When we buy a new smartphone, we certainly don't think about the worst moment that could happen to it, or the fact that it can break. Displays, connectors and much more can be victims of wear, falls and even manufacturing defects, in which often claiming the guarantee becomes a company of not poco bill. Personally I consider myself lucky because I have never had the need to resort to repairs, as well as the vast majority of users who on average change their smartphone after two years (even less) in order to keep up with the latest trends in the technology market. .
But if you have to resort to the repair of one or more components on your smartphone, will this be easy or not to repair? In circulation there are companies such as iFixit that have built their career precisely on the uncertainties of smartphones and that are now able to provide us with a clear picture of the various terminals in circulation, so much so as to draw up a ranking according to the complication related to the repair, complete with a score that ranges from 10 (identifying the easiest devices to repair) to 1 (identifying the most difficult devices to repair) considering also the cost of the repair.
Here are the 10 easiest and most difficult smartphones to repair according to iFixit
Below we find the top 10 of the simplest smartphones in the repair operation, considering that the ranking compiled counts the technological specimens produced in the last 3 years:
- 3 Fairphone : 10
- Shift 6m : 9
- Google Pixel 3a : 6
- Google Pixel 3a XL : 6
- iPhone SE 2020 : 6
- iPhone 11 : 6
- iPhone 11 Pro Max : 6
- iPhone XR : 6
- iPhone XS : 6
- iPhone X : 6
From this list emerges as the "winner" the modular phone Fairphone 3 followed by the similar model Shift 6m, resulting also poco expensive for spare parts, considering that the two terminals are born as products destined for "poor" countries in terms of technology. What is surprising is the presence for the rest of the ranking of Apple terminals, which on balance offer a rather simple and compact design, which greatly facilitates the repair operations of the components inside
And now we come to the examples of smartphones that have given the iFixit technicians a hard time, so much so that many technicians from the various laboratories often refuse the service due to the complexity of the work:
- Motorola RAZR : 1
- Samsung galaxy z flip : 2
- Microsoft Surface Duo : 2
- Samsung Galaxy Fold : 2
- Samsung Galaxy Note Ultra 20 : 3
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra : 3
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G : 3
- Samsung Galaxy S10 : 3
- Google Pixel 4 XL : 4
- Samsung Galaxy A51 : 4
It is clear that the most difficult phones to repair are those with a foldable screen like the Moto RAZR and the Galaxy Fold or those that boast a dual screen like the Surface Duo. Definitely complicated to repair even for an expert technician and the reason lies in the fact that these terminals are completely sealed and it becomes difficult to separate the various components inside. Furthermore, the cost of the components is high as well as the display tends to suffer friction which inevitably leads to rapid damage.
In this sense, it is Samsung that echoes in the negative repairability ranking. We do not want to harm anyone, but perhaps on your next purchase it is good that you also take this aspect into consideration.
