Seller Said Only A Magician Could Fix This Samsung Tablet

[@mirkopacchioni4158]

Let me introduce you to the wizard of the housing, the magician of customizations, the king of screws; ladies and gentlemen Hugh Jeffreys. Nice video as always.

[@gamercats4156]

How does this comment have 143 likes but one reply?

[@manjupun7921]

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[@rickrolled3666]

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[@memehouse4888]

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[@Aj_18____]

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[@adityanarayansreejith9362]

My dad still uses the Tab S and I've always wondered how could it be opened up as it was so damn thin! It was like way thinner than my iPad 4 back in 2014. I've switched to a newer iPad but he still uses the Tab S , it's still going strong.

[@davidcarr4991]

This video shows how to open it kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ-4doCvedhlbas

[@SadMan-pw6ge]

I just revived my tab s. And its still good for light gaming or youtube, but not good for vlc or anything more than light browsing. Still pretty nice display though

[@Legofan2676]

I mean, DankPods has a 4th gen ipad thats still kicking from his Uni days. Lived a life through Uni, being a teaching tool, his mom for cooking and facebook, and now a surface for stuff to scream at and smash with the 1 Grit.

[@Mikael2492]

Apple product's made to be not long lasting. No matter how you took a great care of it, you would get a system update which make your device getting slow and worse. Try to fix it cost nearly a price of new one and by not updating could prevent you to use some newer app. It's their strategy to milk people keep buying their product. I don't know what's wrong with their quality but i saw who broke their cable mostly always lightning type. Still i admit their camera and processor are great but not for the battery.

[@robbedewit191]

I also have a tab s and its display is beautiful

[@DeadlySkill15]

Seller: “it’s just for scraps” Hugh: “you underestimate my power!”

[@hsjasmap]

Hugh: "Hold my beer"

[@gamercats4156]

@@hsjasmap "Hold my screw driver"

[@megabyte3044]

@@gamercats4156 and give it back cuz I need it.

[@frandurrieu6477]

@@gamercats4156 No, he needs that

[@yokowasis]

he technically used it for scraps tough.

[@ysomadbeats]

I actually do miss those IR outputs on phones, back when I had to stay in hospital for a week, you had to pay $20 a day to use the TV, but with the IR output on my phone I was able to get around that.

[@rayirth.upside-down]

LoL I have the same story and the nurse won't even mind

[@feedzuh]

this is one of the reasons Xiaomi is still kickin nice and well, they've preserved IR blasters on (at least I think) their Redmi line

[@xMarvin732]

@@feedzuh my Xiaomi 11T Pro also has the IR blaster :) my previous phones like Xiaomi Mi10T Lite and the Redmi Note 7, all of them had, which is great :)

[@codeN1NE]

Xiaomi devices still have IR blaster. While Apple remove features every year.

[@rambo8863]

@@rayirth.upside-down They not paid engoth to care XD

[@williamharris8367]

I love how people are able to sell things that most of us would consider e-waste.

[@RandoView]

I mean, if they had just sold the logic board on its own, then it suddenly wouldn't've been considered e-waste in the slightest.

[@miscl_anon]

@@RandoView 🤔 build your own $150 tablet…

[@RandoView]

@@miscl_anon or.. Fix your old $150 tablet you have lying around for just $30.

[@miscl_anon]

@@RandoView but then you wouldn't need to buy a logic board, so they wouldn't sell a logic board...

[@YasinVanDoorsen]

I have broken phones the reason why i dont fix it is cos its either not worth it or its too difficult

[@Photoshopuzr]

Hugh motivates to minimize e waste for sure. I always want to fix and repair the old stuff as they still do work and have so much uses still.

[@bandithello]

I love the end of your videos when you say “and we’re done” soothes my brain and idrk why.

[@Mechetle]

I used to have this exact same tablet, when it broke and tried to get it repaired they said it wasn't worth the time and effort to get it repaired 😄

[@stungun3009]

Typical response from the service centres now a days, they are only bothered about making more bucks than repairing items.

[@opusmagna3346]

I miss tablets like these. They were one of the few lines of series tablets that I would willingly spend my allowances and saved up cash on when I was a kid.

[@jackbauer2698]

Tab S8 regular/ultra is looking promising.

[@stefanschneider3681]

I love the way he says "And we're done", his voice sounding quite serious when commentating his restoration it feels like a warm smile at that point😊! Great job!

[@TheSpotify95]

Great repair and restoration. I honestly doubted that it was even possible given the state it was in when you first got it. There's no way that such repairs would be possible on a more modern device. And yes, I do remember the days when it was good to have SD card slots and headphone jacks! I never made use of IR blasters, though. Furthermore, I do believe there is a good market for new, but cheaper, tablets, since they tend to come with a newer version of Android than the maximum version that older flagships support. If this only supports Android 6.0 (officially), it's not a good purchase, since Android 6.0 is quite old now and is really the minimum required to install most apps nowadays. Further, a custom ROM really isn't worth it just to get one more Android version of support installed.

[@HChristoph]

Well put

[@memehouse4888]

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[@Secondarian]

You can even get Android 11 on some non-flagship Android phones like the J5 2015 via. custom roms. It's more like 5 extra versions of Android, not just 1.

[@sjdoiajsd]

There is no difference in the possibility of restoring this old hunk of junk or restoring a brand new S22 in the same condition. He just replaced basically every single part except the main board and the battery. The same could be done to a S22 or an iPhone 13 Pro and both would work fine.

[@thankyouverymochi]

true, a new budget tablet would be good for security as it run current android/ios. but if you use tablet for media consumption, old tablet like the one on video is better since it had oled screen. I use the exact same tablet, but I've been itching to buy a budget xiaomi tablet (mi pad 5). the reason is because the old tablet is slow, and can't multitask much. but I decide to not buy new one since I don't really need one. the bad thing about this tablet is it had plastic frame which is really easy to get chipped, you can't play current game, and doing work in this tablet is limited and not recommended. for me, appealing reason to buy a new tablet is fast-charging, cpu power, more refresh rate, and good steel/aluminum frame.

[@KhaledSelim]

It's amazing that you have access to order all that small spare parts online. Some countries have the most impossible costumes that delay and charge extra expenses 😢

[@RealOG256]

Seller: “Only a magician can fix it.” Hugh: “Call me F*cking Merlin.”

[@liamfahey8761]

I think you are officially a magician, keep up the good work

[@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah]

6:38 it's good to know that Xiaomi and some other manufacturers (maybe?) still include IR Blaster on their smartphone

[@InferiorSerperior]

My Redmi Note 9 still does. A goddamn 150€ phone does have it but not the latest flagships... Why

[@ThomasShaneHynes]

I came here looking for this comment! My 10T Pro still has it.

[@CardboardGuy]

Seller: Only a magician could fix this monstrosity. Hugh after five isopropyl alcohol squirts: So this is it...

[@davidcarr4991]

Good save. I am watching this video on my (pristine) Tab S. It gets used every day and the display is as crisp and bright, with rich colours, as the day I got it. Love this thing.

[@Orrickman]

It’s so satisfying to watch your videos. Your work is impeccable, your camera angle is always perfect, and you make everything look so easy! I wish you lots of success with your channel for many years to come!!

[@virajpatel_]

Hugh after this repair You know I'm something of a magician myself 🎩

[@PCJesus0]

Well, you are a magician for tech repair

[@mohamedhesham9849]

He definitely underestimated hugh’s power 😏

[@mohamedhesham9849]

@PC Gamer noted 👍🏻

[@Zerbey]

Like any electronics, if the main board is good (or repairable), it's always salvageable.

[@clblanchard08]

I love this channel. I don't know why really; I'll never really do this myself. It's just cool that you provide such a cool breakdown for fixing these devices that I could never provide. And for that I thank you.

[@calvee1100]

The Tab S series is great! I have the 8in version. The Amoled screen looks great!

[@coreymcdonald7745]

I was not expecting the sponsorship bit about pulling glass from your foot with tweezers. 😂😂😂

[@radspeed113]

id love to see more videos with Hugh adding more custom roms to make these older devices more up to date and viable for use

[@QuackZack]

this is why Samsung default locking bootloaders on their newer devices pisses me off, many old phones, even some as old as five years old can still shrug off 90% of apps if given a fresh custom install of android. This is very hard or near impossible to do with a locked bootloader and creates e-waste.

[@JefeInquisidorGOW]

Try Lineage OS, it supports many older devices

[@pagmonreal]

nice video hugh! im fixing a huge lot of thinkpads and desktops at the moment, you inspired me to get into repairs i just wanted to say thank you with all my heart, keep doing what your doing and inspire many more people :)

[@tyronenelson9124]

This has got to be the best tablet ever built by Samsung, as it has so many features, and it was the first Samsung tablet ever to have an oled screen.

[@Hello-nh3my]

Very nice restoration Hugh

[@johnmeyer457]

I had one of this for some time and it was great. Not as powerful as an iPad but the screen was spectacular and the speakers quite good, one at each side for proper stereo. Passed it to my mother and she still uses it in 2022, which is remarkable as it was launched in 2014. It runs Android 6 so some apps are starting to fall off support (IKEA app that I remember) but the thing is still great for multimedia. Biggest problem with this tablets is that the beautiful amoled screen is expensive to replace, so if it breaks the tablet becomes “totalled” and the user will just buy a whole new tablet.

[@diecicatorce6259]

I still remember when phones had the radio app. Also I got a now phone on december and it still has an IR blaster, it's useful to have it

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

Ahh the original Galaxy Tab S. Samsung just released its 8th generation a few weeks ago. People often forget, Samsung has literally kept Android tablets alive all these years and introduced some major innovations that even the iPad later implemented like split screen multi-tasking. And now Android tablets are making a big comeback.

[@JefeInquisidorGOW]

Huawei and Lenovo has decent, affordable tabs to

[@BushcraftPrepperSurvival]

You gave this beautiful device from a good manufacturer so much love and heartily repaired the tablet that can only give a like

[@MegaHorrorLP]

I still have one in my possession. We still use it as a TV Tablet in the living room to control the Chromecast and stream on it.

[@taiwanluthiers]

I've repaired a few guitars that "only a magician" can repair. It required a full disassembly of the guitar and gluing each and every piece back together. These are acoustic guitars made in the 1930s. I find repairs are not hard if you know what's going on and have a system of keeping track of all the spare parts, and these videos have opened my eyes.

[@bb7503]

Please I need to fix my guitar aswell

[@ventilate4267]

5:38 was that a callout to LTT? I completely agree with that statement

[@abdulmuhaimin5274]

Spoiler Alert: He watch Linus Tech Tips

[@jasonhumphries9434]

Looks like you are a magician Hugh! Great video bud. 👍🇬🇧

[@shuggiemcg1]

I think you are the best repair magician I have ever seen! You never fail to amaze me by what you can repair and how far gone somethings are that you save from the recycle bin! many thanks for sharing! Ps in Scotland you would be called Shug Jeffreys lol

[@Biggie_Monk]

I absolutely love this tablet I remember buying mine off gumtree for $80 back in 2016 (keep in mind that was absolute bargain back then) I kept that tablet for 3 years but then it started to show its age and then I decided to upgrade to the Tab S3. I didn't really like the 4:3 ratio so immediately went to the Tab S4.

[@marians6490]

S4 its still a beast I have 2 found very cheap 140€ and 50€ Now I'm looking to find again a bargain but for S6 (not lite)

[@solandri69]

@@marians6490 Tab S4 is the last one they made with a headphone jack. Kinda important if your car's bluetooth audio is laggy, so when you connect your phone/tablet via bluetooth the audio ends up lagging behind the video.

[@enam9000]

You don't deliver to UK? I live in the UK wouldn't mind buying used phones or tablets if i know you're the one fixing them so perfectly! 😍

[@TheSpotify95]

I believe that Hugh Jeffreys Store now also ships to the UK, though the prices displayed on the store page are in AUS $. So you'd have to convert from AUD to GBP.

[@HChristoph]

@@TheSpotify95 Exactly, he now ships to the uk but you will have to convert the price to your currency.

[@RUDINEXTUP]

i usually dont skip the sponsors from you, and here i havent, that tweezer part caught me off guard haha

[@jackbauer2698]

Watching this on that exact same tablet. I had it for I don't know maybe 8 years now. Battery still holds charge for hours and the screen is amazing with each individually illuminated pixel for truly black, dark areas.

[@MrTimdtoolman1]

The Band aid look on the back makes me recall my Galaxy S7, I think it was. Great and seemingly impossible restoration of a Galaxy Tab, great job Sir.

[@adityanarayansreejith9362]

It's the S5

[@MrTimdtoolman1]

@@adityanarayansreejith9362 Was it the S5? Holy crap that seems like a long time ago. LOL!!!!

[@husky_19]

Seller: Only A Magician Could Fix This Hugh Jeffreys: hold my iFixit

[@CodeDisease]

hugh is a magician !

[@Matticitt]

That's interesting. I'm watching this video on that exact tablet. It's pretty slow nowadays but the screen is still beautiful so it's great for video watching.

[@aldabdoob]

Your commitment is special Hugh, I'm always excited for your new videos. As Always, Top Class Content. Thank you Hugh Jeffreys.

[@leonkernan]

From the days when a battery replacement was snap the back off and remove a couple of screws. We have really gone backwards.

[@pablouribe1522]

Seller: Only a magician can fix this... Hugh: It sounds like a challenge, lets fix it.

[@1eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee1]

normal sellers: Very damaged. Only a magician could fix it. Ebay sellers: Slight damage to the back, very small scratches

[@acumenium8157]

I actually agree with you that semi-recent/older tablets (~2-3 years ago) are generally better than a new tablet, but it's hard to find them in any condition that a non-repair oriented person like you is going to be okay with. No one wants scratches, no one wants nicks in it, etc. That's assuming it even works. I've seen 2022-released laptops sold as "motherboard/parts only", somethings can just break fast. Also I gotta be honest here I feel really weird buying something used that a person can conceivably use in the bathroom given how few people wash their hands after they use the bathroom, although with a disturbing trend of men not wiping their asses because it's "too feminine"... ugh. You use the term modular here--while it seems to mostly fit, I think of a desktop PC or LEGOs when I hear modular. Something simple. Anyone can do it. Microelectronics like a tablet or phone are hell to work with, hell, even laptops are annoying.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

on that ,hanging on to mine then

[@vizmuvesjanos1045]

That second paragraph sounds like a very specific reason not to buy used tech

[@acumenium8157]

@@vizmuvesjanos1045 It's a valid one though. A used desktop PC or a used gaming console is probably far more sanitary unless it's been near a chain smoker, even then, you can sometimes clean them up. Also they're more modular and likely to work for years. Screens and batteries fail fast, sudden, and often, and if they've already had years of use, I'm less confident.

[@zakaria2721]

Its the best thing to do because they drop a lot in price , and you will definitely find the tabs in good conditions , man i always see tabs s2 like new in my country , let alone s3 s4 s6... i have an s6 , want to change it cause its wifi only :/

[@oksowhat]

buy older modles new

[@alexander1989x]

You could just cut a bit of fabric and glue it inside the frame and create your own mesh for the speakers.

[@yousseftunisia638]

Me watching this video on that same tablet on the yt app in 2024

[@ybanezjuncil]

I love your dedication on repairing things that are impssible to fix. Kudos to you mate.

[@jacksonsworld9075]

“good at cleaning glass out of my foot” been there done that

[@hyp3r177]

I just replaced the touch digitizer on an ipad 6th gen and I can tell that that tablet is so much easier to work on from this video. Also your a wizard Jeffreys

[@mishacherkashyn2545]

You can't even imagine how your videos help to abstract from this war in Ukraine, sitting underground...and praying... #saveukraine #nowar #stopputin

[@TechTalks685]

I know things that are combined together = more waste but, if you account for the possible saving of material they couldn’t have been had in making the tablet bigger does it really make much of a difference?

[@re-fix9678]

great job brother👍

[@rivciks5045]

The only problem is: where to buy a good spare part display? I tried once eBay but the quality was quite bad.

[@mikejones7818]

Amazon. Brand New.

[@RadSalacan]

Android 4 was my favorite. It's what my Nexus 7 ran on and that tablet was amazing for its time.

[@XLessThanZ]

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, one of my favorites. 🤣

[@teh_supar_hackr]

You're a wizard, Hugh!

[@cadenchurchill4296]

This tablet design brings me back!

[@karlgomez]

It’s 7months and I just want you to know that your content is very interesting yet very neat! ❤ Love your videos!

[@top-gun-xvii]

I've got the same tablet at home, sadly doesn't power on anymore and doesn't charge anymore, probably battery or charging port issue, but considering the actual value of this tablet, isn't worth the fix 😭

[@marians6490]

You can buy another motherboard from china refurbished with maxim 30$ or less

[@BLACKPINKZ]

i have a galaxy tab A or sum like that & it doesn’t charge so it’s just in my closet collecting dust

[@jstndmnd27]

This is my dream tablet way back from 2015-16 instead i got an Ipad 4 which still run up to this day! Would love to buy one for ebook reading.

[@NaimIslam-cm3md]

He took that personally

[@jacobnathanielzpayag3885]

"Remember when phones and tablets used to come with those?" Me: Laughs in Xiaomi

[@JonJon-vg2nv]

laughs in having no xiaomi spyware

[@THEVILLAIN___]

*”You’re a wizard Hugh”*

[@kztech1319]

I guess by "magician" it's more like that if you don't have easy access to affordable parts for this model or happen to have a tablet with a bricked motherboard, it might not be worth the money to repair, but you can still sell the motherboard and stuff... This tablet will show its age though, as the chipset is identical to those found in a Galaxy Note 3 that's one gen older than the S5 this tablet was launched with, and my S5 is barely able to keep up with modern applications as they really push the CPU and graphics to the limits, but the screen is definitely not one area where this tablet has aged.

[@rachelturay8768]

Those results look amazing, wow!

[@theodoretekkers]

Beautiful transformation.

[@glencarlomilan6160]

I really dont know if Hugh can see my comment but I'm really amaze on what he is doing. I wish I could also repair my Samsung S9 as well to him. I'm a big fan from the Philippines.

[@xxfyrezgamerxx6279]

At least you got this beauty up and running again. ❤❤❤

[@MrSmithUK]

I’m still amazed at the cost of screens for Samsung devices. Given the low value of a working tablet, my question is why repair it? ( other than to make a video)

[@BilisNegra]

Same thoughts here.

[@readthebible1958]

Sir, you stated crack out our new screen. I would never say crack and screen in the same sentence. Great video sir.

[@cooperschwartz318]

Well it just so happens Hugh is a magician

[@miguelperalta4618]

I believe that you are a magician because you restore hundreds of tech and without you, those electronics would become e-waste

[@hamldna]

Good video. I did a glass repair in 2014 on the tab s. Bought it off someone who son dropped it and shattered the screen Only parts that was available at the time was the glass. I had to pick every piece of broken glass off then clean it. Then used loca glue to apply the new screen on. Still runs to this day.

[@Jfeltz4]

Hi Hugh, I Was wondering, could you do a video Taking apart and Reassembling a samsung galaxy s Because I want to Start Repairing tech and I still have the galaxy S but the gold Battery connectors in the phone have Broke off, But i don't know if that can be replaced or unrepairable

[@DavidNikkiZane]

my first tablet exactly! it was a dream to use for a long time but unfortunately it is a pain now. it was arguably the best tablet ever made at the time of its release.

[@ilantzur02]

I anticipate your video every week So soothing

[@uzaymars9930]

Elleriniz harika çalışıyor. videolarınız seyrederek aydınlanıyoruz .

[@Alexander_l322]

That’s a very good looking tablet and still very useable in 2022.

[@babybenz.190]

I still use one for KZbin and Disney+ :)

[@TheSpotify95]

Not really that usable on Android 4.4, and even Android 6.0 is barely what I'd accept as the minimum for installing up to date apps.

[@kristheredpanda]

It was amazing to see that you could restore the device, good job

[@MagnumForce51]

Hagrid busts into your house: You're a wizard Hugh! :D

[@sticustom]

I think I have a brand new one in a box somewhere in the house. Telstra bonus but never used apart from turning it on to see it worked.

[@austrianslowhorse]

Nice and informational repair video. But what about the economical aspect? Would be great to get a breakdown of all parts needed for the repair. And also worth mentioning that despite the lovely screen the processor will be seen rather sluggish today. But thumbs up for showing how a repair goes.

[@hidanhan]

This video gives me the warm fuzzies. IR blasters, etc... These were interesting days in tech.

[@alvisabit8452]

Just shocked! You are such a magician who does not need magic power or any demon magic thing because you are human!

[@Joey22688]

8 years is ancient, especially when dealing with android tablets.

[@alisonsmith4436]

Morning Hugh thank you so much for the great videos 😄

[@Rockden]

I still have my Tab S to this day, it's gotten quite slower over the years, but damn, that gorgeous 2k Super Amoled display aged like fine wine.

[@alisonsmith4436]

I love your videos thank you so much 😊

[@mattb9343]

It was run over? Yea I know that feeling. I actually dropped my old OnePlus 5T in a drive way with nothing but a screen protector on it. It got ran over at least once. The aluminum back held up with just a few scratches and the screen protector was shredded but the display glass didn't break at all. Made my heart stop for a second when I saw where it was. I want aluminum and stainless steel backed phones to return. They were built stronger than these E-waste glass sandwiches.

[@dinkarfowkar999]

Gosh, I would have fully expected it to be not working at any cost

[@mitchelbont9788]

i want the old times when a new phone was exited and not boring, they all look the same now

[@dinkarfowkar999]

@@mitchelbont9788 its changing with foldables tho

[@moonmaan2883]

Where did you get the parts from cuz I have the same tab lying dead with a cracked display and a dead battery btw love the vids man

[@marians6490]

How much money do you give on displays and battery you better look for a used TAB S4 If I find in europe for 140€ second hand I bet that in US are cheaper

[@JAKOB1977]

dang 50AUS for some parts of an old Tab S.. that seller hit the jack pot finding a buyer where the inner product-value was not the main reference, but YT income. as whichever way you cut it, this is a 2Q 2014 product that came with Android 4 kit kat, and best case is like 1 or 2 android revisions on top.. and you can encounter that many apps simply won't work or figúre in the store for such an old device. I still got my old Sony Xperia Z2 10.1" 32GB tablet.. which I love.. like the Sony OS-skin and their feature in that era, and loved the thinness 6mm and square design and waterproof to 1m... but it peaks at Android 6. same with my Huawei P8Max and my LeEco2Max, so many apps, like fx Bang Olufsen for my headphones.. no dice.. we don't support that old of an android OS.

[@juanemmanuelechavarria2811]

Galaxy tab S was so beautiful back then. I owned one and since the first moment i realized i could do like 85% of the things i did in my laptop.

[@TheHearseAroundJimThorpe]

I have one of these that someone left behind on a train and never came back for. I cave it to an elderly friend who still uses it. And I keep trying to understand that a good brand older tablet is better then the cheap ones she keeps buying because those only normally last a year.

[@miscl_anon]

>because those normally only last a year bc the battery fails? or wat?

[@TheHearseAroundJimThorpe]

@@miscl_anon the cheap ones she keeps going for die for a lot of reasons. I should know I now have a stack of them on a shelf in my basement. And I don’t know what to do with them.

[@miscl_anon]

@@TheHearseAroundJimThorpe >the cheap ones… fair enough. if you’re interested in the tech repair scene, might benefit out of cracking them open and tinkering or smth

[@TheHearseAroundJimThorpe]

@@miscl_anon oh I am in the tech repair scene but they would be impossible to find parts and I can’t imagine would be any good. Seeing how from new they barely lasted a year. If someone wanted them I’d send it their way but I don’t need a stack of cheap android tablets. Especially since I use apple iPads which don’t randomly die or have the same amount of pixels as a flip phone.

[@miscl_anon]

@@TheHearseAroundJimThorpe i was thinking like, you crack them open, test what parts work, and mess around with those parts however you can, gain some knowledge from it. since they’re dead tablets anyways, what’s the worst that could happen?