I thought this was a good deal... - Samsung S10 Restoration

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I drove 40mins away at 5 in the morning to buy this broken $80 Samsung S10. What a bargain right? Hmmm, maybe not...
Full Samsung Galaxy S10 Restoration and repair. I changed the colour to the awesome Prism Blue. I really like it!
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Filmed on: Samsung S10e & S22
Music:
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Soft Knives - SefChol
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Parts:
- OEM Replacement Screen & Frame Assembly - Prism Blue
- OEM Replacement Back Glass Panel - Prism Blue
- OEM Replacement SIM Tray - Prism Blue
Tools:
- Phillips Head #00 Screwdriver
- Desco Anti-Static Mat
- Ozito Heat Gun - www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-200...
- Andonstar ADSM302 Microscope
- ChemTools 99.8% Isopropyl Alcohol
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- Dick Smith Precision Pliers
- Various plastic & metal spudgers/pry tools
- ESD Tweezers
- Nylon Tweezers
- Queen playing cards - amzn.to/3RiCtbW
- Precision cutting blade
- Cutting Mat
- Tesa red liner double sided tape
- Misc. double sided adhesive
- Microfiber cloth
- Suction cup
- Squeeze ball dust blower
- Vacuum Seal Bag kit - amzn.to/3TAhnaN
- iSesamo pry tool

[@potatocubes69]

The S10 series has to be one of the best designed Samsung phones ever made! The design is timeless

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

Too bad the battery life sucks balls (even compared to the S9 before it) and if you manage to damage the display in any way, it's a total financial loss (cause a replacement display costs the same or more than a fully functional used S10)

[@ASPEDBUSDRIVER1]

I hope you break the charge port on your S10 and when you realize it can't be replaced, you take back what you said!

[@potatocubes69]

@ASPEDBUSDRIVER1 I mean.. I'm using the S23 now why bother hoping for something bad.. I was talking about the design not the internals... spec wise battery life sucks, it gets hot doing some work.. type c port can be replaced but requires you to solder a new one in

[@ASPEDBUSDRIVER1]

@@potatocubes69 I'm just messing with you. But seriously, I've repaired hundreds of Samsung Galaxy S and Notes, everything from the S8s to the 22s. Samsung has designed some gems over the years but I can say with certainty, the S10 definitely isn't one of them. Do me a favor: take a look at your S23. You see the Sim tray? Notice it's in tbh charge port? Why do you think the sim tray is in your charge port now? Surely it's not to make room for the bigger battery you're raving about on the thing. The reason your sim tray is in chargeport is because Samsung learned from the S10s how retarded it was for them to design charged ports to be soldered on the irreplaceable motherboards. So they smartened up and said "charge ports and sim trays see a lot of physical contact from the users, so the sim tray is going on the chargeport now and if either breaks, the part is easily replaceable and costs $30." And you know when they started putting the sim traps on dock? Immediately following S10s on the S20/Note 20 devices. But that's actually how bad the S10s were. Paying $1k for a smartphone today is tolerable. Poor battery life is tolerable. OEM screen replacements coating users $300 is also tolerable. But telling your customers the charge port isn't replaceable because of the way its designed/soldered to the main logic board is just unacceptable and trash engineering. Let's say on your personal car, the fuel cover door for the gas tank breaks. You can't drive your car. It won't power on. You go to the dealership and they tell you, "sorry sir, it's not replaceable, you'll have to buy a new car." Would you be saying that car is on of their better vehicles designs compared to every other model from the sand manufacture that isn't designed that way?

[@kusti1337]

KZbin recommended the USB-C iPhone video to me (as it also did to a million more people) and I really liked your phone repair videos. It's good to see so closely how a fine professional works. I'm used to watching the random Russian dudes' tutorials. Very sleek videos, you deserve more subs/views. Good job!

[@crapasanya]

As a random Russian guy, I am pleased to hear that foreigners are watching ours

[@slicertm668]

@@crapasanya Хаха, me too

[@i.g.1803]

Samsung S10 is the best value I have ever had. After almost 5 years of using it I willing to replace a battery only. All other is workable and suitable even in 2023!👏

[@stefw0200]

That's a nice video. It's great so see someone being careful and knowing what to do. Sold my S10 a year ago but still remember it fondly being one if not the most beautiful phone ever. A real delicate body, thin, curved edges, not so heavy but still feeling premium, best display aspect ratio ever and SD card slot and till today latest Samsung software (OneUI 4.1 arriving).

[@davystoelwinder5575]

I also sold mine s10 512gb it was an great phone but sold it because i wanted an flat screen and more updates now i have an samsung a33 5g with an camera that is slightly better

[@chelisotovsudy3845]

Tip: You could bypass the lock by flashing custom OS (Such as Lineage, Pixel Experience), but Samsung Knox won't work

[@RestoreTechnique]

Good to know 👍

[@DomeF.]

@@RestoreTechnique you can bypass the lock doing some steps on the phone too without flashing a new rom!

[@RestoreTechnique]

@@DomeF. 😲 Explain 🤔

[@DomeF.]

@@RestoreTechnique you can reflash the stock firmware and the hard reset lock is gone

[@RestoreTechnique]

@@DomeF. 😃👍 next time

[@lisarayner3091]

Forgot to mention I love the animations, and the music at the end on the final result was awesome. Oh yeah and I also learnt that PCB Way have 3D Printing Services.

[@syncronate]

Just gone from usb-c Iphone video of yours. And taking so much interest to any of your videos lately. The feeling of clicky bitsy when you restore the phone was phenomenal, the sound feels like asmr restoration and it moves me to watch even more. Good job at handling the process and also you deserve more subs! Cheers mate.

[@Zafiria]

vacuum packing is actually a genius way to evenly apply pressure to all glued parts. thanky you i learned something new

[@vikasit_vikas]

Wow so much details , even when the views were low , signs of a legend. Subbed

[@elvyfoster7455]

First video of yours that KZbin suggested to me. I ended up subscribing about 2 minute into this video. Thanks for all the work it took to repair that phone.

[@KrazzyKlown]

Impressive working cutting the adhesive strip. It was very cleanly done.

[@ahmedyoussf4844]

Thank you for your wonderful efforts.

[@fragon8188]

The final product looks beautiful

[@SakeBzHooD7]

Will smith! Great job dear. Keep going on like this. I love the way you repair smartphones.

[@rex4653]

Such an amazing work. Very pro 👍

[@brenryan1]

I'm so annoyed most modern phones don't have a music hole anymore

[@RestoreTechnique]

True 😔

[@lisarayner3091]

I agree! I don't understand why!

[@mrmsarmo-zw3qs]

@@lisarayner3091 M O N E Y

[@suvin4842]

@@lisarayner3091 the charging port can do the same

[@harmonic5107]

@@suvin4842 as long as you don't want to charge and listen at the same time, or use dex and listen, or transfer files and listen. Or... you get my point. There was no reason to remove it beyond money. They got rid of it to push their own overpriced bluetooth earbuds.

[@jonasuk]

I did the same, decided to repair a Samsung S10+ with broken screen seemed like a good ebay deal. I've succesfully repaired two other smartphones before in my life (and LG and a Nokia) . Almost instantly the back cover broke like a thin sheet of ice even though I warmed it with a hairdryer. It is glass and those shards are mighty sharp! One harpooned into my thumb. I thought it was the fact I was impatient and with a lack of cards, I used the spudgers which came with a mobile repair kit but it seems even with cards the back glass cover is likely to break. (Why did Samsung decide to make it out of glass??)Fortunately I got a replacement cover for about £9. As this video brilliantly shows there are a number of other hazards after you manage to get the back cover off. I'll proceed with caution once the replacement cover arrives.. thank you

[@RestoreTechnique]

Damn that sucks. I remember when I repaired my first S7, and the back glass just broke so easily, yeah like a thin sheet of ice. Never had any glass back break like that before. I feel like it may have had a micro fracture in the glass somewhere that I couldn't see. Don't think I've broken a back glass since, but it still haunts me, and I think about that S7 glass almost every time I remove back glass panels 🙈

[@RestoredChannel]

Wow awesome video mate. Really slick shots! I love the animations 😁

[@RestoreTechnique]

Ayyy thanks! ✌️

[@peytonlutz1]

This phone was one of Samsung's greats, alongside the S9+ imo. It deserves to live an extended life and can update to Android 12 which is great.

[@xmetal66]

Miss my s10 still a great phone to this day + that analog sound hole lol

[@ryanatebryan2412]

Hello! The vid is nice! Lookin forward for more. 😁

[@psycapitansguide7904]

I LOVE HOW YOU DID THAT

[@tombaker9341]

appreciated sir beautifully designed S10 sadly very badly treated in life youve brought this marvellous old Samsung flagship back to life like new let's hope the new owner treats the S10 with TLC respect.

[@thatdude5104]

LMAO the animations crack me up, well done!

[@patrikgazi1307]

Finally someone who fix properly And doing even little details 👌👌👌please just make always sure that when you put camera lens back on phone the lens and camera is clean always otherwise you the best

[@zamfielis]

Great job!!! Included video!

[@avpkills2002]

Good job... your way of repair is very clean

[@luhzayforreal]

Me again: i also enjoyed this video it provided great knowledge for as i am trying to learn and increase my understanding of electronics and there ins and outs as well as the difference between a good or bad deal i will definitely be watching your channel for a while!

[@luhzayforreal]

Btw post notifications have been turned on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ahmadmudraj6292]

Satisfying my whole life 😊❤

[@RestoreTechnique]

😄👍

[@CyanJay]

Im a bit shy of commenting here after 8 months of watching your videos, but i cant get silence of this gorgeous video and edit. Really good work man. Psdt: maybe the next time you should use the ace of spades for better luck and not cut yourself less ;).

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks so much man 🙏 Thanks for watching, and commenting! 😃😄

[@turle8645]

There are a lot of tutorials online (albeit somewhat sketchy) for bypassing the lock on Samsung phones, I’ve used it a few times and 95% of the time it works flawlessly

[@newton1937]

Amazing stuff. Very interesting video! Cheers

[@tromick]

Effects and edit are so good! This is my new favorite channel after Jerryrigeverything, my mechanics, Ducktor, Psiewri, Hugh Jeffreys, MJD etc...

[@RestoreTechnique]

"after" JerryRig? ☹️ thanks man 😄

[@uganda9139]

try (restore urphone) channel too he is good guy.

[@RestoreTechnique]

@@uganda9139 Good guy? He has a clickbait video claiming he's repairing an iPhone 14...

[@uganda9139]

@@RestoreTechnique am going to find that video

[@GarageRestoration]

Awesome Restoration :)

[@erocxydorn]

Am from East Africa and the sun out like that at 6am is nuts😆😆😆😆

[@ForrestLambert.2022]

you sir are one of the damn best restorers on KZbin.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks so much dude

[@ForrestLambert.2022]

@@RestoreTechniqueyou are very welcome. I just started getting into this like 3 months ago. Just out a new battery in my 21 ultra last night. The way u clean and do other things work perfect. What's that work mat you have that has the heat built in? Need that.

[@RestoreTechnique]

@@ForrestLambert.2022 Refox RS30 ESD Phone Repair Heating Pad - bit.ly/3D6ZgDr

[@ForrestLambert.2022]

@@RestoreTechnique I had to watch this again. The 10 came out perfect. What did you use in the bag for the camera lens so it didn't get pushed out?

[@RestoreTechnique]

​@@ForrestLambert.2022Foam, high density foam sheet, bought from a craft store

[@alexito2212]

That was magic teacher!!

[@RestoreTechnique]

😀

[@hcouto]

Very good restoration! And an amazing attention to details! 👌

[@TheAnugia]

Watching this with my s10 😄

[@cloviscareca]

With optical image stabilization ❣️

[@togafly.]

Great video!

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks man :)

[@ToTheHellfire024]

Miss my s10+. S10/s10+ is one of the best flagship phone samsung had ever made.

[@sajidtheone]

The final result was exceptional.

[@polisigadget]

Galaxy S10 series is the peak design of Galaxy S series Love the shape and curve

[@jake8793]

After watching an identical spec S10 as mine in that condition, I just ordered a case 😂

[@MahiEurope]

Nice restoration 👌

[@ChevaughnBeckford]

Amazing video! I also have a S10 Plus which the screen and back got damaged but it still works. Where did you purchase the new screen, back, and housing?

[@mibox5802]

Amazing job on every repair @RestoreTechnique. Your videos are a joy to watch. Have recently come accross your channel and have subscribed 👌 keep up the great work. Question for you please.. Where did you manage to buy the replacement back glass WITH the correct imei number etched into it? Thank you again.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks so much 😀 The back glass was bought from Witrigs.com (their customer service is terrible, probably won't buy from them again). The IMEI number is just a dummy number for looks, it's not matching to the phone.

[@hollow314]

there sure is a lot of nice trick to learn in this video like with the heating up the adhesive and using vaccum bag, also what adhesive did u use to stick the back camera back?

[@nazrikhrdn]

So Professional.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks

[@monteiropac]

Hi what was the OEM Replacement Screen & Frame Assembly that you had use? I need to buy a replacement screen and frame. Can you please tell me what was yours? best regards

[@user-cg7tl]

Subscribed this was amazing. I wastched your adding a USB-C into an iPhone 13. Amazing. What I REALLY REALLY REALY want to see is adding a microSD into a phone like the S22!!! If you can do that, it will change what's possible

[@stejereannicolae]

Mate you made all the phone again , you just use the battery and the charging port and few other parts form the phone you bought , buth you are realy Good , my english is not so good , sorry , i watch you made a iphone usb charging port , nice job , you are whanderfull mate ,

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks mate 😀

[@IvanK-gs9dk]

I really love the job you do and I wanna try to become a master as you. Could please tell me the list of instruments you use in video? Hope you will read my comment. Have a nice day

[@michaelgeorge1431]

Will it maintain its IP rating water and dust resistance??after you have refurbished it

[@nelsonmwombeki5243]

Do you sell these restored phones they look so good

[@sib1212]

This is the modern pixel camera setup that samsung had few years ago 😅🔥

[@aasmohd6827]

good work😀😃

[@COD_DAEMON]

Nice one...does the s10 and plus uses the Aamer motherboard

[@MGEE8572]

I find these type of videos very relaxing.... weird I know .LOL

[@RamyFal]

Hey For the lock screen Thing U could have reinstalled the Rom on it Anyway It looks gorgeous ❤️‍🔥

[@JohnRowley]

The levels of grodgeyness was really high with this one. You seem to be a man who fear's no grodge, indeed if the grodge were sentient it would surely fear you.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Yeah I was surprised how filthy some parts were, being only a 1yr old phone.

[@JohnRowley]

@@RestoreTechnique Could be a drug addict's phone given the filthy knackered state of it and the time of pick up / need to sell quickly

[@lisarayner3091]

Lol! You get the prize for the best comment! I have no doubt all forms of "grodge" would fear him if they were sentient. He leaves no speck of grodge uncleaned!

[@JohnRowley]

@@lisarayner3091 😁

[@Cabeza492]

So you got a replacement motherboard just for the frp lock? I never have unlocked an S10 phone so idk how tricky is, but you at least tried to bypass the lock?

[@profkefah]

Nice work Like from iraq

[@lukasjakab9330]

Could you recommend where to buy spare parts if you were happy with quality please? Thanks

[@abdirahmanadan3855]

Card was like I will show you some great Strength

[@HUN-TER_BIDEN]

Where did you purchase the replacement screen from?

[@dummyvr9802]

Hey man if you can find a way to spoof the serial number it should work

[@boudisam9321]

from where did you buy the screen replacement?

[@ItsssYossef]

i guess there is way for frp bypass or samsung bypass and you can install custom rom too

[@divyamthakur]

next time it happens,look up for "frp bypass" for the exact device model

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks for the tip

[@aidanm7225]

There are ways to bypass frp using the Samsung setup screen , open a hyperlink like the tos then download a third party launcher install it from the downloads tab on the browser then login to a new Google account and then factory reset, or flash TWRP and a custom rom but this will trip knock ,have done this with multiple Samsung models

[@xora2065]

Does that back glass feel like plastic? Cos mine does. I got it used recently

[@joeygaming2987]

Samsung Galaxy S10 is a pretty good phone I bought one brand new sealed for good price price but I'm getting S21 later

[@trienforcer974]

Really great video. I have an S10+ that's still in good condition with a broken screen, so I was wondering where you got your parts from since I'm interested in replacing the screen myself. All the ones I could find are either $200+ or cheap with reviews saying the parts aren't of the best quality.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Yeah the screen I got was about $200. Got from WitRigs. But I wouldn't recommend them as their customer service has been dreadful lately, I don't know if I'll buy from them again.

[@trienforcer974]

@@RestoreTechnique Okay, well where would you recommend buying from then?

[@RestoreTechnique]

@@trienforcer974 I don't know, I haven't bought phone parts regularly for a while. But I did use Etradesupply a lot, but I find their stock is limited on newer models. Probably ask Dustin from The Art of Repair, or similar phone repair professional. Samsung Service Packs are the best option, but I'm not sure where they are available. Also try mobilerepair on reddit. They have a list of providers I believe.

[@trienforcer974]

@@RestoreTechnique Great, thanks for the information, this gives me some good points to start from.

[@nomore-constipation]

@@RestoreTechnique My man, you are awesome. To help another person with their device. You deserve my sub just for that alone

[@edzo29]

This is like the Ship of Theseus. What was kept from the original phone?

[@RestoreTechnique]

Haha yeah true. Original parts: Battery, speaker, antenna, headphone jack, front camera, wireless charging pad, nfc antenna, screws.

[@animelibrary1256]

Just flash new firmware on the locked board and it will get rid of that pattern protection.

[@nomore-constipation]

For a minute there I thought it was a ceramic back like mine. I have 512 of internal memory on my S10+ T-Mobile wanted it as a fair trade for their Flip3 and I said nope. They got my daughter's 128 in exchange for it. Only issue with my S10 is the glue is weak because it's been put in the back pocket and bend slightly so it isn't water proof. I still love my old phone but the Flip3 and S21U I have are a bit nicer. Especially the camera on the S21

[@siddchaudhary1995]

Samsung should bring back S10+ in 1-2yeaes with updated internals just like SE models....i got a S22U but this phone was something different 😍

[@RestoreTechnique]

Yeah I miss my S10e with card slot and headphone jack

[@ReinhardX]

I love phone repairs videos but most of your videos are about Iphone and i hate iphone. But i watched them anyway. I hope you will make other phone companies videos more often just like this one. Also why don't you do Laptops ? They are basically the same as a phone. Great work. Love it.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks mate! I've done 5 android phone repairs, 3 iphone repairs, 1 apple watch, and 1 custom iphone. 2 iphone teardowns, and 1 android teardown. It's roughly a half/half split. I'm not a big Apple fan myself, but the iphone content is definitely more popular. I will aim to do some more android devices. I don't do laptops generally because there's way more broken phones around, due to how much they get dropped and abused. Also I find that spare parts for phones are more widely available. I would fix a laptop if one came along though.

[@TheMeerviin]

You could bypass pattern by using tool called Tenoshare 4ukey, I did that with my S10 5G after replacing screen

[@serialtoon]

Whoever owned the phone in the past must have used their ass cheeks as a pocket for it. That thing was insanely gross. Seeing the end was awesome and its practically a brand new phone.

[@gfaccio]

maybe the seller of the locked one had sensible personal data on the phone, didn't think you've already reset and that were trying to snoop into it, so did not give you the pass. hahaha edit: love your work, thanks and keep it up! 💛

[@Rapha2587]

Or maybe he was just a thief... I had my phone stole once, and the thief called my house (it was pre-smarthphone era, so security wasn't that great, he got the number from the phone), saying that he could only use it sometimes, when the lockscreen didn't work. He had the audacity to call and ask for the code. I just laughed and hanged up.

[@AJT1289]

Pro tip..make sure the phone isnt netlock so you can do a frp bpass for the google lock

[@czLochy]

Awww man, you didnt need to buy a new board at all, FRP unlocks tend to be pretty easy.. :( Awesome video though! The sound of screws going in is music to my ears :D

[@RestoreTechnique]

Hey thanks 😀 What's the easy method for bypassing FRP?

[@GeForce4090]

@@RestoreTechnique Search for s10 frp bypass on KZbin

[@nikitazaycev8636]

Yea, especially if you can get a used S20 in good conditions for about equivalent $250-$300 (and i am not from US). Although that means it would feature crappy Exynos instead of S865 because back in the day the snapdragon variant was US exclusive.

[@lazerblazer528]

Where did you get your parts? I can't find a screen with the midframe

[@RestoreTechnique]

WitRigs. But their service has taken a real dive recently, so can't say I would recommend them.

[@lazerblazer528]

@@RestoreTechnique Ah ok anywhere else that you would recommend?

[@arjayheronaga722]

You can use the old board by simple, flashing the stock rom by using software application "Odin" it's for Samsung device. And then bypass it by using frp hacker. After that You can use it as good as new.

[@mota7506]

Damn, those macro shots of that dirty dirty usb port

[@RestoreTechnique]

Yeah! Used the microscope. The motherboard was very long, so the shot wasn't as steady as I would've liked.

[@MazokuxMakorov]

him: cleaning with professional tools me: WD-40 Fixes Everything :D

[@macadelic2492]

I was thinking "what if he vacuum seals it for pressure 😂.. oh"

[@Xavier_Everwhere]

The phone was so big in the animation that he had to carry in the car😅😅 still coming out half of the portion 🤣

[@Chloe_Heather]

you could get into the pattern lock pretty easily, i'd usually assume the phone was stole. if its a pattern lock there isnt manny combinations it could be, now a pin number is more difficult as you can set up a combo of 4-8 numbers, hooked up to a unlock script it could be broke but that takes far too long unless you have the computing power, and a bit of patience dealing with a lockout every few attempts. but the fact they set a pattern shows its far more vulnerable also if its not working out theres stats out there about the most common patterns, speeds up the process if you add all the variables yourself but its just annoying prep work

[@rakun256]

these old flagships are looking way much premium than newer ones.

[@user-iy6ve7qp9f]

太牛逼了，太细节了

[@ahmadkafi90]

There are workarounds to bypass the verification lock. Takes time to figure out. Android phones keep the lock in the phone's internal storage where Apple hosts it in the cloud. That's why workarounds works for Android. Not in apple

[@aniqrth]

i have a way to bypass the lock pattern. there is an app that you can somehow install it without unlocking the phone, and that app can magically bypass it. works on my old zenfone 3. idk if it still work

[@leonit-lahu-official5704]

you can still bypass that account for free to easy and use the other board or sell it after unlock

[@Mutch7614]

My galaxy s8 was the same

[@ca280491]

Protip next time instead of buying a new motherboard you could've searched online how to remove the FRP lock or paid someone to do it for cheap. I bought a HUGE android phone lot and over 20 phones are FRP locked (i was aware that many would be lol) I just ordered an Octoplus USB stick to remove the FRP locks i'm waiting for them to come through the mail 😁