Z Fold 2 Teardown: 3rd Time’s The Charm?

[@DumahBrazorf]

It's true there's again much adhesive but this time you seemed to get rid of it quite easily. The screen is glued but there's not need to remove it in order to access other parts. Those batteries however need some easypeelsy strips. Never blame screws when they replaced glue. The usb port is on a separate board so easier/safer to replace. For me is a 5/10

[@Raja995mh33]

It should be a 0/10 because of the horrible battery removal process and tons of glue.

[@2by3]

Yes

[@daniel.ehrhardt]

Yes

[@fluffydog4217]

Yes

[@AurumFaber]

Yes

[@proesterchen]

Looks like at least 5 / 10 to me, with all those modular pieces and no need to remove the folding screen for the inevitable battery replacement.

[@Raja995mh33]

with those glued in batteries it's definitely not a 5/10 but a 0/10 or 1/10 at best.

[@nothing9220]

@@Raja995mh33 So you do want battery to sound rattle without glue? Now you would say pull taps but you should know that after 1.5 year those taps start to melt makes it impossible to pull. So glue is the best option that can be easily removed with alcohol

[@Raja995mh33]

Cancer Called Human Species nonsense. They just should use pulltabs like Apple or OnePlus and not 2 tons of glue.

[@EdwardJamesBickels]

@@Raja995mh33 Their adhesive is pretty easy to remove. Just some isopropyl underneath it and it's good.

[@luca7069]

@@Raja995mh33 Pulltabs are worse, cause when you actually need to replace the battery (like two years after you bought the phone) they have become brittle and they snap even with really careful pulling. And since they result in the adesive being concentrated along two lines instead of being all over the battery, it's much harder to dissolve the adhesive with the solvent method.

[@MeowThingy]

I believe this phone deserves a repairability score higher than 3. You cited zealous use of adhesive as the only reason for keeping it so low, but mentioned in the beginning of the video that there was so little adhesive you almost didn't require an opening pick. By the looks of things the battery was also much easier to remove. From what I saw it was pulled straight up rather than pried, and didn't show any denting or creases that would suggest you needed to pry it out with excessive force. So to me it looks like they improved a lot with their use of adhesive, especially since you said so yourself. There's so many modular components, screws aren't mixed and matched to require different sizes and bit shapes to remove a single part, and by the end of the video you'd forgotten that you informed us you can actually purchase a service manual for the phone. That alone should add two points to the repairability score. It deserves at least a five or six. The use of some glue under the battery shouldn't knock seven points off of the repairability score when, since it was the only listed downside, everything else seemed perfectly fine. I'm fully aware that batteries don't need to be glued in, and I don't like when they're glued in either, but seven points off is a bit harsh unless you have some other downsides you didn't make note of.

[@adityanarayansreejith9362]

It seems to look like you could put it back together and still get a working device!

[@adityanarayansreejith9362]

@@deanwoods8647 the screen looks intact bro..

[@propersod2390]

@@deanwoods8647 why not? Nothing is broken

[@05Arf]

Ye it will work unlike Jerry rig who will probably rip the screen

[@exploregadgets1774]

@@deanwoods8647 Even if the inner screen died they could still use the outer one.

[@fatihkan2601]

As usual in many disassemble processes.

[@tanvirulhaque99]

I think it deserves more than 3,that teardown looked relatively easy.

[@spannerwindslayer]

Exactly, it looked, now try to disassemble it without the thermal mat or the guide

[@hennarkilsen1389]

Its not the disassemble score, but the repairability score

[@sparkie5571]

Hennark Ilsen idk bro they successfully took every single thing out of the phone. i think aside from the display. everything can be done with a hairdryer, and a regular screwdriver bit set

[@hennarkilsen1389]

SOZ I KILL YOUZ i know what you mean, but the Display is such a critical component. Especially when it‘s so thin and scratchable. Asides from the battery, the Display is the most replaced part in the phones i work on. And that makes the fold a quite hard to repair phone.

[@TheOpenSourceMerc]

@@spannerwindslayer now desemble a iPhone with a fresh cought fish, not having the right tools for a job is a you problem not a phone problem.

[@override7486]

I'm not a Samsung fan, but this looks like really well designed piece of hardware engineering... If only the price...

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

1st gen Galaxy Fold is around $1,400 brand new right now. Wait until Summer 2021 for the Z Fold 2 to drop price.

[@override7486]

@@PSYCHOV3N0M Yeah, but since then there will be 20x other, better phones like this one, already on the market... What's the point of waiting to buy some hardware specific model. If You need or want some thing now and just buy it, or don't buy it at all... This is like having perception about some product with all the hype, fuzz and sold as features and updates which are not in the product at the moment. But will be available in the future.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@override7486 I'm just saying because you mentioned price. Samsung still has no competition. Everyone else is playing catch-up except LG with the Wing and the upcoming LG Scroll. Samsung and LG are innovating.

[@enesisik]

@@PSYCHOV3N0M yeah, one is leading the other is failing tho 😅

[@milotxh]

Price is high but the appreciation off technology is worth it.

[@brenticusthegreat]

I wouldn't want to replace the foldable glass but the fact that the front facing glass is that easy to replace is VERY comforting.

[@betims]

3?! The screen is replaceable and you give it only 3? What kind of judging do you guys do there? WTF! Perfectly good repairable phone!

[@2by3]

Exactly. Duo got a 2, this one at least a 4 should get if not 5.

[@pinkysweets]

do you have one of those heat mats at home? there's your answer!

[@RR-uc1wb]

Yeah. You can replace the screen after breaking the sides.

[@impendio]

for being an ultra flagship foldable, it’s way better than anything apple ever.

[@lefteris19]

wrong

[@Andrew.Enriquez]

these teardown videos are always the best

[@MFizzle777]

This should be given a new category of repairability as it's a foldable so 7/10 for me.

[@Sailingman25]

You forgot to mentioned the bristles on the a fold 2 that keeps dust and dirt from entering. Where are they located?

[@arundhungel01]

These kinds of videos help anyone who are willing to try repair their own devices. I wish to see some affordable phones teared down as well. Amazing video as always!

[@aarav_chan6681]

This is called innovative, apple adds one more camera on the back and calls that innovation and people say iPhone is cool, wtf

[@troythomison9804]

This phone only to appeal to 5% of the market. Niche phone not innovation. The average which is the majority of the market doesn’t care

[@Shanboss277]

Apple Watch, iPad Pro? AirPods Pro? no innovation there? Haters will always hate smh

[@razorseal]

@@Shanboss277 You know all those things came after other companies invented them right? Tizen Samsung gear watches, microsoft pro, air pods I have no idea lol. They did innovate with iphone and imac though!

[@manojkale4408]

Awesome teardown video of most complex mechanism phone to date

[@simplesean234]

Omg I thought you were going to say 5/10 for the score :O

[@tho6582]

Nice video! I just got my fold 2. I'm in love

[@marcohde19]

this channel is so underrated, this video shows how foldable tech works, very interesting

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

1:24 Why does the pot around the selfie camera around the top of the right side of the phone look empty?

[@tabrezshaikh2984]

Also mention battery in mA. I am not comfortable with Wh.

[@tabrezshaikh2984]

Yah true same case with me

[@clickbaitpro]

Wh really confuses me

[@unknown3158]

I guess divide by 3.7 or 3.8, multiply by 1000 and you will have it.

[@RR-uc1wb]

The best thing is to mention it in both units.

[@tabrezshaikh2984]

@@RR-uc1wb yah, that will be easy for both worlds

[@Fechual]

The gigantic Brass Balls on this guy. Truly amazing watching you work!

[@pinonXO]

Thank you for posting this!!

[@Swenser]

Have one that doesn't respond to usb C connected or power on except for a slight flash from inside LCD. Thinking there is a short on mainboard somewhere. Time to open it.

[@lukecwolf]

It’s great to see Samsung build more modular devices, but I feel like the repair ability score is a little harsh. Honestly, the only issue seems tk be with Adhesive the screen and no appealing batteries, but it seems like the screen comes off easily. I recently fixed several Samsung galaxy S 10 E‘s, but the trouble is that the adhesives are much more firm and closely connected to wireless chargers and other components so that prying the back cover and screens could damage the whole component. That one deserved a low repair ability score only because the parts were less modular and required more tools. This phone seems like a wonder to fix And disassemble. Kudos to Ifixit for this review, and Samsung for making phones actually repairable.

[@luka0157]

How good is those graphite thermal pads? I like the copper heat pipe in my note 9

[@lakasitoshack]

Please can you say at what temperatura Celsius used for unmont the outside screen please ? Thaaaaanks

[@matheuslyncoln6071]

Where can I buy ifixit tools in Brasil?

[@LaurinEd]

Amazon

[@mahit-m]

Ebay

[@kingsvacation5203]

Where would someone get spare parts for there galaxy fold z 2 anyway iv been looking everywhere but can't find anything???

[@sabyasachidas4680]

Thanks for this teardown

[@subhamagarwal4987]

I still cant believe that you haven't reached 1 million mark yet...I love the way u guys describe the repair process

[@rainerrain9689]

My fold 2 inner display just died ,it still detects touch but its black ,won't light up. Do I have to remove front including the front display {it works } in order to remove the inner display to replace it ?

[@Touchgrassplz]

its always awesome to witness an engineering marvel

[@Errcyco]

What a gorgeous device. Once upon a time I’d have bought one but they were to late to the punch for me... apple got me hook line and sinker with the 11 series and I don’t see myself going back to android anytime soon.

[@rorojas6825]

I would like to take apart my old Samsung fold but I can't figure out what screw diver size to get the internal screws out. Can someone please help and tell me the size and where I can get the screw driver?

[@filip9587]

You do know it's a foldable right? Of course it will be harder to take apart as it's more delicate and requires more protection.

[@Levi---q7p]

I was hoping you would be able to show us the brushes used to keep dust out of the hinge.

[@lpka]

you can see them in the last clip vertical on the edge of the hinge Black bar.

[@jeremythompson829]

Part of my black plastic bezel with the rubber stopper had broke where the rubber piece is at on the top I can't find replacement bezel anywhere, would you know where to get one?

[@KuangYenChen]

which solvent was used to loosen adhesive from battery?

[@lakasitoshack]

Isopropilic alcohol

[@Timmyval123]

Just got the z fold 2 today. Its a fuckin masterpiece. Not disappointed at all

[@dominikdziadziuszko8771]

Hi! I really liked your teardown! do you think the foldable display can be glued back after dissasebly? I would like to get acces to the hinge, clean it and then put the display back on the phone. Do you think its possible?

[@12Cortana]

Same question here. Got any answeres?

[@dominikdziadziuszko8771]

No, unfortunately not. I think I even sent them an email, but no Answers so far. ://

[@jamesbean3088]

Can you confirm which model Z Fold this is that you tore down? I am trying to determine if mine has both 5g antennas, or only 1 (like Zack had on his JerryRig teardown). Thanks for your help!

[@KnotRight4Ever]

Still don't understand why they can't put gorilla glass on the 2 halves and then lay the plastic protective coating that's on it now in the middle and use temperature or a bonding agent to make it blend seamlessly. I know the razor's screen moves to minimize the crease in the screen but from what I've seen the fold doesn't so the 2 sides could be solid almost eliminating the delicate area and allowing the use of a s-pen.

[@cherrypepsi2815]

Thinking about getting the iFixit Pro Tech kit ($70) Should I?

[@farzadbabazadeh6479]

Thx a lot for share and show to us

[@mils232]

Can you list the tools you used for this disassembly in the description and link them to your site if you sell them? Thanks.

[@tomgjonaj9965]

Love my zfold 2, got it on September 15 from bestbuy early

[@QuangPham-gh5un]

Great. Now go make a teardown video of the WF1000xm3

[@kfash5198]

I see no reason you should give it a low score of 3!

[@jeetadwani6683]

That punch hole camera could have been moved to the left corner.. Never mind I just got mine yesterday and its beautiful 🤩

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

A good video. I must say I'm impressed with Samsung and the better design of this second smartphone. Stay safe guys and gals.

[@XaviruvP]

So much available free space there is on the device they surely could have gone with bigger batteries

[@eddiec9225]

Exactly what i thought, why is there so many free spaces inside

[@e39purist89]

Well, Samsung isn't the company that should be playing with large batteries at this point

[@RR-uc1wb]

Ragon Maarten 💥

[@handlemonium]

This is like a way less destructive JerryRigEverything teardown xD

[@SpinneretteAlex]

Hey i've seen some broken ones already, did the glass on the inside screen just as fragile as the original fold?

[@ChrisJohannsen]

Nope. You'll always see broken phones

[@rakeshiyer5637]

do u have links??

[@SpinneretteAlex]

@@rakeshiyer5637 www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyFold/comments/ivfhfg/galaxy_z_fold_2_screen_issues_after_1_day/

[@Albertech842]

Me @ 1:38 👁💧👄💧👁 looking at the space a MicroSD or physical dual SIM module could've been placed

[@purpledoge4466]

If it had a micro sd card expansion,this would be my next upgrade,but the lg wing will do

[@encryptededdy]

Nah, that's where the speaker on the plastic cover they removed goes

[@dragon81heart]

Still not sure about calling it a “glass” screen when the part you touch still scratches just as easily as plastic, but it’s good to see them still working on making it better. Find a way to make the screen hold up as well as a glass display on a traditional phone and get rid of the crease (and make it cheaper lol) and these folding phone might actually become something other than a small niche device

[@KIIJJY6969]

It has a screen protector on top of the glass

[@dragon81heart]

Kijjjy yeah I remember when Zach did his durability test on it. And you can’t remove the screen protector. So while there is a form of glass in the screen, you never actually touch it and it doesn’t do anything really useful 🤷🏻‍♂️ Still, they are trying and that the point I was getting at. Right now they will not be anything more than a niche device but a few more years of development and someone is bound to figure it out. And then these might just be good enough to catch on mainstream (well when the price goes down lol) I’m not really trying to knock the Fold, just know not to buy into marketing fluff (like for example Apples Sapphire glass for example is no better than regular glass lol) One day someone will figure out a real answer to a folding screen that will hold up and not scratch, but until then we have to deal with marketing fluff lol

[@KIIJJY6969]

@@dragon81heart you can remove it. That's 100% wrong, there's multiple videos of people doing it with no issues.

[@dragon81heart]

Kijjjy kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmaVoaSEgtWLibc

[@dragon81heart]

Kijjjy idk, looks pretty clear in this video when Zach tested that theory that removing the screen protector is not a good idea because in doing so it completely destroys the entire display... I linked the video so you can see what I’m talking about And that the it shows that the “flexible glass” screen is just as fragile and prone to scratching as the original all plastic screen on the original Fold

[@strongman3484]

Have u tested in water

[@blkbird98ta]

Is this galaxy z fold 2 for sale

[@fluffydog4217]

I see your 3/10 score and give you a 3/10 grade for this video :)

[@SapomanC]

Excelente. Buen trabajo!!!

[@GaudyMarko]

teardowns are easy, I want to see them put stuff back together afterwards and see if it still works

[@w0lfy340]

That would be cool to try reassembling it without the hinge for fun

[@techworld6776]

Samsung tab s7 + teardown plz

[@sharontrempala4302]

Well yeah, that's what we expected

[@stage666]

I call BS on this. The iPhone 12 has nothing repairable inside, everything is paired to the device even the camera! You can’t replace anything! And you gave that one double repairbility score?

[@KaranXSK]

Could you please keep background white and please keep little bit more brightness around Please that will look much nice 😊

[@Duplex39]

If Samsung just made removing the battery a little easier that would be great. I think for a folding phone it looks very repairable. I agree with the comments saying it should be more like a 5/10. But really Samsung should add pull tabs on their batteries on all phones.

[@pinkysweets]

just so you know, pull tabs are easier for consumers who do repair themselves BUT glue is way better and faster for profesional service centers, go ask any repair shop in your area

[@ameliabuns4058]

*only 5 cameras* how did we get here

[@Maarttiin]

1:49 All that space available could easily fit a headphone jack!!

[@propersod2390]

I dont see any space for that useless thing but okay.... and who even needs a headphone jack?

[@ShadowGhostHD]

How is that 4500mah :/?

[@Barbasnoo]

I think a 4 or a 5 would be more appropriate.

[@bellemaison418]

I like the way you do

[@captainbear3110]

There are unused spaces on the top left and bottom left of the right screen. Samsung could have used that to fill up better components, like maybe put a better speakers or sd card alot.

[@joaoroman9583]

Blue Mars speakers on this thing are great

[@pinkysweets]

weight distribution for flex mode

[@PhonerepairGuide]

It is nicely video ❤️❤️❤️

[@bittujose369]

Love to c a collaboration with jerry rig everything

[@abhijitgojara7518]

Dope engineering

[@aspirinemaga]

no one accepts to clean the hinge when you have an issue with 100% main screen opening. 99% is afraid to touch that

[@ameliabuns4058]

you could just jerry rig the battery out and bend it xD

[@TheCoBBus]

Still waiting for jerryrigeverything to put this phone to the test!

[@04dram04]

I would much rather a phone be wasy to open, than for it to be water resistant. I miss old smartphones

[@johnhogan8327]

I try not to buy into the consoomer mentality of "AHH NEW PHONE I WANNA BUY IT NOW!!" but damn dude I wanna buy this fuckin phone so bad

[@Arxiuz2]

correction 3 for repair cause its so hard without the correct tools. ♾ of 10 for repair guide supplied online cause some fruit doesnt want to do it.

[@MohnotYash]

And now JerryRigEverything will tear it down aggressively

[@markadyash]

who won the samsung buds

[@namelessperson7022]

Lego should design a game set up assemble your phone

[@hodigaming2933]

3:43 Looks like Zack-JerryRigEverything don't know this procedure He's also not professional so make sense

[@malthevlds9667]

Pixel 4a! Now!

[@SatnamSingh-mx2uc]

You need new staff capable for folding devices

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

thanks

[@gghh-ke6qb]

Eu tenho é dó dos técnicos que for arrumar isso ai

[@stevek9582]

Is the display an actual glass?

[@joshgeurink2131]

It's glass infused, so it has more structural rigidity and feels more like glass than the plastic of the last generation but it's still definitely far more fragile than glass to fingernails and pens

[@prateekpriyadarshy]

that's the future

[@navjotsinghseehra7150]

Batteries are made in India, as written www.bis.gov.in

[@bryangopan]

My wireless charging has stopped working, I came here for that but no help.

[@rayhanj2]

MrMobile (Michel Fisher) is now with 1 million sub! Let the party begin!

[@nazirahmed3696]

Why dont you show a device when you put it back and it works.

[@ankurchauhan1966]

I am from india here is 2:37am of midnight

[@Khanage911]

you forgot to show the brushes

[@calvingreen7197]

Sick!

[@a4andrei]

This 2nd gen device has been refined so much, it barely resembles the 1st one. I always stay away from 1st gen stuff.

[@kanaadpathak]

People that have spent like $2000 on a phone probably don’t have the time or will to repair it themselves lol so as long as a Samsung technician can do it, its good enough