Note 4 was the first to have aluminium frame, but still had removable back

[@satsumagt5284]

@@coffeemakerbottomcracked Note 4 looks cheap next to the 5

[@nushnume]

@@deeznutt666 You can downgrade the S7 if you want. Out of all Galaxy S phones the S6 was the only one that i couldn’t downgrade

[@kevinross6235]

This video being exactly 10 minutes long is satisfying

[@ethanstewart4343]

"So, this is it" gets me going on some crazy level, lol.

[@defnotatroll]

Such a pretty phone. An S6 is too old to be daily driven but it would work good as a media device for Netflix/music/podcasts/KZbin etc

[@xentiment6581]

Im daily driving it, plus its underclocked. In words of a wise man, 'As long as it plays music and porn its fucking NASA to me'

[@defnotatroll]

@@xentiment6581 good on you bro. I wouldn't be able to daily drive it; no expandable storage, small storage and it's stuck on Android 7

[@neerajdwivedi2015]

@@defnotatroll Android 7 is still very relevant today. Most apps support Android 7 except just few ones.

[@defnotatroll]

@@neerajdwivedi2015 but it's still old and lacking lots and lots of features compared to newer android, stuff like dark mode

[@WololoWololo2]

@@defnotatroll You forgot you can put custom ROM or download a launcher called: HiOS makes it much more responsive and efficient

[@Codeman016]

I would love for you to revisit this repair in a year, and show how much skills you've gained since then.

[@imnotbeluga007]

There's nothing better than watching Hugh Jeffreys late at night....

[@Jfeltz4]

Hey Hugh, I know you don't usually take requests but You are THE only Person on youtube i fully trust with repairing devices, I Still have my galaxy S6, it's a 32GB, Black Sapphire model, im thinking Of restoring it & changing it from Black Sapphire to Blue Topaz, Which includes changing the front glass, i've looked on youtube for a Video about changing the S6's front glass But none of them go into actual full detail, do you mind if you could do a video on another S6 which Will be having the Screen replaced?

[@YoshiKartt]

Nice work

[@GtaFan00000001]

One of the best looking phones.

[@NetITGeeks]

You did a better job than me in my Electronics class. It is very hrad to get those tiny points of contact on to the PCB. With a microscope, you will be better than a pro. As always, I enjoyed watching your videos.

[@CBGX]

Have you tried sending data through the USB? To see if also data lines are properly connected apart from the 'energy' lines? Good job on your first attempt!

[@MrTroll69onyt]

I love the older samsung phones anything pre note 10. They just are so beutiful and the compact 1440p oled is just beautiful on older flagships, I would use a note 9 with modern chips

[@defnotatroll]

The bezels are ginormous though especially round S6 S7 time

[@MrTroll69onyt]

@@defnotatroll I don't really care it still has no interruptions like a notch or punchhole

[@lkracker7]

I’ll be honest the S7 Edge I had was by far the best screen on a phone I’ve ever owned. Overall build quality was outstanding. I miss that that phone….

[@MrTroll69onyt]

@@lkracker7 see I had a normal s7 and it was my first oled and 1440p screen and wow that thing flew

[@TheFlapjackSnaffler]

My Favorite Phone! I own one since 2019!

[@Durbanite2010]

Really interesting video, Hugh. Do you have a set of optivisors? Those should help magnify things - they are used quite a lot by fine scale plastic modellers, who also often have the need for great detail in their ork.

[@aizazrehman5153]

The S6 was my first big boi new phone. Was such a beast!

[@shadywahib3059]

Merry Christmas Hugh, you did a very good job with this phone, I want to know where did you buy the battery if it was really original battery? Thanks

[@-_-pan96-_-45]

This and the s8 are my fav phones ever 💕

[@-_-pan96-_-45]

Ever since it came out, I've always wanted the s6 edge+ I still want it 😪

[@Djoki1]

Wish there was a single phone repair technician in my city as competent as you are. I might as well replace my S9's battery myself with an iFixit kit. I mean, if i F up, at least i know i did it myself. Makes it a bit easier lol.

[@fyredragon2816]

Merry Christmas

[@mirkopacchioni4158]

Having the buttons under the display connected to the charging dock does not facilitate the work, you risk also ruining the display during the replacement. Your solution is certainly excellent, this obviously presents many risks too, another nice repair. Nice video as always.

[@G.reviewz]

GOD ITS INTERESTING PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT! hey thats close to my phone! I have a samsung galaxy s7edge and its cracked to shit and back the charging port is cooked and the headphone jack is getting there too so yeah…i need a new phone but my samsung has lasted me a very long time. Hes an old war hero only dropped it once which in turn obviously shattered the glass back. Oh well. Btw love the video interesting as always.

[@thomasebelsheiser6422]

You've done a great job. It might be a good and cheap way to start reparing phones. On the other hand it is a waste of money anyway. It is just that old and uses an older version of android so some apps and messengers aren't usable anymore. And there were no security updates from Samsung. If you are a collector and all your collectables should be working then it's fine. But for a user (especially here in Germany) the repair of an old S6 is not an option. It is just not handy (this term is used in germany for a mobil phone) anymore. Keep on your work. I love to see your videos every sunday. Merry x-mas and a happy new year. Greetings from Germany

[@shortshub96k47]

Nice good job 👌

[@robsquared2]

Your videos inspired me to replace the battery in my iPhone 6. Battery's coming on the 30th and the old one was making the screen pop off, hopefully I can fix it.

[@NanoMine]

That flat back looks so good on this phone.

[@cirlu_bd]

my first and only charging port repair was also a "I can't believe it worked" moment. Understandable given the fact that I just opened my phone and bent back the charge port into behaving properly again. Still can't believe it worked lol

[@lolfudge20]

Great restoration. Did your microphone still work after?

[@bindestrek]

Good job! Soon Lois Rossmann will be out of business. I wouldn't even dare to try micro soldering, my hands are too shakey!

[@noahhh07]

Hugh, You are my idol, I've been fixing phones as hobby but I want to turn it into a potential business. I know a magician can never tell his secrets but would you be able to make a video of tips on how to source bargain phones and where to find genuine parts? that would be really cool. Love your videos, keep up the incredible work can't wait for the next video.

[@TheWoveableBoy]

i definitely love the s6