Galaxy S20 Ultra Teardown: These Cameras are CRAZY!!!

[@Data-ey6ov]

2:18 "Once again is alcohol the solution to all of our problems" -Hmmm

[@iFixitYourself]

It's gotten us out of a lot of sticky situations ;)

[@_officerK]

😁😁😁

[@Wilmafistfit69]

@@iFixitYourself or into some..... Haha ewwww.

[@MrAdhiSuryana]

iFixit OOOPS

[@WKPROTIPS]

Alcohol gotten us in and out of sticky situation

[@sourabhchikode575]

Finally someone knows how to show 120hz display effects on KZbin video . At 0:20

[@doityt4012]

Agree

[@pixels_per_inch]

Which one would you guys choose and why? 1. QHD @ 60 fps 2. FHD @ 120 fps I'd choose QHD since scaling causes the screen to look a little blurry and way more apps support QHD than 120 fps

[@tejasbhandare251]

@@pixels_per_inch depend on situation if im watching youtube or movies ill choose QHD but for games ill choose high refresh rate FHD

[@Ishmam_Dhrubo]

@@tejasbhandare251 Yeah lol, it's better that S20 has both so you can use both

[@drd1449]

On phones screen fhd is fine to me

[@bluewavesdave]

"If you can repair the last samsung phone, then you can repair this one" Me: so the answer is no then.

[@apurvsharma1261]

Barbados Slim xD

[@mrbisshie]

I mean I can repair it, but boy would I be nervous about repairing it. It's a 1000 dollar phone, lol.

[@mistamaog]

@NM Trindle - Gaming and More *$1400

[@mistamaog]

@NM Trindle - Gaming and More Where?

[@jameboylourds7396]

@NM Trindle - Gaming and More for me it's a $1110 phone but sadly it's an exynos version

[@Fairgroundking1]

looks to be heaps of room for a headphone jack!!! RIP Jack

[@iFixitYourself]

Couldn't agree more - we miss our ol' buddy Jack dearly!

[@feliscatusdaisannobakudan1597]

@@brandonchutt312 you said what? How dare you!

[@bruhdabones]

Brandon Butt

[@TechieXP]

Did we all watch the same video? Where exactly did you see room for a headphones jack, with the battery taking up nearly the full bottom 1/2 of the phone? Samsung still makes phones with Jack's. Go buy one of those. Jack! Lol

[@jaytheone1700]

Dont really see the place where it would go u tell me where

[@critcore736]

"As usual, alcohol is the solution to all our problems"

[@iantaylor95]

And a great "solution" at that, it evaporates on it's own at room temp so when you clean things or break things down it dries on it's own

[@iantaylor95]

@Ari Vicentini it has a double meaning, alcohol is literally a solution

[@cromeaxe]

No pun intended

[@boxingyourbrainsout2206]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ScottJWaldron]

Oh yeah, those cameras are really cool seeing opened up! Especially the periscope zoom. Great job on the tear-down.

[@bobspafford3519]

Congratulations to the creators of this fine video! Very high information density. I have done several iFixit battery swaps, and this is much, much better than 2-3 year old doc was. This vid has really increased your cred with me!

[@jcpesa19]

iFixit: I will make a video about the teardown of this phone as fast as possible. *JerryRigEverything: How dare you!*

[@dorianderaj7591]

why did i read it with Gretas thunberg voice ? :D

[@ryanatebryan2412]

subtitle, please! I am deaf I cannot hear, but I can read! so could you add cc so that I can follow you what you are saying...

[@cabtaashejwaa2337]

Ryan Preetham he is describing what he is doing mainly how hard is to remove the items pictured on the video.

[@joescalon541]

Btw the pixel 4 comes with auto closed captions, pretty neat feature.

[@deafgadget]

I'm deaf too, need caption :)

[@IvanMTG1]

Agreed

[@yannicg]

fraser look at chilliboys comment

[@Sam-xn1db]

Still no pull tabs for the battery! Samsung! Having a phone difficult to repair is not a contest you have to win against Apple!

[@iFixitYourself]

Pull tabs definitely seem like low-hanging fruit!

[@nothing9220]

You can do it with petrol too..

[@ameerali.ouarda]

Well it clearly is for them.

[@Quoutub]

1:45 That's wrong. The active sensor area is three times as large.

[@iFixitYourself]

It’s more than 2x, less than 3x. We did say “about.” ;) In any case, impressive sensor for a smartphone!

[@bruhdabones]

iFixit more companies should do this! And upgrade optical quality. Because this phone suffers from success - the shallow DoF makes AF awful, and I bet they could fix that too. But it should be helpful in low light!

[@natfingerboard]

The iphone sensor looks tiny compared to it, at naked eye it almost looks like 4 iphone sensors

[@Andrew-Andre]

iFixit it looks to be about 2.5 times larger. So round up if you’re going to roughly approximate.

[@aamarrahman8631]

Really?? how about nokia 808??

[@happystalker.]

2:18 Alcoholics: *yes sir*

[@stevethea5250]

Southern Alco's: YESSIR

[@EvertTO]

I'm tired of reviewers just pointing out the 100x zoom is not clear but they forget to say that till 30x is very clear

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

beyond 10x its all digital zoom, wich looks crappy.

[@EvertTO]

@@boratsagdiyev1586 nee mam al na 4 keer is het digitaal zoom na 10x is idd crap maar maar in goed licht heb je gwn goede fotos

[@boratsagdiyev1586]

@@EvertTO wow 4x al, das kut. Stuk beter dan mijn S10 dat wel, maar ik heb me camera nooit gebruikt eerlijk gezegd XD

[@EvertTO]

@@boratsagdiyev1586 je camera niet of alleen de zoom niet?

[@utkarshchaudhary974]

I liked the way you explained in such a detailed manner only in 3 minutes. I felt your tear down was better organised compared to others.

[@pixels_per_inch]

1:47 That's not how it works. Actual sensor size should be the sensor itself not including the frame. It's similar to measuring screen size where you don't count the bezel as part of the screen.

[@johnuferbach9166]

dude, they literally have both sensors in that exact frame... how much more do you need to see that is twice as big? also they are saying double the surface area, so exactly the measure you are looking for

[@pixels_per_inch]

@@johnuferbach9166 What I'm saying is that the sensor size isn't twice as big it's more like 2.5x if you look at just the sensor.

[@Anti-Ratshield-vel-Antysystem]

It's so nice to watch that someone is so gentle with dismantle that piece of engineering art. Not just breakin' and killin' it! - yes JERRY, i'am talkin' about you! You monster! ;)

[@alexwilkins558]

Regarding replacing the screen , genuine service packs come basically like @2:20 but without the battery and has been like that since the s8 so don't have to worry about removing it from the midframe like you did at the end of the video. You say you hate taking them off when you don't really need to, making a screen replacement just a case of plonking the boards and other small parts from the old screen to the other. Part from that though I enjoyed the video :)

[@q-_-p.d-_-b]

I wonder if the periscope camera can be modded for more zoom.

[@dragon81heart]

Sollous I’m sure it’s possible but probably at the expense of image quality. I heard of some people modding that same periscope camera in the P30 Pro from last year but I haven’t seen much improvements that made it seem worth it. Only ever came across one article on some oddball website a few months back, and the before and after modding photos that were in that article looked to be only minimally less grainy than taking a photo with the before modded camera then zooming in on that photo. If I can find that article again I will post it here if you like so you can see what you think of the difference in the before and after photos (I’m am in no way a photography expert so there may have been a few more differences than what I could tell from my untrained eyes lol)

[@MsZiomallo]

@@dragon81heart please find it, I'm curious about that!

[@azaryakey1596]

there're clip-on lens extension available in stores. haven't tried it coz i don't have phone with periscope lens. works great on normal btw.

[@omidrastin3745]

Of course it's possible but the gap between samsung and other competitors would be huge so they improve their hardware slightly so the choice of people would be hard.

[@dragon81heart]

Omid Rastin Not really. Huawei used this periscope setup last year And the 108mp sensor for the main camera has been used in a few phones before Samsung bought any (Samsung doesn’t make their camera sensors, they buy them like pretty much everyone else does)

[@SoCalFreelance]

That zoom lens tech 😍 Now, if only they applied that tech to a popup selfie camera eliminating the punch-hole 😉

[@CHRIS_NYC]

Jimmy, I accidentally stuck the sim ejector tool into the top mic hole with medium force til i realized it wasn't the sim tray. Im paranoid that I might have damaged something. Thanks in advance!

[@PUR3H8]

Could I get the name of the tune playing in the background please?

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

Great teardown. I love Samsungs build quality.

[@nemeslaurentiuconstantin6360]

apple: we have the biggest phone camera sensors of all time samsung: hold my beer

[@victortitov1740]

Finally, they've beaten Nokia Lumia 1020. If only it had a headphone jack...

[@Rickiye]

Good stuff iFixit but along with the short teardown vids make a longer one with step by step details then link to the description After the teardown do a 'fix' version bringing the device back in full working condition. That'd be great.

[@MrMaponya]

this is the cleanest teardown i have seen from ifixt

[@andrewloosle658]

After you put it back together did the screen still work? I know that they usually don’t survive the removal

[@pixels_per_inch]

1:58 That's the focus mechanism not optical zoom.

[@NachoJoshas]

At last a short video that goes directly to the point.

[@brahmbhatthardik]

Really your information changes the way we think for our phones.

[@matty_w]

Perfect one to ask this question: I accidentally shoved the ejector pin into the hole in the bottom of the phone (microphone opening?) instead of the SIM card tray hole… Do you think that I could have damaged anything?

[@ryansmith6500]

Hi I have a playstation 4 cuh 1216a and I have lost one my black phillips screws on metal sheid plate just wondering if you know what they are called I can not find them anywhere

[@smeggyhead1]

2:03 that thing you are sliding, is it part of a "zoom lens", or is it instead just the focus mechanism and the lens is actually a prime type?

[@freddyzdead1]

If you're looking for real information here, you're barking up the wrong tree.

[@morgancoulter5640]

Just to point out a lot of the adhesive and tightness of the adhesive is why Samsung's waterproofing excels above their competition

[@SeXySpEcKsY]

It would be really cool if ifixit had tools for removing turned screws! Something like that happens to me all the time with iphones and used cell phones have the proplem most of the time!

[@manojkale4408]

One of the finest tear down ever i have seen, precision procedure are level of surgeon.. Jerry riggs everything not even comes close to this, i think he doesn't know how to remove glued battery,

[@aljonacacio8279]

You are so cool. You disassemble the S20 ultra very well without damaging it.

[@gl-jp8up]

Thank you for this video!!! Love you iFixit!!!

[@iFixitYourself]

Awww shucks, we love you, too!

[@gl-jp8up]

iFixit oh my god thanks for replying hahahah!

[@coopereu]

Hello there, thanks for such a helpful and amazing video. One little question, in order to glue back the back-coverpanel, what kind of glue should I use?, or the remaining glue in the back-coverpanel should work just fine?. Thanks and cheers Sebastian from Santiago, Chile.

[@mweba1]

It's 2020 and I still miss MJ. Crew is doing good work, keep it up, appreciate it.

[@WinrichNaujoks]

Michael Jackson?

[@mweba1]

@@WinrichNaujoks Melissa Jenna Godsey. Ifixit tech from years back.

[@doubleklik1]

Is there a factory screen protector in the front? I know the back is obvious but the front I can't tell.

[@reyesia5671]

Hello! Ive accidentally gotten the pin key into the speaker hole rather the actual tray. Can you tell me if this speaker hole leads to the display or if I've possibly broken into anything- like compromising water resistance etc? Would much appreciate ur expertise!

[@SalvagedCircuitry]

That is a pretty handy looking suction cup. Nice job with the teardown. The s20 looks undamaged!

[@oddtrack]

i took the thing apart and i still couldnt figure out what the rattling is coming from -_- (the main camera rattles too, but thats just because the cover's off) now i gotta glue the blasted thing

[@123tuffi]

very nice Video. Short, helpful informations, nice background music and a good voice. Thanks!

[@davidGA殿]

Which power-user prefers a 100x zoom over 3,5 jack?

[@Salvage1]

Samsung could have made the body thicker, making the back flush with the current camera bump, allowing a bigger battery. And possibly allowing easier repair access. Instead they went with marketing hype; 'it's a thin phone' {small print} except for the camera bump. What a wasted opportunity.

[@andreyboiko1647]

is there a disassembly of phones samsung live demo unit?

[@MarcYeoTechReview]

Is this exynos or snapdragon variant?

[@JJVO21]

The back cover of my phone is coming loose can I just pull it off and add glue to the edge or some type of silicone. Also my front camera looks blurry and won't focus could it be due to dust?

[@danritter1161]

I was wondering if you could tell me what the hole is on top of the phone (not the sim tray one) I believe it's a microphone but not positive. Reason I'm asking is the stupid phone salesmen was rushing and put the sim remover in there and pressed hard not realizing it was the wrong spot. Trying to see if he ruined anything. Thanks.

[@bamarcingfan0629]

Trying to find a replacement rear glass dropped and cracked back glass today... Any help would be great.. s20 ultra

[@angrytechaddict7803]

I would have been interested to see it if the in-screen ultrasonic fingerprintscanner has gotten any bigger compared to the s10🤔

[@user-cw3nb8rc9e]

I hoped to see the interior of all cameras. Open them how they are constructed. You went the easy way everybody can do.

[@larrytam2869]

Hi, may I ask 5x zoom is optical zoom ? 10x zoom is digital zoom? Thanks!

[@thetechlibrarian]

Yeah at least the USB port is not soldered to the motherboard is this the same for the other two models?

[@iFixitYourself]

We'll be tearing those down next to figure it out.

[@auntenticone827]

@@iFixitYourself I replaced the cameras on mine, did allnsorts of testing and everything worked pefect, when I put the back glass cover in place my screen went black, still responsive to the touch, i can swipe to unlock it.. I reopened it and I cant find any damage whatsoever.. any ideas? Thank You

[@ilhantele]

The strong glue is the for the ip rating. Something you can't really against Samsung if you dnt want water or dust in

[@6oLsh0i6o0z3]

Still no reason to glued the battery without the pull tab. But yes, those black gooey stuff on the sides is for ip rating.

[@ilhantele]

@@6oLsh0i6o0z3 yeah I dnt know why they use the glue they do

[@RR-uc1wb]

iPhone 11 Pro Max has the best water resistant capability in flagship phones, which is better than the S20 Ultra even though their ratings are the same. And iPhones have battery pull tabs.

[@engeljirehchannel2249]

Wow... The connectors just pop up like a LITTLE LEGO!

[@Darkness251]

Do you use Isoprop or Ethanol to remove the battery?

[@user-zh2tn6qv2o]

Spen stuck after the first time use, any smart ideas to fix it?

[@BLONDESaredebomb]

Could anybody tell me what the thing is just below the LED flash and above the DepthVision camera? I've looked all over the place and I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere.

[@anilvaish8095]

Jerry rig making the teardown *video of s20!* iFixit: *Hold my S20 ultra

[@TheRMSAndre1]

I didnt see anything out of the usual in repairability. Everything can be removed, everything can be fixed. WHat were you expecting, legos?

[@kevinkkirimii]

Is the adhesive what makes the phone waterproof ?

[@iamcanadian3596]

inside the note 10 plus I noticed it has the same space/cutouts for 5g antennas,as inside s20 ultra ..

[@redmonster4993]

Great video 👍 I like it cool work thank you showing to how open samsung s20 ultra

[@jch7807]

Amazing! Fit so much features and power in such a compact package!

[@TheSavage3.6]

Jay Zim Lol “features” and “power”

[@doodoo6936]

Thanks for the video. Can you do s21 ultra rattle sound in the amara section issue video? Is that normal to sound when you shake it?

[@nwikendulue4824]

2:19 alcohol is the solution to all our problems. Truer words were never spoken

[@sticc3978]

Is the S20 main sensor smaller in physical size?

[@inikitinas]

Would somebody kindly answer me what potential damage could have been done by pushing a sim ejection pin in to the microphone hole on Samsung s20+?

[@icecreamsandwichiify]

Video's too short. You didn't show what was on the main board.

[@cheesebusiness]

Samsung Galaxy S200: the camera bump covers the whole back plate

[@nathanfreise199]

How much do the internals cost to repair this phone?

[@monacocross4241]

hi , after back camera replace , no signal of network , before work network signal of o2 , prablem antena ?

[@thulasiramkotthapalli1249]

You deserve One million subscribers......👍👍

[@TrunksHM]

Do you use denatured alcohol or like regular rubbing alcohol

[@nhasachphuongtoan5203]

I Open the wrong sim into the mic Is the machine broken? Thank you

[@Svenpa]

Are you telling me that LCD survived being separated from the frame?

[@raavitoo7]

Hello!!you have probably got this question a million times and here's one more time lol. I accidentally inserted my sim card ejector tool in to the microphone hole in S20 ultra(like it was my first time, silly me). You think i damaged it somehow? appreciate your help!!

[@shadymind2958]

Hi I have S20 ultra that started acting eeird after update.Main camera doesn't focus properly and after a shake it focus correctly what could have hone wrong? Any app to callibrate its position to focus properly?

[@Terminatorm101]

Hey was looking for some comments like this. I believe there are dozens of such cases, but Samsung has never admitted it's a hardware /software fault caused by their update. Unfortunatelly I haven't found any viable solutions, rather changing the whole module or just simply to move on to the next one (not sure if it will be another Samsung, though). Only shake or go to settings/close settings may run the camera focus recalibration..... Here in Ukraine, in Samsing official service, I was told to pay about 40% of the phones market price just to replace the camera. Not worth it. Still having some vague hope that they might fix their flagman with an update. Apart from that, s20 Ultra still holds up very well in 2023.... but the main camera module failure is just a desperation...

[@pixels_per_inch]

I bet it's planned obsolescence. My S20+ had a green line of death after a software update. Searched and found tons of users having this issue as well. Samsung told me I need to pay 30% of the price I paid for the phone to get it repaired even though it was caused by them.

[@Terminatorm101]

@@pixels_per_inch at that point I'm really afraid to stick further with Samsung 😭🤬

[@TheClonemate]

What is that little orange chip on the cover that sits on 6 tiny pins by the rear facing camera? 🤔

[@Tajh]

3:01 yo was that a ribbon cable be yoinked out?! Haha

[@andrewloosle658]

Did the screen still work after taking it off?

[@mr.anonymous3103]

I would buy this phone in a heartbeat, but it’s all about the software support. I need at least 3 years Samsung, not just 2.

[@TheRyaniscoolio]

Where is the water damage indicator located?

[@shaneintegra]

How do you add water resistant ratings without gluing the phones shut? 🤔

[@johnuferbach9166]

orings^^

[@shaneintegra]

@@johnuferbach9166 a whole bunch of exposed screws holding the glass down to the oring keeping that seal?

[@MemberOfGeniusSociety]

No vapor chamber cooling?

[@Urbexx99]

Great work! and great video!

[@t-emoebuff705]

Wow.. This guy does it smoother and better than Jerry !! Keep it up !

[@PSPLORDSHIP]

What screw driver size is need?

[@jeffsmith350]

Is the frame made of stainless steel or aluminum?

[@matzmx]

Has anyone ever tried to take any camera from a newer Samsung phone and try to attach it to a previous older model... Are the connecters the same?

[@johnuferbach9166]

it would probably still not work... it would also need the right drivers, interface speed capabilitys ect.

[@007Broadcaster]

It would be nice to see it put back together and see if it works!

[@JaveLester]

iFixit wonderfully dismantled a monstrous expensive phone. JerryRigsEverything: That's not possible!

[@StayReal02]

Damn, they make this to look so damn simple but in reality, I just gonna give up already at the stage of prying the bottom section...

[@bailey2624]

ok so anyone know the screen replace cost of this phone if you are paying for protection through asurion? cause i ihad to pay $300 for my note 10 + that cracked in little over a month by its goddamn self around the power button but this time i got protection and the new s20 plus.

[@ferretgaming2518]

Can't wait to see scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7

[@Chilledoutredhead]

I would love to tinker about and fix my older phones. Im just to stingy to buy all the tools necessary for what is essentially a hobby and curiousity 😂 . Great video as always

[@shadowblade2149]

I've never been in a situation where someone advertising their own product is really interesting.

[@SnakePliskinXX]

Thanks for the video. Interesting to see how to open