Two Destroyed iPhone XS for $8.50 - Can They Be Saved?

[@LuciferGloria]

Today I found a car key Lets restore the car around it!

[@CorusM]

I'm sure he can repair it this one. He's a tech genius.

[@MVPAT]

He actually did

[@abdullahz4804]

More like the engine

[@Conceptcreator]

tis but a scratch

[@user-fg2wp3cn7l]

Ok

[@Ghost-vx4yb]

Ok

[@nolyfe4814]

😆 tis but a flesh wound

[@kelvinaye8479]

They have made worms' meat of me

[@MisterTemporary]

Alternate Reality. TechRax: Asks to borrow John’s phone. John: *tis but a scratch*

[@mdrumt]

Looks like they'd been run over by an old Dodge

[@hughlevantjames905]

@@jaronfoo3106 hugh and his chad father

[@TomTheXboxSeriesX]

No ur all wrong probably by trumps limo

[@manchas1268]

yeah, probably a 2002 dodge grand caravan se with the 2.4L 4 cylinder in silver ...

[@felixlutticken5694]

@@TomTheXboxSeriesX they propably where Trump's iPhones and he ran over them with his limo when he realized he lost the election

[@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet]

If you can’t Dodge it, Ram it.

[@1994CivicGLi]

JerryRigEverything must’ve had this for a while

[@nnahoj]

he was trying to see how durable it is, using a sledgehammer

[@halimshah4400]

😂🤣

[@danpaytas9662]

@@Josh19998 asshole

[@reine_zzamvila]

@@Josh19998 apparently you have disabled brain or something? Whatever the fact is that you are the asshole of the year even though its just the beginning of the year

[@reine_zzamvila]

@@Josh19998 cuz majority of time people have friends and stable relationships dont specify a person with their might-be-offending traits, do you? That might be the reason you are so stupid. Poor you, shame on you.

[@الدوريالاسبانيبرشلونةمدريد]

When he said two phones i wondered where is the second phone hhhhh

[@CorusM]

Makes the 2 of us.

[@jjwkoester]

I saw the thumbnail and the title saying “can they be saved” and I expected the video to be 15 seconds long just showcasing the phones then you ultimately going “no”

[@kentries5690]

Yup.

[@jjwkoester]

@@SpongeB00b_is_a_savage Did you just call Hugh Jeffrey’s lazy? Out of all the repair channels... him?

[@PsychoSpot3324]

@@SpongeB00b_is_a_savage You’re mad at him for him not wanting to fix something outside his expertise? Are you serious?

[@yellowfello02]

@@SpongeB00b_is_a_savage tf I would like to see you repair a phone thats legit snapped in half

[@Wanted797]

It’s likely been run over.... by a lawn mower. 😂😂😂

[@kentries5690]

True

[@Jac0b22]

My uncle ran his old iPhone over with the lawnmower and I can tell you first hand he’s honestly not far off that’s a real possibility

[@vambat3523]

i feel like if it did get run over a lawn mower the iphone would get stuck inside and the lawn mower wouldnt be working

[@Chonksta]

@@vambat3523 the phone would probably break the lawn mower eventually, but it would be Smashed to bits and Destroyed by the blades before then

[@danteerskine7678]

@@Jac0b22 the amount of flex cables apple is using is insane while on any android, flex cables are about 5 or 6

[@harperevans6856]

With the lack of packing, it must have been the postal service who did that to the phones 😂

[@mykofreder1682]

eBay novice, you have to have postage or minimum bid to cover postage and an hour of effort. The garbage can works, you don't have to sell all you potentially useful garbage on eBay.

[@errrr_001]

Hugh has been defeated friends, 2021 is going to be worse than 2020 😩

[@G-u-z-i-o]

The bent one is probably a result of JerryRigEverything's bend test.

[@kentries5690]

It was ran over by a lawnmower

[@HughRussell06]

@@kentries5690 he was making a joke

[@theinsideoftechnology5134]

Nice

[@harryprice89]

So cool to see Hugh nearing 600k subscribers and I’ve been here since 14k

[@samuelzuffa4298]

You got such a luck to get a heart from him, I see first comment with heart from him in two years.

[@plexyhill6439]

I’ve been around since 15K

[@fasanono1593]

I read this comment strongly believing hugh had millions of subscribers, I was so confused

[@eymme5571]

Lol I thought this guy has 1 million subs which is amazing he deserves it.

[@CrayonConoisseur]

I watched some of your older videos. I've noticed the amount of improvement of your production value and your skill as a technician. You're pretty good at what you do Hugh and I appreciate your sentiments for lessening e-waste by repairing damaged phones. Keep it up!

[@mackenziehopkinson1238]

I’ve been waiting for this video for MONTHS. You tweeted this AGES ago 😂🙄

[@michellefernandez3155]

same

[@toyfixerpg3d162]

Ikr

[@jenko887]

Probably because it’s a throw away video, he’s had more interesting and relevant content happening during time he’s filmed and had this video

[@mackenziehopkinson1238]

@@jenko887 it was still interesting like I still enjoyed it. It was around the time I got my Xs as well when he put out the tweet so I’m guessing that’s why I was so excited

[@m-pac3163]

He had to order parts to in order to make this video, knowing packages take a long time.

[@csr2537]

6:51 Hugh: Can still be reused Apple: no, let Tim Cook kiss it first or don't think of reusing it

[@mirono3099]

Heat it in a oven so it resolders. U can atleast try 🤷‍♂️

[@IceDragon-fj4vx]

no.....

[@honestlyidk2585]

@@IceDragon-fj4vx yeah what he said does work for the ps3 ylod and stuff

[@IceDragon-fj4vx]

@@honestlyidk2585 Yea it works for some bigger solder points but iPhone solder points are too small and it would just end up ruining the board, it's also not meant to get that hot

[@honestlyidk2585]

@@IceDragon-fj4vx yeah true i guess i now get ur points

[@pidhsome]

@@IceDragon-fj4vx the boards are useless anyways

[@thecrazykid5277]

JerryRigEverything wants his phones back when you fix them 😂

[@kentries5690]

True

[@darthraider450]

4:25 iPhone Fold

[@luiis6674]

hahaha how creative wow so original 🙄

[@darthraider450]

@@luiis6674 nice of you to describe your family

[@enragedgecko]

4:40 Samsung: our phones feature curved displays Apple: Hold my beer!!

[@luiis6674]

very creative

[@caliqm2199]

They can't be saved by Hugh Jeffreys??But that defies all logic and physics as we know it!

[@hatsonchickens]

Motherboard damage. The motherboard got damaged and that’s the hardest repair to do, if not impossible.

[@temio.463]

Hey man I just want to say that you are a great inspiration to me and I’m sure other folks near your age. You’ve really taken a skill that you’re quite good at and turned it into something that not only benefits you, but is informative and resourceful and helps others. Thanks for that! I always look forward to your videos!

[@thomaswburkhart]

1:53 i’m not sure i’d even call that a phone lol

[@FrugalRepair]

Great explanation! And great deal. That’s great the one wasn’t iCloud locked.

[@tonya9614]

Great video brother, good on you for putting out even the failed attempts. It’s like therapy.

[@Mana__]

I know right it’s just relaxing

[@hectorgarcia3698]

You can try separating the plates either by applying heat or with a motherboard plate, after separating them you can buy the iSocket in ebay or aliexpress, what this device does is use the plates separated but connected with each other with pins and flexors and you will recover both phones cheer hugh

[@muntasirmahmood4374]

You should contact Louis Rossman and ask for a collab. I’m sure that he can definitely fix this!!!!

[@prihodkas]

i actually love the time u post, it's past midnight here and it's such a vibe

[@joso4497]

europe?

[@esmmm990]

Same here in the uk 🇬🇧

[@joso4497]

@@esmmm990 🇩🇪

[@prihodkas]

@@joso4497 yea, czechia🇨🇿

[@sirsavagethe21st56]

even in that bent state people here would still wanna charge you like $300 or $500. just because it's apple.

[@TiagoWolf]

Apple Fanboys always trying to sell out their overcharged paperweights 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the used prices for 16 gb (🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 seriously who buys a fruit phone with 16 gigs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣) is ludicrous 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and they're basically dead now

[@porkypine602]

@@TiagoWolf you okay?

[@marclapin]

@@porkypine602 I think he got a diseased named toxic android fanboy stuck in 2013

[@alexw9923]

@@marclapin ooooooo

[@BmReba]

1:50 he’s made the shrekphone everyone

[@marcomcarneiro]

Thanks so much for this. I have been thinking about asking you for an unsuccessful repair in a while. Gives us perspective. So on that note, thanks!

[@MrMeowMeowMeow]

Hugh Jeffreys: Unable to repair the phones Hell: freezes over

[@mufasaiam7794]

I don't understand why people still buy iPhones when they're so blatantly anti-consumer

[@itbelikethat5757]

broke boy

[@Ansigo]

@@itbelikethat5757 you're seriously playing that card

[@andromeda9340]

I buy used all the time.buying new is not a great financial choice

[@houtarooreki5751]

1:29 iPhone 14?

[@tzotzosadenlew4619]

AHAHAHAHAHAH

[@luiis6674]

KKKKKKKK

[@mishanicolov]

Wow this soo cheap

[@PingCSGO]

Well yeah, but they don’t work?

[@mishanicolov]

@@PingCSGO yes, but he can sell them for more than they cost

[@modman3295]

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT HUGH JEFFREYS CAN'T FIX Edit: nevermind.....

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

Hot air rework station could very well fix that bent board.

[@henryatkinson1479]

tbh I was expecting it to just end up with a "no" from the title... lol

[@satsumagt5284]

3:52 “No one’s been in here”

[@tkaymdala]

In ya mom

[@luiis6674]

aahhahahahahahaha

[@Zenefor]

Have you asked JerryRigEverything for those phones?

[@ElloImNoodle]

His name is zach

[@wudeatcrap4monie947]

The 2nd phone is the iphone 30, battery, screen and other components are sold separately.

[@sniuchi2549]

Nice comment

[@buildingchannel9314]

Phone: is literally destroyed beyond repair Hugh Jeffreys: hold my beer

[@amrohendawi6007]

The motherboards can still be sold for at least 150$. The touchscreen issue is solvable and rebending the two mainboard layers can be done

[@jackf1684]

I'm not even gonna predict if they survive or not they seem completely destroyed but this is Hugh Jeffreys-

[@stevenbmeza]

Rip

[@jackf1684]

@@stevenbmeza *turns out no, no you cannot*

[@omarzowila]

By the way, I have 3 laptops and only 2 of them don't turn on while 1 of them turns on but has a WiFi issue and instead of just throwing these laptops away or taking them to the E-Waste Bin or even the recycling center, I plan on making them work and doing something useful and creative with them since I just want to keep them around for a long time and I just hate getting rid of these old laptops because these old laptops have so much sentimental value's to me

[@Lol5967]

Open up all of them. take the Wi-Fi card out which will have about 2-4 wires connected to it. Then plug them into the laptop that turns on. If one fits, use that. Otherwise use ethernet.

[@cassiat4532]

i’ve been waiting for this video for so long!! as always, great video - thanks!

[@HughRussell06]

Damn, I payed $1629 for my 64gb XS brand new in January 2019 and to think I can get a broken one now for less than the case i have on mine is crazy lol Ps: this is coming from a fellow Aussie too

[@Alexander_l322]

Yours works though doesn’t it? Lol

[@TiagoWolf]

Seriously? That's more than a used car price... that's Just nuts 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@HughRussell06]

@@krypton1142 I bought in January of 2019 so it was 4 months old at the time and got it on a 3 year contract. That was the aud price and would’ve cost less if I were in the US.

[@HughRussell06]

@@krypton1142 and 2 other things, that was retail price for it at the time and I paid it off nearly a year ago as I switched to a different carrier so in the end I didn’t overpay for it

[@bigmaxcc]

Congratulations you played yourself

[@beatlynx7400]

this is what happens when JerryRigEverything gets angered when his bend test goes easy

[@ElloImNoodle]

His name is zach

[@beatlynx7400]

ik his real name is Zach, but he named his channel from what his uncle used to do: Jerry rig stuff and his name was Jerry

[@petrescuework-difficultcas6581]

0:34 before seeing the video: if you get these two wrecks working again, you are an actual wizard

[@oresthse4668]

Nice vid man. Also u should try to make another car restoration

[@xXColdHandsXx]

Hugh: ...what happened to this? Well, that remains a mystery. Community: Jerry did this 😆

[@shubhamgorade4242]

You should stay in contact with JerryRigEverything😂😂

[@Zerbey]

Shame you were unable to get it fully working, but it's a testament to the build quality of these devices that it worked at all after such a catastrophic event.

[@kentries5690]

You can bend the board back. However, it can cause more damage by breaking more traces. Also, the display connector is faulty, we do not know. And finally, you can salvage everything from them. And can it run crysis

[@wickedlewis]

Another great vid I'm so happy to finally se you start to grow as you should I can't wait to see what you do in the future👍🏻

[@zackoraiz7510]

Hugh Jeffreys:Fixes broken phone Me:buys a new one

[@That0neDud]

1:51 hey its the shrek phone pro

[@ewanmcdonagh2827]

I accidentally bent my 6s Plus and then bent it back into shape about a year and a half ago. Still works to this day with no issues and you can’t even tell it was damaged.

[@ancient_gaming]

I've seen some of those video where you can trade in phones to vending machines in places like Walmart. Idk if there's anything like that where you are, but maybe worth a shot 😂

[@alexw9923]

If the machine detects cracks the value goes down 85%

[@bigmaxcc]

That's a rip off don't trust it

[@CrazyPlayer-pf2hv]

This looks like a crimescene in a slaughterhouse , I mean the phone : The destroyed one is the crimescene and the without the housing is the processed one xD

[@gonzaloarieldossantos5465]

There’s a technician in Colombia who makes microsodering and fixes this kinds of chips, his company is called “Wiltech”, maybe you should get in touch with him to see if you can partner up to fix these phones

[@kamranhussain2044]

Unfortunately, I had bought an iPhone x with the same issue but got it fixed through a local repair shop but after that found out it was locked to the previous owner. So was unsuccessful but a lesson for me.

[@halensixx.280]

Nice video Hugh. Although you didn’t save the XS’s, you did very good with explaining. You are the best KZbinr around. Heck, if I worked with them, it would be e-waste at the end!

[@soup_.69]

eBay: phone is in excellent condition with minor damage

[@ballsoutbob559]

Next: Hugh will resurrect 2 corpses bought on ebay by changing their housing, screen and of course batteries. Stay tuned..

[@markbennett6658]

It looks like one of the corpses as already had a post mortem conducted! - “Hugh Frankenphone” at it again 😂

[@BoomChockolaca]

It's not a big dear to replace everything when iFixit sends you parts. If you're gonna buy the parts yourself, it's not likely profitable and much riskier

[@shashankballaya6734]

I like this series need more videos 👍

[@nikko2434]

Literally, Hugh Jeffreys fixing my life.

[@lrc3847]

So in resume: as long you have the board and the touch/face ID intact and is NOT locked, you can recover the whole phone again. That's how I restored the iPhone 8 I use. It was a friend's one of course.

[@OBOGS]

My iPhone 6 got run over by a bus, I took it apart and it works fine, it's just the screen and housing that need replacing. Apple might be a bad company in terms of customer service and repair, but their products are durable.

[@lucaraposo53]

as soon as you said "two iPhone XS" I was like hold on...two? you sure?

[@far0ss0]

you are literally the "bob the builder" for smartphones! XD

[@skaterboi65]

I Love this guy's work

[@enoll218]

I'm sure Hugh can even fix the Chernobyl reactors

[@YUDNSAY]

Somedays are diamonds...some days are stones....lets hope you enjoy a lifetime of curiosity Hugh.

[@kubol1909]

Question 1:WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FRICK HAPPENED TO THAT XS?!?!

[@Ronnie1001]

Hugh (or anyone else), do you have 30 seconds for some quick iPhone X advice or pointers, please? I successfully replaced the cracked screen (including serial number ID code transfer) on my daughter's iPhone X, but a few months later it was dropped from knee height, landing vertically in its thin rubber case on the lightning socket end. No visible damage at all. From then, the screen stopped working, so I opened it, checked all the ribbon plugs/sockets and even put the old cracked screen back, but still nothing. However, it still plays the alarm-tune every morning and rings when you call it, but the "Play Sound" feature of "Find My iPhone" is still waiting for an internet connection, even though there is a valid SIM installed. If you disconnect and reconnect the battery you can touch the screen 6 times before it does a taptic wobble so the passcode still seems operative. You get a taptic wobble if you plug in a charger, but it doesn't show in iTunes if you connect it to a PC using a Lightning cable that worked with the same iTunes a few minutes earlier with a different iPhone.

[@Harish-ou4dy]

too good that someone considered publishing unconclusive content... content without conclusion is more important that ones with some conclusion ... coz you gotcha who what cannot be changed and not have false expectations

[@jindrasmutny4181]

Your the Mr. Service man 👏 even this didn’t payed off but for that price... I think you will use that parts for 100%.

[@Cedrinate]

I swear if hugh jeffreys was a surgeon, he could do miracles LMAO. he could literally replace every organ in my body with perfect precision and have the patient fully recover xD

[@jamesphillipshort]

Techrax keeping you in business I see 😆

[@dtay8913]

I always look forward to these videos

[@darioograjsek9336]

There are a lot of board level repair shops... my advice to you is to send motherboards so they can fix them and you can do the assembly part and still make profit

[@mishkattashdid8239]

Send it to repair guru or iRepairs store in Malaysia. They can fix the motherboard with any problem.

[@yourtube5516]

Its been a year already,but do you managed to repair it?the solder pad (lily pad) from the baseband board probably rips thats the reason the touch doesn’t works.theres a way to do it,you just need to check quantities on the touch flex on the motherboard using multimeter and download normal values pictures of the touch fpc on the internet.you only need to separate the board and do jumpers and the phone would work back as it should.

[@isaiahanderson7237]

This is what happens when you leave TechRax with two mint condition IPhones and a sledgehammer......

[@Generic_Username_0331]

Because of your videos, I’ve turned off find my iPhone and password locks. Just in case my phone ever breaks I can send it to you without the hassle.

[@GumikoVT]

Reminds me of the time I won an auction for a monitor for $12, then then cost them over $20 to ship.

[@SignOutYourAccount1018]

iPhone XS max is bent, but touch screen isn't working. If you get parts for screwdriver, credit to JaiPhone to restore

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

First time I’ve seen him not able to repair something.

[@SarpErsoy]

I would actually buy these two broken iPhones in a heartbeat at this price

[@dmanbloom2107]

Who wouldnt

[@vihaansingha8340]

I mean do you know how to repair them

[@dmanbloom2107]

@@vihaansingha8340 yeah they are very easy lmao

[@PolosRavros]

🤣Next video: can this MacBook Air be saved (smashed like a pancake) 🤣

[@RedPMD]

I repaired an iPhone XR screen today. Didn't break face id, thank god.

[@zstar7]

My iPhone X had same problem the touch didn't worked after i just dropped it by a table, the lower Motherboard got bent and even audio was lost. Thankfully it got repaired ( replaced the lower motherboard) here in india and everything seems to be working fine.

[@Tincanman50]

Try posting the unlocked board to NorthridgeFix. He can fix no touch issues like this. Worth a shot

[@Ilia_555]

Jeff, Pls reply. I have an unpleasant situation with data on my Iphone. In short, my little son typed wrong password for my device. As a result, this caused my device to lock. Soon after I contacted Apple office and was advised to update the firmware of this device, after which my phone requested the password, I entered it, it accepted. Phone started to recover, but close to the end of that process it reported a data recovery failure and again requested a password for the next attempt, and so all these attempts passed, and then the device was locked again! This device wasn't backed up in icloud, so I bought a new phone so that I recover data with iTunes and not to lose data. iTunes gave me an error that the backup was corrupted and data recovery was impossible. That phone has all my son's photos and videos, from his birth to the present time! Can I somehow recover data!? Please help me or advice what to do.

[@MrSupercar55]

Dang, that bent one looks like a drunk guy thought it was hus Z Flip.

[@Daddy_Fabianski]

Next video „I have bought 1cm of an iPhone can i repair it?“ xD

[@davidle3865]

When parents got mad because their child was playing too much games

[@DWCPodcast]

This could be a series and HJ is the right one to tackle it.

[@paulxu1622]

Apple should’ve thrown activation lock into the trash can while it was and idea

[@cyberfox9713]

Ebay seller be like used but still works 😂

[@thomass.6328]

In Germany you would absolutely pay at least 150 for them.

[@johnny4498]

Da haste Recht