Repairing a Phone Using Only AliExpress Parts - What Can't Go Wrong... (Xiaomi MI A1)

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Hugh Jeffreys

Hugh Jeffreys

3 жыл бұрын

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@fatburdo
@fatburdo 3 жыл бұрын
lmao imagine having access to original parts
@wesss9353
@wesss9353 3 жыл бұрын
Right to repair, no you will own nothing and be happy
@matyiii
@matyiii 3 жыл бұрын
what a wild fantasy
@GagandeepSingh-no7bx
@GagandeepSingh-no7bx 3 жыл бұрын
We have that here in India, You can enter at any official service center of any company(except Apple and one or two others), be it phones/laptops/vehicles or anything you can imagine and get the exact original spare part. This is because they already have a set profit on selling those parts and all a consumer can save is on the labour cost which for Xiaomi is like $2 USD here. They even list the spare part price on the official website of all phones they launch. So yeah.. it's a heaven for DIY people.
@GagandeepSingh-no7bx
@GagandeepSingh-no7bx 3 жыл бұрын
If you go through that list, the display for the A1 is for ₹2,199 ~ 39AUD And the Battery is for ₹1,299 ~ 23AUD And these all are genuine parts with 6 months warranty even if you install it yourself!
@jamesongeerts628
@jamesongeerts628 3 жыл бұрын
I love how serious people are being with this. He’s clearly making a joke that these parts are origin because they are Chinese.
@PeterGriffin-no8gw
@PeterGriffin-no8gw 3 жыл бұрын
This phone is the best phone when released. I'm still rocking it with custom rom and battery replaced. Still best as it was in 2017
@lehmatulis
@lehmatulis 3 жыл бұрын
I feel so good about havin one just like this video but working and clean, the same brand of battery, that I never replaced, the only thing i did was to replace the motherboard, everything original, using custom roms too and everything is fine!
@bru_codinaa
@bru_codinaa 3 жыл бұрын
Same, only replaced the battery and the charging port for ~25€ both things (original parts) and still working great after 4 years
@codewithhashir1206
@codewithhashir1206 3 жыл бұрын
Using it for 4 years. No repairs. Butter smooth with latest evo 11 crom
@foreveralone4015
@foreveralone4015 3 жыл бұрын
There's 2 factors what made Xiaomi best bargain 1. Superb hardware with cheap price 2. Open for developer and easy to fork custom rom When you've done that.. you'll never miss samsung again
@tinko975
@tinko975 2 жыл бұрын
@@foreveralone4015 sure but not for all xiaomi phones. only flagships, i had poco F1 and i flashed lineageos 2 days after buying it..
@UserName-br5zu
@UserName-br5zu 3 жыл бұрын
Hugh should get a job reading bed time stories to kids. I could literally fall asleep listening to his calming voice 😂
@Tech_481
@Tech_481 3 жыл бұрын
I have before😂
@rickschurink6824
@rickschurink6824 3 жыл бұрын
Im watching this at 3:35 am almost falling asleep because of is voice
@Tech_481
@Tech_481 3 жыл бұрын
@@rickschurink6824 damn lol it's 9:38 pm here
@z-ox9252
@z-ox9252 3 жыл бұрын
I have before
@caleblastname6969
@caleblastname6969 3 жыл бұрын
@@rickschurink6824 wow it’s 9:57 out here
@clinicafnacmontijo2537
@clinicafnacmontijo2537 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, the beauty of fixing an android phone, no useless shieldss and different screws to mess around with.
@james-ch
@james-ch 3 жыл бұрын
Tell that to Samsung and huawei
@user-lx3xk5sf4t
@user-lx3xk5sf4t 3 жыл бұрын
@@james-ch at least Samsung offer parts for their devices
@fatfalcon3434
@fatfalcon3434 3 жыл бұрын
@@james-ch Samsung's phones are still simple on the inside.
@user-lx3xk5sf4t
@user-lx3xk5sf4t 3 жыл бұрын
Simplicity at it's finest
@masterxu-xzz
@masterxu-xzz 3 жыл бұрын
store link: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002914928939.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allProduct.8148356.13.49eb64eeOXiSOC This is a repairing data center for laptop and smartphone in English. It includes schematic, boardview and maintence cases which are collected from our technicians at the daily real repairing work. It covers all the models of phones, for example iphone, HuaWei, Vivo,OppO.
@eriks1169
@eriks1169 3 жыл бұрын
I must have gotten lucky. I ordered a motherboard from Aliexpress when my Samsung Note 9 got water infiltrated (used Note 9) and the motherboard I ordered seems to be working here in the U.S. but has a splash screen from AT&T. I just flashed an unlocked firmware. It also came in in 2 weeks instead of 45 days as indicated when I ordered the part.
@arthurbttf
@arthurbttf 3 жыл бұрын
If you bought from a reputable seller, then you didn't get lucky, you just used common sense!
@blackspider4
@blackspider4 2 жыл бұрын
Nope, you just made a good purchase. Hugh ordered a display for 20$ and was suprised it wasn't good.
@vojtechgraf9496
@vojtechgraf9496 2 жыл бұрын
@@blackspider4 Yep.
@ElectronicsBoy-sc3oz
@ElectronicsBoy-sc3oz Ай бұрын
​@@blackspider4well, i wouldn't except that I would get a screen like that even if it is that cheap
3 жыл бұрын
I got my A1 in August 2017 and passed it on to my wife in October 2019. She's still using it without issues, we just had the earpiece replaced a few days ago (it appears to be a common thing to fail on the A1 after a few years) but otherwise is working great and the battery is solid. Oh, and - of course the Aliexpress earpiece is terrible quality, but it's at least loud and working.
@martin1649
@martin1649 3 жыл бұрын
Bought the A1 for my mom almost 4 years ago. Still running like a champ
@rehanaziz3839
@rehanaziz3839 3 жыл бұрын
@@martin1649 same
@tommyboy71000
@tommyboy71000 3 жыл бұрын
I replaced dozens of those screens. The repair was very straightforward, since after removing the 2 screws, you can remove the backcover with fingers. Even though i bought many different screens already glued with the frame (which makes the repair a breeze), none were really original and the colors were always washed out. Not that the original screen was super quality, but still. I've had Xiaomis since 2016 and they were really easy to repair, but getting the parts from aliexpress was a waiting game and quite unreliable just like you pointed out. For what it's worth, nowadays Xiaomi and Redmi phones are pretty good price/performance devices. You should check them out, in Europe they are quite common.
@johnready630
@johnready630 3 жыл бұрын
I purchased a new Poco F1 from aliexpress and also purchased the needed replacement screen plus a fresh battery a couple years later because I dropped the phone and it landed on cement face down and cracked the edge. I had no issues doing the repair with the parts from Aliexpress and it worked fine. Perhaps you just got unlucky with the store you purchased from. I didn't buy from the cheapest store either, I looked at the ratings as well.
@Trught
@Trught 3 жыл бұрын
Same here, almost 6 years I repairing phones with parts only from aliexpress, if you stick with reviews, and not selecting always cheapest one part, you almost get OEM or price corresponding part.
@EximiusNovo
@EximiusNovo 3 жыл бұрын
@@Trught Yeah this is why I stopped watching this goon. Buys the cheapest part with no reviews and cries about it. Been using AliExpress for years, I'm a Platinum member, and only had to return or refund 1 or 2 parts.
@backwards9772
@backwards9772 3 жыл бұрын
@@EximiusNovo People don't realize why something is this cheap. They want it cheap and good quality-wise at the same time, don't even want to spend a few cents more for bettee quality. That's the mindset of dumb people
@Trught
@Trught 3 жыл бұрын
@@backwards9772 It's their decision, I offer them all possible repair variants, original parts, OEM parts, and cheapest parts, with warning them about pros and cons about all variants and 95% people take OEM or cheapest.
@lordjaashin
@lordjaashin 2 жыл бұрын
@@EximiusNovo and how do you expect people to know about this pitfall of using aliexpress if people don't talk about it? seriously grow up and ditch your fanboism
@HB45175
@HB45175 3 жыл бұрын
I cracked my A1 screen back in the day and just got a new screen "with frame" that was identical to the old one (even had the same hand made markings next to the hardware revision stamp like my orignal, which I note Hugh's phone is lacking, so my replacement was probably a Xiaomi original), and it and also came with the metal tabs already installed. It was super easy to just move the internals over and it was good as new. Suffice to say, your "premium" repair kit was far from premium, which made this more difficult than needed.
@random_with_riaz
@random_with_riaz 3 жыл бұрын
That was a really good phone from xiaomi. Too bad they discontinued this series after A3 bcz they couldn't get enough profit by making stock androids and trying to kill all the existing ones.
@troy5568
@troy5568 3 жыл бұрын
It's because of how terrible they handled Android One devices. This A1 is literally the only completely fine model from their Android One lineup. The A2 had worse camera system and dropped the headphone jack, which was actually quite good on the A1. Then the A3 is surely the worst out of the bunch, with Android 11 update literally bricking the phone and rendering it unusable. It really seems as if ever new generation is actually worse than the predecessor. On top of that, their supposed purpose of being Android One devices, which is very fast and stable software updates that's just second to Google's Pixels, is not delivered at all. Heck, even Sony's non-Android One mid range devices during that time were updated much quicker still, which begs the validity of the Mi A series as Android One devices when they don't even comply to the bare minimum standards of Android One program. Nokia just did Android One devices much better overall.
@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah
@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah 3 жыл бұрын
@@troy5568 Mi A2 Lite is great too, aside from lacking NFC
@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah
@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah 3 жыл бұрын
Oh and don't forget how they manage the software update
@ussenterprise8467
@ussenterprise8467 3 жыл бұрын
Badly emergency food Samsung Galaxy J2
@MRF2492
@MRF2492 3 жыл бұрын
They simply can't put ads on every corner of the phone if its running on AndroidOne program. So, they killed the A lineup.
@floppa9415
@floppa9415 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I have fixed multiple phones with aliexpress parts. Never had any issues.
@blomp6723
@blomp6723 3 жыл бұрын
I have a really good supplier for my parts. All my screens support true tone. Funny enough I was actually thinking about making a video exactly like this one lol. Nice one hugh!
@kepharolang1984
@kepharolang1984 3 жыл бұрын
kindly share your parts supplier
@Grzegorz_Grabowski
@Grzegorz_Grabowski 3 жыл бұрын
that would be really nice of you if you could share with us this information
@blomp6723
@blomp6723 3 жыл бұрын
@@Grzegorz_Grabowski Gonna be doing a Q&A video on it soon :))
@I_killed_that_beard_guy
@I_killed_that_beard_guy 3 жыл бұрын
Did you repair that phone in your dp?
@I_killed_that_beard_guy
@I_killed_that_beard_guy 3 жыл бұрын
I thought apple was locking features like true tone for replacement screen...
@sanchezbarrio3861
@sanchezbarrio3861 3 жыл бұрын
There are better replacement screens for sale, you just have to do some more digging.
@SianaGearz
@SianaGearz 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes there are, sometimes there are not. If your model is exotic, you will have a lot less choice.
@backwards9772
@backwards9772 3 жыл бұрын
@@SianaGearz On Ali there's everything for everyone, but this guy probably just bought the cheapest garbage and complains about it. Dumb people want it crazy cheap and good and the same time
@SianaGearz
@SianaGearz 3 жыл бұрын
@@backwards9772 you can put in all the effort and still accidentally end up with junk. But you can also get top notch product. That's Ali for you. It would be better if you had a straight up reliable trustworthy supplier where you don't have to think about it and always get a quality product, but many electronics manufacturers plain do not sell replacement parts to distributors, so everything you get is some sort of potentially shady salvage operation. #righttorepair
@martin1649
@martin1649 3 жыл бұрын
would i be able to get a good screen for my redmi note 10 pro?
@CardboardGuy
@CardboardGuy 3 жыл бұрын
Random person: drops their iPhone and cracks it Hugh Jeffreys: hold my isopropyl alcohol
@snowy4375
@snowy4375 3 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂
@fadzlenkadir6014
@fadzlenkadir6014 3 жыл бұрын
Hugh Jefferyes : Hold my hot plate
@corktail7900
@corktail7900 2 жыл бұрын
hold my 2000 dollar purpose built laser machine for removing iphone adhesive
@core6339
@core6339 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe a repair shop that previously repaired this phone installed those iPhone screws because they had no others or broke the original ones.
@rohitmeinia2580
@rohitmeinia2580 3 жыл бұрын
No,i have this phone and they are original screws
@Tom_videa
@Tom_videa 3 жыл бұрын
Well, I have very different experience. I replaced display, battery and back glass on my galaxy S10 5G using AliExpress parts (those parts are really hard to find in my country) and it works perfectly fine, I'd say it's as good as before. You can't buy cheapest parts and expect them to be perfect, but if you take your time and find some parts with good reviews, then you can repair your phone with AliExpress parts quite successfully.
@markusfpv1349
@markusfpv1349 3 жыл бұрын
Xiaomi phone with samsung battery that looks like iphone Xiaomi designers: 'Parkour!'
@retroaudis
@retroaudis 2 жыл бұрын
i’ve used aliexpress for parts and usually had a good experience. When i was repairing my iPhone 2G ironically i was able to get a OEM lcd screen and battery from them, they turned out amazing! I guess it really depends who you buy from.
@Silvano2k
@Silvano2k 3 жыл бұрын
I have a Mi A1 since 2018, is a good phone! I glad that you make a video fixing this smartphone.
@willian4428
@willian4428 3 жыл бұрын
>complains about Chinese parts. Oh I wonder where the parts you get from other websites are manufactured.
@backwards9772
@backwards9772 3 жыл бұрын
Gets it on Amazon, shipped from China
@TheGunman889
@TheGunman889 3 жыл бұрын
I'm using this exact phone including colour right now. Super good and pixel experience runs amazing.
@syamq84
@syamq84 3 жыл бұрын
Every time I see the hangnail, the torn skin below the nail, I kept checking on my own nails. Great video though. I'm using Xiaomi Mi 9SE, and RedMi Note 5 AI, and gave my 5 year old RedMi Note 3 to my mum. Still going strong. Just change the battery.
@worldhello1234
@worldhello1234 3 жыл бұрын
@0:20 It is the first Android One smartphone from Xiaomi, even though it did not launch as such. The difference to the budget Redmi Note 4 are, USB-C, aluminium unibody, better cameras and smaller battery. It is more form over function.
@TheRailroad99
@TheRailroad99 2 жыл бұрын
Repairing phones will be getting more and more important as phones start to last longer. I'm currently using a Poco F1 and it still serves me well. Since the Snapdragon 845, mobile SOCs have not improved that much.
@MvsG18
@MvsG18 3 жыл бұрын
Finally Xiaomi, my fave brand of mobiles. Along with the iPhone XR, my Redmi Note 10 Pro is the best partner I could ever dream of.
@yogesh6763
@yogesh6763 3 жыл бұрын
Xiomi is good but I don't like chinese
@smug_slime
@smug_slime 3 жыл бұрын
@@yogesh6763 don't buy ALL of electronic stuff then
@vidpetrovic8907
@vidpetrovic8907 3 жыл бұрын
Everything is good except the miui skin is horrible...
@MvsG18
@MvsG18 3 жыл бұрын
@@vidpetrovic8907 MIUI has some bugs, yeah, but it's prettier than Samsung One UI 3.1 icons that look like a kids cellphone. Not seriously at all, MIUI doesn't even look chinese.
@vidpetrovic8907
@vidpetrovic8907 3 жыл бұрын
@@MvsG18 idk, I think that one ui is much prettier but thats a personal preference...
@dinkarfowkar999
@dinkarfowkar999 2 жыл бұрын
this was a legendary phone. This had fantastic hardware and software at that time for the price it offered
@algirdongas1
@algirdongas1 2 жыл бұрын
I've repaired a redmi note 4 and redmi note 5, both turned out completely fine. I bought both with cracked screens and replaced them with the aliexpress screens. These were popular models, so I guess the replacements parts were good
@tonya9614
@tonya9614 3 жыл бұрын
Well done sir and way to go telling it like it is!
@unscripted7553
@unscripted7553 3 жыл бұрын
ayy watching on a MI A1 right now! a decent phone even today, but shows its age.. really need a custom rom on it.. and a new battery..
@Bigachmed
@Bigachmed 3 жыл бұрын
There are good AliExpress parts you just have to look harder
@matyiii
@matyiii 3 жыл бұрын
who the hell is going to order 4 different screens to try and figure out which one is good? this advice sucks for anyone that's not a repair shop.
@arthurbttf
@arthurbttf 3 жыл бұрын
@@matyiii I sorted by stars and read the reviews, bought a screen and it's 10/10. Did I have order 4 different screens? No. Just look at the reviews
@sreejith5966
@sreejith5966 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact This model with android one was not sold in China It was sold in China as mi 5x running with xiaomi's custom skin miui and Sold in international market as mi a1 with android one, was very popular phone back then in India
@unscripted7553
@unscripted7553 2 жыл бұрын
Well, I just got a new battery for this phone, toolkit arrives today. All because of the damn pentalobe screws. Otherwise I would've changed it way back when. This video really helps a lot, since you go step by step when dismantling the phone. Love the content
@mufasaiam7794
@mufasaiam7794 3 жыл бұрын
This is the phone your mom buys you when you ask for an iphone but she's really cheap
@Indrakusuma_a
@Indrakusuma_a 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I've just experienced. Recently my Redmi 4X's screen cracked cause I dropped it on the corner. Tried to get a replacement screen said to be original, only to have the navigation buttons not working from screen off(need to touch the screen once before the navbar is able to work again). Also my Z3 Compact's screen is in condition where touch is broken in some places. I would love to have those repaired. But with parts circling around are mostly fake with questionable quality being sold as 'original', I would better off buying used phone and have it running till it breaks down, hopefully in a year or two, which is why I'm now running used XZ1 with white spots on the screen and lower capacity battery, otherwise still perfectly functional.
@Tobi_DarkKnight
@Tobi_DarkKnight 3 жыл бұрын
I have a Redmi Note 4X and getting replacement screens are hard...
3 жыл бұрын
You'd be better off finding a donor phone with dead internals. The 4X and the Z3 compact are getting rarer.
3 жыл бұрын
I just checked 4Xs, locally (Serbia) they're sold for like $40 for a wonky one but with a good, original screen, and a good working one for $60. That's just a tiny bit more than what replacement screens of unknown origin are going for.
@Indrakusuma_a
@Indrakusuma_a 3 жыл бұрын
@ That was what I was going for my 4X, but couldn't find any donor candidate with justified pricing. So I ended up going for screen replacement only which proved to be a bad decision. It costed me about US$ 34.5(screen, battery, and power/volume flexible cable, all highly questionable quality). As for Z3 Compact, it was once having temperature and random reboot issues, although it seems to be working fine now. Hence I went for a used XZ1 which I got for about US$ 50(I'm in Indonesia btw). It's the biggest phone I've ever had and obviously not comfortable to use. I'm still tempted for XZ1 Compact but it's really hard to find a good one.
@Karzipp
@Karzipp 3 жыл бұрын
This man has repaired all the phones that I have had
@jonathanthorpe1653
@jonathanthorpe1653 3 жыл бұрын
Many years ago I built a iPhones 5c out of after market parts from eBay. It lot of fettling to get the parts to fit correctly. It worked well and my friend used it for around 3 years before he lost it.
@privateinfo2543
@privateinfo2543 3 жыл бұрын
Heres an idea, make an iphone only using online parts. Basically, start from nothing and buy all the device pieces to make your own iPhone!
@teggere
@teggere 3 жыл бұрын
He should start with a logic board and get all the parts for it
@mrcyborg9216
@mrcyborg9216 3 жыл бұрын
I done that before lololllllo
@GreenCinco12Official
@GreenCinco12Official 3 жыл бұрын
you mean like Strange Parts but online? Could be nice, but I don't think it would be as cool as Strange Parts did it in Real Life on a market.
@sherwynbugatti
@sherwynbugatti 3 жыл бұрын
Yes parts only from I fix it
@MilesProwerTailsFox
@MilesProwerTailsFox 3 жыл бұрын
is almost impossible to find a working logic board that is not icloud locked
@iRizkIt
@iRizkIt 3 жыл бұрын
i didnt expect Hugh Jeffreys including my last phone👌
@snowy4375
@snowy4375 3 жыл бұрын
XD
@bigrobloxpro
@bigrobloxpro 3 жыл бұрын
hi hugh where do you get your custom iPhone housings? I can only find them in places like AliExpress but based on this it sounds like a bad idea
@shubhamd0124
@shubhamd0124 3 жыл бұрын
Fyi the wrong colour display is not part of AliExpress fault but the Xiaomi itself. Xiaomi uses chinese manufactured displays(tianma, csot, bsot, shenchao). Even same device model has different display types and each type requires that particular display to function and display colours properly. Ex: in case in this video the display maybe of shenchao since it has ghosting issues, nd maybe the previous display was tianma, so if u install other type of display u mess up
@TorQue_WrenCh
@TorQue_WrenCh 3 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic Mi A1,this phone is very durable,my friend still used it in 2021 with android 10
@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah
@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah 3 жыл бұрын
Let me guess. Custom ROM
@msmith7988
@msmith7988 3 жыл бұрын
@@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah am still using one with the andriod 9 have it since it came out and havent use any case nor screen protector for about 2 years and it has received many drop and screen is still without a scratch.. its a tank.. best feature is the IR use it has a universal remote for tvs and ac and cable box lol
@IMDYT420
@IMDYT420 3 жыл бұрын
The only thing I think the screen could be used for since it’s cheap is a test screen
@NigelMelanisticSmith
@NigelMelanisticSmith 3 жыл бұрын
I agree, if they advertised it as a test screen, then that would be the screen I use to get files off of a broken Xaomi phone imo
@lrc3847
@lrc3847 3 жыл бұрын
@@NigelMelanisticSmith Heck, that quality is far worse than a Redmi Note 3 Pro one.
@damnnndude8147
@damnnndude8147 3 жыл бұрын
Please tell me which adhesive do you use please put a link in the description
@thesubscriber660
@thesubscriber660 3 жыл бұрын
I am still using Mi A1 from 2017. It's awesome
@howtofixyourtech9945
@howtofixyourtech9945 3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the tempered glass screen protectors again
@MagicalAscension
@MagicalAscension 3 жыл бұрын
"Manufactured e-waste" This perfectly describes the Chinese electrical/electronics industry. It's tragic.
@jingarjay8754
@jingarjay8754 3 жыл бұрын
They just don't care about e-waste(maybe some do), they are doing it for the obvious reason,money.
@maazshahid8920
@maazshahid8920 3 жыл бұрын
But bro it's a boon for the not so rich people, so consider that too
@faisal-nl2vf
@faisal-nl2vf 3 жыл бұрын
So the biggest industry in the world is tragic?
@Subscroof
@Subscroof 3 жыл бұрын
You can say the same for Apple
@hielmyz
@hielmyz 3 жыл бұрын
iPhone is made in China too
@iambenjaminwild
@iambenjaminwild 2 жыл бұрын
I used to have the 4X got parts on AliExpress was a super pleasant experience 🙏👍, I think it depends which seller like all similar sites
@alisonsmith4436
@alisonsmith4436 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Hugh l love the videos you make have a great day xx
@ankitmarandi2426
@ankitmarandi2426 3 жыл бұрын
This phone was an absolute hit in India! The cameras specifically
@snowy4375
@snowy4375 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I still have mine redmi 3s prime but.....the touch doesn't work anymore ... 😭
@mikmak3450
@mikmak3450 3 жыл бұрын
@@snowy4375 rip
@AidenGibson1
@AidenGibson1 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, never been so early. It looked like a 6s
@HughRussell06
@HughRussell06 3 жыл бұрын
That would’ve been the goal with the design, to copy the iPhone. The MI 8 is a carbon copy of the iPhone X if you haven’t heard of it
@noel.leoooo
@noel.leoooo 3 жыл бұрын
Ayin
@No-oy7we
@No-oy7we 3 жыл бұрын
I honestly have never ever have had bad replacement parts from aliexpress, i buy jk oled screens from there and they don’t disappoint, suggesting people to stay away from sites like AliExpress just because you don’t do proper research is pretty stupid, i like your videos but wtf?
@dylanbell1396
@dylanbell1396 2 жыл бұрын
I need that double side tape that you use, the one I bought is lousy, and have to resort to using some liquid Adhesive.
@gteixeira
@gteixeira 3 жыл бұрын
It is funny how people pay rock bottom prices for Chinese products and expect them to be the highest quality. If you want quality, even in China, you need to pay the fair price.
@ilya_mzp
@ilya_mzp 3 жыл бұрын
True. I bought a screen for one of the broken phones I had from AliExpress. Didn't go with the cheapest, but also stayed within reasonable price. The screen came and looked very good with no issues.
@defencebangladesh4068
@defencebangladesh4068 3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@Zulf85
@Zulf85 3 жыл бұрын
There's nothing wrong with aliexpress itself - just shop around and check your reviews. I'm guessing the shipping alone must be trash to Australia though. That screen is garbage lmao
@markbennett6658
@markbennett6658 3 жыл бұрын
You can also lodge a dispute with AliExpress prior to confirming receipt and that you’re happy with the item. I bought some AirPod Pro clones from one of their sellers. The right one only had minimal volume and I was sent a replacement individual right pod all the way to the UK. This sorted the issue although it took some time and communication was a little tricky. On a £30 set of headphones that ended up being pretty good I’d say that’s actually GOOD customer service and that AliExpress is ok if you’re careful
@mauriciohernandez1944
@mauriciohernandez1944 3 жыл бұрын
OMG i had one of those like 4 years ago, since then i started to buy just Xiaomi smartphones, best experience for me.
@tulunurang
@tulunurang 3 жыл бұрын
Here in Malaysia, aside from Aliexpress, which I have some bad experiences too, I prefer ordering from Shopee or Lazada. Even they are also from China, they got a good quality product, way better than Aliexpress.
@I_killed_that_beard_guy
@I_killed_that_beard_guy 3 жыл бұрын
I never heard about them. Are they legit?
@tulunurang
@tulunurang 3 жыл бұрын
@@I_killed_that_beard_guy Yup, it's legit and so far, I never had any issue with their product & their deliveries. Maybe their website only available in the Southeast Asia region, that's why you never heard of it.
@Gaming25
@Gaming25 3 жыл бұрын
The hardest part about Aliexpress is actually getting the delivery. I am still waiting for a bunch of adhesive strips for Apple Watches. And the last batch was junk, they didn't fit properly.
@SUGERPIE999
@SUGERPIE999 3 жыл бұрын
1:27 still laughing hard🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌
@eesonlim7766
@eesonlim7766 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣👌🏻👌🏻🤣
@maltomeal3
@maltomeal3 3 жыл бұрын
I had a very similar experience replacing the screen on an inexpensive Huawei phone using a part from AliExpress. Super dim and washed out barely usable, it is now just a jukebox with my music collection on an SD card in my car. Though it is hard to see in daylight.
@ruudgerritsen9848
@ruudgerritsen9848 3 жыл бұрын
@Hugh Jeffreys Is there going tot be a video of the Michael Fisher phone repair?
@HughRussell06
@HughRussell06 3 жыл бұрын
I doubt xiaomi put pentalobe screws on the outside for any other reason than to copy Apple, as with the design
@legoshisHusband
@legoshisHusband 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a iPod Touch / iPhone 7 for a good minute lol
@snowy4375
@snowy4375 3 жыл бұрын
@@legoshisHusband lul
@worldhello1234
@worldhello1234 3 жыл бұрын
Okay.
@SpaceWithSam
@SpaceWithSam 3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing restoration!
@NorthKing1
@NorthKing1 3 жыл бұрын
could you show us some repairs on a mid 2014 mac book?
@andrepost7571
@andrepost7571 2 жыл бұрын
I have done screen replacements for Xiaomi phones with amoled screens from Aliexpress and all without problems. Good replacement displays are not cheap I found out. But indeed it can be a gamble.
@perish1n
@perish1n 3 жыл бұрын
I fix all my phones ONLY with Aliexpress parts for years now 😂
@immanuelhermon
@immanuelhermon 3 жыл бұрын
Me too. You just need to know a good seller
@pazz2518
@pazz2518 3 жыл бұрын
@@immanuelhermon can you guys recommend a good seller please? And do you buy single screens or lots?
@basileus9343
@basileus9343 3 жыл бұрын
@@immanuelhermon You just need to use your eyeballs. The screen he got had no chance of being original and that was clear from the listing. There are original screens, they are just more expensive. The deal about aliexpress is that you need a IQ above zero to order on it.
@immanuelhermon
@immanuelhermon 3 жыл бұрын
@@basileus9343 This screen he bought. I got plenty of screens that was original
@NikhilSsv
@NikhilSsv 3 жыл бұрын
Aliexpress parts are cheaper than OEM, but they dont last / damage your phone otherwise. Got a charging port assembly for Asus ZB601KL and it destroyed my battery and mic after few months. DONT GO CHEAP !
@lrc3847
@lrc3847 3 жыл бұрын
Some of them (only HQ ones) are rembranded OEM for licencing reasons. But yeah, only go for them as long there is no OEM parts available. Never go for cheap parts, those are killing your phone.
@NikhilSsv
@NikhilSsv 3 жыл бұрын
@@lrc3847 I bought the top of the line part they sold, still it screwed me up 😅
@Dhruv-qw7jf
@Dhruv-qw7jf 2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't Xiaomi have an online store in China where you can buy replacement parts?
@doitcom
@doitcom 3 жыл бұрын
Did you do a video of you repairing Mr Mobile's RAZR 5G?
@kaihtheloner
@kaihtheloner 3 жыл бұрын
I repaired my mother's Xiaomi Note 5 using AliExpress parts without much difficulty. The screen was really good and cheap and still works years later. iFixit is too damn expensive. This phone on the other hand seems so difficult to repair.
@seanet1310
@seanet1310 3 жыл бұрын
I have personally had reasonable experencr from Ali Express but have only ordered a select few After reading huge numbers of comments. Two keyone screens perfect to original. Same for some internal components worked fine. One xiomi screen was not great colours but was advertised as lower quality LCD. Other aftermakret looked very close to oem. Xiaomi is odd as a company. Selling from premium flag ships, high spec budgets and visual clones.
@CristianGarcia-vd1it
@CristianGarcia-vd1it 3 жыл бұрын
Where would you buy OEM xiaomi parts?
@rurruth
@rurruth 3 жыл бұрын
hey Hugh, this screen have the same issue that my Galaxy Note9 have, look for green screen in oled models, I think it vcould be a defective/damaged one
@dead_bread3875
@dead_bread3875 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help in fighting e waste and right to repair
@FrezzyYT
@FrezzyYT 3 жыл бұрын
e waste* just helping out
@dead_bread3875
@dead_bread3875 3 жыл бұрын
@@FrezzyYT thank you so much I didn’t realize the mistake thank you again
@akaraikiriakatsuki3157
@akaraikiriakatsuki3157 3 жыл бұрын
The water damage indicator is pinkish. Probably what killed the battery
@Morog2002-gaming
@Morog2002-gaming 3 ай бұрын
Hahahhahah😂 😂 In the thumbnail I thought that was a iPhone 7 but when I realised it’s not it’s a android type phone
@aimbotff1146
@aimbotff1146 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for new video
@restorationmobile5333
@restorationmobile5333 3 жыл бұрын
good video brother
@theKongston
@theKongston 3 жыл бұрын
Hugh jefferys brother reveal!
@user-se8jg5ul7e
@user-se8jg5ul7e 3 жыл бұрын
no but pe
@theKongston
@theKongston 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-se8jg5ul7e ok
@user-se8jg5ul7e
@user-se8jg5ul7e 3 жыл бұрын
@@theKongston hhhuuugxdfc😐🥱🥱🥱🥱😡🥱🥱
@FS--ew3se
@FS--ew3se 3 жыл бұрын
Ur fake
@Gamerin-kz4pz
@Gamerin-kz4pz 3 жыл бұрын
Random person- “oh I just broke my smartphone I guess I have to throw it” Hugh Jeffry- “hold my isopropyl alcohol I'll fix it wait” Next day- “phone ready to use just like new one”
@geneross1244
@geneross1244 3 жыл бұрын
Your kinda inspiring me to make restoration videos
@user-wf9im8dy3e
@user-wf9im8dy3e 3 жыл бұрын
which solder gun u use to work some work on mobile?
@soulpanic96
@soulpanic96 3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else get anxiety when he holds a Shattered glass with zero gloves
@snowy4375
@snowy4375 3 жыл бұрын
Yup 😅
@DavidsLifeYT
@DavidsLifeYT 3 жыл бұрын
“what could go wrong” Everything Hugh absolutely everything 🤣
@7T_Official
@7T_Official 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone: Xiaomi Hugh: shellmi
@therichieboy
@therichieboy 3 жыл бұрын
What would you call a legitimate retailer for replacement Chinese phone parts? I use Witrigs but have occasionally had some substandard parts from them.
@peppeddu
@peppeddu 3 жыл бұрын
The Chinese are a sleeping giant. The minute they collectively start focusing on quality instead of price we're all gonna be in trouble.
@steffanobarbieri9275
@steffanobarbieri9275 3 жыл бұрын
I got a Asus Zenfone 5, literally couldn't find and display or battery any ware then AliExpress. Got good display very great colors had no issues. It all depends on the seller and there reviews. I personally never had a issue buying on Ali. Some pieces just can't find anywhere else.
@tudorzilot
@tudorzilot 3 жыл бұрын
I remember my mother had one when i had a huawei p10. Except the camera...and not all the time the mi a1 was better in all the other domains. Big battery, big screen , slim kinda eye-catching.... Sold it to someone last year .
@aidenbagshaw5573
@aidenbagshaw5573 3 жыл бұрын
Ah. Well, I’m waiting for an AliExpress replacement screen for my Nexus 6P to arrive. Whoops. At least it didn’t cost that much. Hopefully it works better than that one.
@TheSpotify95
@TheSpotify95 3 жыл бұрын
This is why you always go for genuine, good quality parts, rather than some random parts from AliExpress. But hey, the phone now works nicely.
@msmith7988
@msmith7988 3 жыл бұрын
am still using one with the andriod 9 have it since it came out and havent use any case nor screen protector for about 2 years and it has received many drop and screen is still without a scratch.. its a tank.. best feature is the IR use it has a universal remote for tvs and ac and cable box lol
@thetechfromheaven
@thetechfromheaven 2 жыл бұрын
If you have a hotplate, moly string and LOCA glue, you could swap the old LCD to the new glass, be careful with the backlit, LOCA glue can ruin your backlit if you are not careful
@AWJG2011plays
@AWJG2011plays 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos
@Leandrobo_
@Leandrobo_ 3 жыл бұрын
I ordered two different Displays on AliExpress, both arrived in 2 Weeks and the quality was good, as well as the price.
@speedtouch2006
@speedtouch2006 3 жыл бұрын
Too harsh on AliExpress imo. For many people it's the only channel to get spare parts because they are impossible to find locally. Yes you get a turd once in a while but in my experience that doesn't happen very often.
@nathanciminelli5900
@nathanciminelli5900 3 жыл бұрын
Next time of suction cup doesn't work try using sticky tape on the screen to make a good seal
@cabreradavilaadrian689
@cabreradavilaadrian689 3 жыл бұрын
Can someone answer me, could main parts of an iPhone 5 s work if those are put on an iPhone SE or can the SE parts work on the 5s?
@RoxGYT
@RoxGYT 3 жыл бұрын
AliExpress is not the chinese equivalent of eBay, not at all. It would be more similar to Amazon.
@ldtech5999
@ldtech5999 3 жыл бұрын
Literally thought this was a 7 plus for a straight minute
@alexbalan_5623
@alexbalan_5623 3 жыл бұрын
6:21 Lmao 😂😂 (This adhesive isn't strong enough to hold the battery)
@Phantom210
@Phantom210 3 жыл бұрын
the funny thing is that the adhesive holds better to the frame then it does on the battery
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