Samsung Galaxy S3 Restoration

Restoring a smashed Samsung S3, performing a Glass Only screen repair using LOCA. Making this 9yr old phone look like new again for only $20.
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Filmed on: Samsung S10e
Music:
Stairway - Patrick Patrikios
Just Dance - Patrick Patrikios
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Parts List:
- OEM Gorilla Glass panel, Amber Brown colour
- OEM Amber Brown back cover
- OEM Front Housing
- OEM Mid Frame
- OEM LCD backing adhesive
- X-Factor LOCA
- Replacement battery
- Micro USB port replacement
Tools:
- Yihua 936 Soldering Iron
- Yihua 2008D Hot Air Rework Station
- Phillips Head #00 Screwdriver
- Ozito Heat Gun - www.bunnings.c...
- Custom fume extractor - • DIY Soldering Fume Ext...
- UV Salon curing lamp
- Kapton tape
- Goot Wick desoldering braid 3.0mm - www.jaycar.com...
- KingBo RMA-218 Flux
- ChemTools 99.8% Isopropyl Alcohol
- Dick Smith Precision Pliers
- Various plastic & metal spudgers/pry tools
- Queen playing cards

[@serialtoon]

This video should be titled "The most patient human being on earth". Excellent work. Very riveting!

[@theskrript_]

Despite being an old model, the phone looks georgous when it shines like a new piece of tech. Good job, mate and thanks for the video!

[@agerty]

I have an old S3 with an broken glass screen in the beginning I was like "I'll do the same", after 30 seconds I was like "No way" 😂 thanks for the video it was very interesting to see how it's built

[@reddinemokhtar8521]

My old phone ☎️📱😐

[@brydenoneill7511]

Same LMAO

[@brydenoneill7511]

I still have mine and it works fine 👍

[@joshuamooli674]

@@brydenoneill7511 mine too...i love that phone so much its a part of me😂

[@EverydayEverything360]

This has to be one of the best restoration videos I've ever seen!

[@wuzimu4560]

Removable battery, micro SD slot, headphone jack.... this phone has more features that the latest S21

[@SuPerbMusiCFan]

And a charger in the box.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Well you can actually fucking repair this one? The other one is a God damn paper weight.

[@fix-it-flo]

i stopped being a samsung fan after the s10 for that reason

[@erikpetan8396]

@@fix-it-flo samsung A series still have headphone jack and sd slot

[@fix-it-flo]

@@erikpetan8396 I know but those are slow, I still wonder why they removed that on their premium line phones

[@stewartmcfarlane2008]

The phone whisperer. Very impressive. Patience and precision. I liked the lilac nail varnish touch.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Cheers mate

[@koushiroizumi0]

That's a great phone! I had one too. Made awesome photos and screen had vivid colours.

[@jeffscomvideos4010]

My wife says, "So these are your cat videos, huh?" :-) Fantastic technique.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Haha 😊 cheers!

[@AmirRazan]

Yes, as in Computers And Technology 😆

[@gperme1993]

This might be the most impressive phone restoration I've seen. You did a great job!

[@RestoredChannel]

You really brought it back to new condition. Well done👌

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks man 😀

[@androidemulator6952]

Zen-levels of relaxation watching this. Thank you. ;)

[@RestoreTechnique]

Sweet 😌

[@M6j]

The charging sound at the end…… man I smiled involuntarily ❤

[@perplexasaurusrex6217]

Really enjoyable video and got me to laugh at Deez Nutz and the Nail Polish part, thank you.

[@ozanyalcn]

That was very satisfying bro thank you for the video

[@RudysFundamental]

I am hoping you are working on a psp/psvita or a iPod gen 4 restoration!!

[@Plan-C]

Nice work and production quality. Running Android 11 (LineageOS 18.1) on my old one. Security patches to April 2022!

[@noklapanxd]

this job is so well done, it's perfect!, i love the job you do

[@cinta_kucing_bogor]

wow, ur channel serves such an amazing restoration videos and it feels like its an ASMR Gadget lmao. ur channel just the best by far i guess

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thankyou 😄

[@alikudat9]

You're the best mechanic I've ever seen

[@telemoredew5561]

What a flex! Absolute madlad

[@nihalsheikh2436]

One of the finest restoration I've ever seen

[@LesVertsAlgerie]

chills bro i got chills

[@RestoreTechnique]

😊

[@Adeshjadhavv]

you deserve more views for your talent. Excellent work!! I will share your video as much as possible. Hope you grow soon.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks so much dude 😊

[@Gabriel2.0]

waiting for the channel to explode. great content!

[@DjPrimeberry]

I loved my S3… It got old very quickly which meant it couldn’t keep up with most apps! I did however drop it down the toilet, cleaned it up and sold it for decent money at the time! I may reinvest and store as I’ve done with other phones!

[@bedroomsat9115]

For some reason, sometimes when I get overly anxious or stressed, I look up this exact video and watch it 🥲

[@Stringfox]

Amazing! But I wonder why you didn't use tape to secure the broken digitizer when removing, or used only one card to remove the LCD :o In any case, patience is a virtue and the results speak for itself! Excellent job!

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thankyou! The front glass has a laminated layer underneath, which holds all the glass in 1 piece, so it's not necessary to tape it. Fyi, the glass is not a digitzer, its just glass, the digitzer is layered on top of the AMOLED display.

[@hatamg5322]

THE SOUND OF CHARGING CONECT WOOW 😍😍😍

[@afif8488]

Thanks for the great video. Learned lot from it.

[@RestoreTechnique]

No worries, cheers 😀

[@silveriusariston9630]

I like this video.. it make me want to service a phone.. i hope next video you can show the type of equipment n tools what u use.. its very interesting skill n knowledge

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thankyou, I will consider this for a future video 🙂

[@AjitinderDeol]

Old us gold bro i want old phone still i love small phone poweefull and old skool type

[@Zyzz710]

This was amazing, nice choice of music too and you can really tell how passionate you are about restoring such devices, subbed

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks heaps mate

[@bekone]

This was the first "smartphone" that I saw and was like - damn, these phones are worth it now!

[@RestoreTechnique]

Nice

[@jono8390]

Well done on a retro restoration ✨

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thankyou 😀

[@nonethelesss]

This is what i call a "Pro repair"! 1000 likes for you and subscribed 👍 By the way, where can i buy a good battery? I find only old ones online and with crazy shipping prices.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Sorry I can't remember where I got it from.

[@RudysFundamental]

I love your videos man super cool!! Keep it up man I will always like your vids!!

[@RudysFundamental]

Also I have watched the full vedio and already subscribed!!

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks heaps man 😃

[@Tech_481]

Please do more this was amazing

[@joanvillalba4211]

hermoso trabajo sin palabras! sub nuevo espero ansioso ver otra restauración saludos desde argentina!!

[@Robertv1]

I appreciate the work you have done in this video!

[@noisetv1863]

Soothing and fascinating to watch, but also disgusting at times too, lol, that gunk is revolting

[@blak238]

Do you have an engineering degree because what you do is awesome

[@RestoreTechnique]

I don't, but thankyou ☺️

[@eduarde9]

You had my Like with "deez nuts" great video!

[@RestoreTechnique]

😁

[@Malibejb]

Absolutely amazing video! Liked & subscribed.

[@MominKhan-gj6uy]

Outstanding man 💯

[@user-vt7kt6ny3o]

Love your vids. Keep up the.good work

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Top of line product from 2013.

[@The_Phone_Bin_Diver]

I plan on replacing the screen and back cover on my red Galaxy S3 to make a mint condition working unit

[@RestoreTechnique]

Nice, I just saw it in your video. Good luck with it. In my country/city the stores have put the phone recycling bins behind the counter so no one bin dives :(

[@The_Phone_Bin_Diver]

@@RestoreTechnique I know there are w-waste centers that will sell electronics to you as long as you destroy the sim and sd cards

[@Deses]

These videos mesmerize me, but on the back of my head I always had this burning question: Why bother repairing this 9 year phone? It's not like anyone is going to use it. And the answer is probably: content.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Yes content, plus nostalgia

[@kachraseth322]

The nails at the end😂

[@TheJohnRowley]

I’m back here again, watching you repair this seemingly destroyed phone to mint condition - zen like. I wonder - what do you do with the phones you repair? Sell, give to homeless, collect, use yourself? I wonder because I was thinking that a 9 year old samsung can’t have a lot of resale value and will have no software support.

[@The_Phone_Bin_Diver]

The red, pink, brown and silver Samsung Galaxy s3s are pretty rare I'm lucky to have a red one that I plan on repairing soon

[@MrMarshmelloBoi]

I'm about to restore mine soon.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Nice 👍

[@radioflowers]

Doing a glass only repair is not an easy thing, that went from one of the worst s3s to one of the best I've ever seen. The brown colour way is under rated

[@RestoreTechnique]

Cheers mate

[@sanjunyk]

My first ever flagship phone❤

[@TheJohnRowley]

Amazing, you are so skilled!

[@zhanladera2945]

nice work!! idol

[@ForrestLambert.2022]

Another perfect restoration. By the way i almost fell off my chair from laughing at the end of the video LMAO

[@chebhicham2850]

أنت أسطورة الهواتف 😍😳

[@amirtv9153]

It was really awesome

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thankyou 😀

[@ToniML200]

How did you clean the edges of the glass so well? You cleaned the LOCA again after it hardened? From 13:04 to 13:43 is a big difference.

[@RestoreTechnique]

No I cleaned the edges fully before hardening it finally. I cleaned it with a plastic razor blade, and with Isopropyl Alcohol and microfibre cloth. I couldn't show the whole cleaning process, I needed to edit it.

[@ToniML200]

@@RestoreTechnique Thanks for the reply, cheers! Will try doing a similar repair soon, hence the question.

[@Whiteen]

The Screen of gt I9300 is working on GT I9301I?

[@RestoreTechnique]

I'm not sure to be honest. Probably not

[@CrackerJackerNeighbor]

I actually cried a bit on this... from nostalgia.

[@fidelandressuarezcampo1847]

Wow, lo detallista que eres, es lo que mas me gusta

[@andrew.pavlov]

It was amazing to watch the video 😍

[@sjoerdev]

Please refurbishe a ps vita!

[@RestoreTechnique]

Will consider, cheers

[@RudysFundamental]

Yes please I want to watch a restoration of that!!

[@DIZZLEJS]

Removing the screen requires a lot of patience I do not posses

[@sajjadmomeni2657]

my brain burned out

[@contingency9]

very clever

[@Apalsingh393gumil]

Very good very nice

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks 😄

[@mvvinz1529]

can I have a link to the battery used?

[@icecat2164]

Красавчик 😊👍

[@inamkhan3901]

very nice

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks 😀

[@Robertv1]

I remember when I was recording something on my S3 in 2019, then it fell on the front, the screen broke and the touch didn’t work anymore. The next day I got a different unit, but I had everything transfered on to it. It was black S3.

[@carlosbreno2094]

Quando meu s10 plus completar 10 anos vou entrar em contato com você pra restaurar ele

[@AosmoYT]

Man I wish I could finish my s3. It was first phone

[@kittydogDiamond]

Bro turned this phone from blue to brown

[@rayanalquraantv]

بطارية قابل للإزالة، بطاقة ذاكرة microSDXC، منفذ سماعة 3.5mm… هذا التلفون فيها مميزات كمان بدلها الـ S21 / S22

[@fatihoksuz6375]

where to buy brown replacement parts?

[@onoez94]

that'll do it, a solitaire card

[@RestorationHT]

I love this video

[@RudysFundamental]

It has been 3 weeks and he haven't uploaded a video!!! I hope he's ok.......

[@RestoreTechnique]

Yes I'm ok thanks, had some issues with my latest projects though, so very delayed 😣

[@RudysFundamental]

@@RestoreTechnique ok👍👍 I hope it comes soon

[@idiotic.4725]

I have a phone like this but the LCD is damage I'm planning to restore it, it brings a lot of memories when i was at high school

[@RestoreTechnique]

That's great, good luck

[@harveymaginnis-kelly5180]

‘Aligning the glass to the border with Deez nuts’ 😂😂

[@HotSauce1351]

How much to repair? I have two of them that need repairing??

[@RestoreTechnique]

I don't offer a repair service sorry

[@Morkovka1999]

спасибо за видео! классно👍🏻

[@inamullahmahar3147]

Mere pas b yehi fon hy Samsung s3.or uski screen b isi trha toot gyi hy. Or mai usko repair krwana chahta hu. Kindly btaein k ye kese hoga

[@RestoreTechnique]

I don't offer a repair service sorry

[@lindbergmatvey7416]

best job

[@surmur]

I can handle laptops that way, but this... I wonder If I could do this to my S3. After repeative drops metal with already cracked screen The screen went black but everything else seems to work or idk... It isn't that bad like here though. Maybe I have change to revive it...

[@surmur]

I tried many softwares to acces it. One said that" this procedure can harm your phone for good"... I hope I didnt kill it. I only want my photos out... at least.

[@itzaussie9384]

I prefer more phones like this than s23 or a55

[@CrackerJackerNeighbor]

Imagine being the next to restore that thing, and finds a card in it

[@tonygwapss7394]

16:33 is that a replacement volume flex or the old one?

[@RestoreTechnique]

I can't remember exactly, but I think it was the old one which I cleaned with IPA

[@tonygwapss7394]

@@RestoreTechnique t.y.

[@tonygwapss7394]

great video now i know how to replace the volume flex

[@kadirelik5733]

Omg thats awesome aq

[@pietroingargiola7484]

👍👍👍👍Super Nice

[@RestoreTechnique]

Thanks 😀

[@pietroingargiola7484]

@@RestoreTechnique 🙏🏻💪🏻🌟🌟🌟

[@inoriyuzuriha2880]

wao! es impresionante me encanto T_T! en argentina no encuentro quien me restaure mi galaxy s3 ya que tiene un gran valor sentimental :C

[@darthraider450]

All this work for a phone that’s not even worth £30? But great repair, shows how tough these phones were with the lack of repairability.

[@karamelflan]

It's very weird how I have a Lenovo tablet that's around $30 that has been with me since 5 years Still works even getting 3 broken lines from occassion falls

[@Terminal_Apotos]

Probably just for collection purposes, plus he’s most likely going to make back the money with this video

[@EricMateusTenoriodebarro-ue8hv]

Muito legal ficou muito bom 👏👏👏🎉👍

[@prabhakarblk1994]

Nice work bro same problem my phone how many rupees

[@RestoreTechnique]

I don't offer a repair service sorry

[@prabhakarblk1994]

@@RestoreTechnique thank you 🙏

[@RahulDas-sb2gh]

Good hai bhai very nice

[@huseyinizm6980]

Bro my phone screen is broken how i can found only screen?

[@RestoreTechnique]

vendorlist.mbl.repair/ Or REWA, WitRigs, EtradeSupply, eBay, Google

[@alishyaanwildernet]

Will you restore mine tooo ...i have still

[@ZakÇizme]

А що робити якщо не бачить сім карту як відремонтувати