Nokia Makes Its First Repairable Phone - Nokia G22 Teardown And Repair Assessment
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I feel like we've done a full circle. This looks almost as repairable as phones from 10-15 years ago before everyone decided that back panel needs to be metal or glass.
Exactly what I thought. It reminded me of my old samsungs and sonys that I pulled apart for fun.
all the cheaper android phones are still plastic, and they are just as repairable as this thing for the most part.
@@MrGeforcerFX but that ”Genuine OEM parts” though
@@MrGeforcerFX Yep this is not much different than any other budget Xiaomi phone internally
full on bs. no better than any on the market right now since it needs heat and tools!!!
its only the officially support to repair but nothing else! software support is basic too
I hope they release phones like this with higher end specs
I would switch. I still have a iPhone X but I dislike apples non def or 3rd party repairs so I’m looking for a alternative soon. Using my consumer dollars well
That and Dex Mode, it would sell a lot
Exactly, making low end and middle range phones won't get them anywhere
Absolutely!!! So tired of these cool phones that can be repaired having crap specs.
Yeah imagine Nokia phone with Snapdragon 8 gen 2 or latest Mediatek Dimensity
I really appreciate this effort. More than anything, it shows how anti-repair the rest of the industry has become. Nokia didn't even necessarily do anything with the hardware itself to encourage repairability, they just didn't actively make repair hard or impossible.
Think of the millions if not hundreds of millions of dollars companies put into development aimed at taking away consumers' ability to repair their own phones.
It's really funny because budget samsung phones are more "repairable" than g22. you can also find service orig parts and level 1 repair manual for them, although not as easily. moreover, unlike g22, for samsung phones, along with level 1, you will find level 3 manual that explains how to do more detailed diagnostics of your smartphone. although, like in g22, you will not be able to do it through the soldered protective shields on the motherboard, but at least the motherboard will not be a magic black box.
Yer i agree they should have taken inspiration from smart phones 10 years ago with removable backs and everything should be plugged in like a desktop.
4:19 Hugh I would not recommend removing this single pin connector as you did. You can see in the video the actual top of the connector bending; making it more difficult to reconnect later in time. The way I have found best is either use the pointed end of the spudger or needle nose tweezers and apply leverage at the piece of the connector that spans outward toward the cable. Slightly bending this part of the connector allows for easier reconnection later.
Plus I have found if you find a stubborn connector and apply to much pressure in the way you have shown, it can permanently break the tip of the connector.
Love the videos man. You make repair videos enjoyable.
Good tip. I have had trouble with those round little connectors not staying in place once reattached. 😢 I wished I had known they could bend this easily.
I saw that too, the method you described facilitates the removal of the connector aswell
The little nipple antenna connectors are such a pain
I once even broke off the connector from the PCB with that method
They should be looking at upgradability as well as repairs. If they had a consistent internal layout, they could create upgrade components that boost the physical performance of the phone by simply swapping out the main board.
Heck they could make their own production cheaper with that, reduces tooling costs while still providing a wider model range.
Its a step in the right direction, my s9 plus is almost 5 years old and still going strong.. with a custom rom and the battery replaced it still does what a 2023 flagship would, and has a sd slot..
And the headphone jack
Yeah I think when I'm that LTT video someone said that the S9 was peak mobile design, this is what they meant. It had everything, every option you could want or use.
@rizqanarti got redmi chinese phone, no issues so far, 3 years of owning it, maybe you got unlucky
This is a great first step in the self repair direction. Sure it's not great but it's a start that only 1 other company does this. The design is good, very basic and simplifies the internals and great that they are distributing the parts through ifixit.
Well done Hugh, have you had you hands on a farefone yet?
the only real companies that have fully repairable things are framework since everything is modular and can be serviced with a screwdriver and their modules (but does it really count since they do laptops?), Nokia with this phone and probably something else
Who is the other company, please? thank you.
@@robinsattahip2376 Hugh mentioned them in his video. Farefone
@@robinsattahip2376 fairphone
He has a video with the Fairphone 4.
Oh what I would give for a modernized Galaxy S5 with a user removable backplate/battery, SD card slot, audio port and compact size + water resistance...
It even had an IR blaster... Superb video Hugh!
Ii just got a Galaxy Xcover6 Pro. Awesome phone.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and the XCover lineup in general is what you're looking for.
Well that's the issue, you can't have a removable backplate whilst also wanting water resistance. That's not how that works haha.
@@jelle1611 It does not need to be very resistant.
@@jelle1611 You literally have that on the Galaxy S5, Fairphone 4 and the XCover series.
I currently have a Motorola moto g pure and, honestly, if anything ever happens to it, I think the Nokia G22 will make a great replacement with this kind of repairability. Bonus points for the recyclable friendly packaging and the partnership with iFixit for replacement parts. This has been a strong first showing for this kind of budget phone for me and I hope it leads to more from Nokia in the future. Thanks for your hard work on the video!
I have a two year old Motorola and intend to replace it with a far more repairable phone when the time comes - whether that will be a Fairphone 4, Nokia G22 or other repairable phone remains to be seen, it depends what's available at the time. I do know that it won't be an Apple phone though, Apple's devices are so anti-repair, wasteful, anti-environment and expensive that they'll need to drastically and permanently change their ways to make me even consider one of their products.
@@SlartiMarvinbartfast plus apple keeps removing features and ruining the industry. its seriously awful.
Shame that they are a Chinese Company /made...
@@zakofrxHMD is not a Chinese company of any kind they are Finnish
dont go with nokia. I came from nokia 8 sirrocco to moto g9 play and still very happy
I repair phones for living and I've seen a lot of phones with the same level of repairability.
The only new thing that Nokia is offering here is that you can buy parts directly from the official distributor, which is good for the customer. But the phone is still rather hard to dis- and reassemble for a person who never did something similar.
Love to still see mostly stock Android without unnecessary bloatware on the new Nokia models. Same for headphone jack.
And the repairability (or at least letting users buy replacement parts) is another plus.
Thank you for covering this. I had no idea Nokia was doing something like this. It's a step in the right direction, and since no other company is encouraging repair like this, I'm hoping they will continue to offer geniune parts. I know there are still some people that (me included) value sd card slots, headphone jacks, genuine repair parts and easier self repair that doesn't void a warranty.
It certainly helps break up the throwaway culture that modern companies’ smartphones have created.
"no other company is encouraging repair like this," seems to ignore the Fairphone (which to my mind does it better, but at a cost).
Had you said no other big name company is doing this it might be another matter, but it is incorrect to say no other company is doing this.
@@Hfil66 Google Pixel 2 and up are now included in such a program. Apple also has their thing.
As somone who repairs and resells phones and computers I'd say it's about as easy to repair as most modern budget phones however unlike most modern budget phones Nokia is encouraging users to have a go at repairing it which I support.
@@perdiddlepanskew8018 now we need companies like apple and Samsung to allow third party repairs and easy access to parts.
@@charlesrodriguez7984 yes, here in the UK I can actually buy Samsung original parts brand new from Repair Outlet. And apple needs to stop locking parts to iPhones and making them so difficult to repair.
I guess not many end-user will dare to open these. But the Nokia parts are relatively reasonably priced, and there are instructions. That makes life of repair shops so much easier and repairs worthwhile.
Support the local handyman!
@@charlesrodriguez7984Apple just spent hundreds of millions and several years trying to fight right to repair
They will not
@@krollpeter I agree!
inside info: battery glue degrades almost at the same rate the battery does so it will still be strong enougth to hold it but when the battery is old the glue will be softer and easier to take out the battery, new batteries have a little bit of glue that helps the old glue get stronger again
WOW, Awesome move NOKIA! Hope you push the same approach to your more flagship phones, I will definitely take a look!
Yup, major Kudos to Nokia for doing this. I hope that this is expanded upon and other manufacturers start to go down this route.
This is awesome. Just making the replacement parts available and not locking them down via software binding is such a huge step in the right direction. I almost don't care if the repair itself is easy or not, this is just a question of skill.
Wouldn't consider "not locking them down" as a "huge step". It's still a common sense and it should remain as one. Only Apple and Samsung are locking down the components so far, other OEMs are cool with it.
I didn't saw anything awesome in the video, except for the marketing. typical design and typical solutions that are now in every budget and ultra-budget phone. the fact that Nokia posted a level 1 repair manual and gave to reseller service parts is great, but other manufacturers have this too, although not on a massive scale. What's really interesting is whether Nokia will allow G22 owners to flash their phones themselves without having to download a cracked OST and firmware from indian bloatware sites, as is the case with other models, or whether repairability* will remain a pretty inscription on a recycled cardboard box
Hugh The pull tabs are not made to pull up on the battery. They are actually made to be removable from under the battery. If you pull them straight out to the side it should pull the glue out from under the battery, hence releasing the battery.
Even if it's simply not made to hinder repairs like Apple it would be an improvement. Great to see someone going that way. My next phone will be a Nokia. Yes, they have not put software in it designed to reject replacement parts. It does not have to be easy, it just has to be possible. People with no electronics experience should not be attempting to repair any modern device, that applies to anything made after the era of vacuum tubes, "No user-serviceable parts inside" is fine. It would be quick work for a technician.
Finally, this is debut repairable phone from Nokia. Can't wait to see next version of Nokia, gonna get one in hand soon.
The fact they are not coding parts to the phone, allowing easy replacement from donor devices and OEM replacement parts readily available, is a killer feature in my eyes. This together with an unlockable boot loader it would feel like I actually owned the device rather than just paying to be allowed to used it until the manufacturer says otherwise.
Way to go Nokia! As a current S22 Ultra owner, I am actually considering buying this phone as my every day phone and just use my ultra as a digital camera. I like that a flagship company is providing effort to right to repair.
I'd like to see upgradeable parts. That would be sweet! (Better cameras, larger unibody for larger battery, motherboard upgrade options for larger storage and faster processors in the same form factor, backwards compatible parts, higher res screens, etc. Nokia has the market share to make this happen. Soon to come, gone are the days of disposable $1k smartphones. The economy won't allow it. Repairability is key, look at the automotive market.
Repairability was key, until Apple decided to say "screw the customer!"
Look into the pinephone. ;)
just... don't.
Respect to Nokia for doing this but this phone will not sell enough for the repairability to actually matter. We need a big flagship that follows this philosophy
I'm still hoping for a phone where the backplate is just held on with small screws. Looks nice and is easy to remove.
I watch this on my equally (actually being watched more of this video i would say significantly more easily, glue-free) repairable and environmentally friendly Fairphone 4, and I'm kinda disappointed it's not mentioned. Though it's nice another companies getting in on the market. Certainly Nokia aren't going to compete directly with Apple and Samsung on being high-end phone producers, repairability is something those 2 don't compete on
the problem it is that there is no american distribution channel
@@flamestoyershadowkill6400 after having posted that I kinda remembered the phone came straight from Fairphone in the Netherlands, and that getting one to Oz or the US or wherever might be a bit harder than getting to post-brexit Britain...
Now let's hope they make a repairable flagship.
Doesn't even need to be a full-on flagship IMHO, but something better than this bottom-barrel junk would be a good start. You know.. something _desirable_ *and* repairable. Cause this thing sure as hell is _only_ the latter lol
Can we give Nokia a bit more applause for keeping their boot-loader unlocked?
nokia does not allow the bootloader to be unlocked. the setting enables the bootloader unlocking tool to unlock the device's bootloader but the actual tool remains with Nokia and isn't supplied to the end consumers unless you're using some shady 3rd party service (many of which are paid btw)
The bootloader cannot be unlocked on Nokia phones without dodgy software or Nokia internal
@@divyamthakur Bruh so not only is the phone trash it's actually even more trash than expected
@@Jbrimbelibap You'll never buy a Nokia if You wanna keep You Phone for more than the usual Android/Security Updates... Hugh was just wrong at the End. Repaiarabilty alone is just wort smth if You drop Your Phone like once a Month... And even in this Case, You would end up better with an insurance (Costs, Time, Knowledge of repairs)
@@M1U5T0N3 You'll never buy a nokia if you understand the most basic of specifications
Maybe the battery adhesive degrades with time, so it's easier to replace after use
nope. it remains the same. huge plus - if you do it right it stays in one piece. minus - maybe you'll need to do it with couple phones to get it right. its a bit easier as on video. also after replacing its still adhesive enough to hold new battery so you'll dont need to glue it or something
The main concern is the availability of GENUINE/HIGH QUALITY repair parts which they have fixed given priority to.
This is a clear win for the consumers.
Personally like FAST phones so this is not for me, wish they would launch a TOP end phone.
Actually not that bad at all. If you make it super easy to repair, you'll start to compromise on the size of the phone.
Just getting the back off with out having to use a heat gun is a huge plus.
Warning to anyone thinking about buying this phone. Contrary to what the video says, the bootloader can not be unlocked. Nokia/HMD was just very lazy and kept the flag enabled tricking Android into saying that OEM unlocking is supported. It is not. I have tried. Even with the leaked Unisoc private keys. Nokia/HMD or Unisoc have changed the keys probably. So be warned.
Color coded screw sizes is actually a good idea (as someone who's repaired quite a few iPhones, among other things).
Would be great if they color matched the holes they go into.
As for your critique; it's their first effort.
Also; "plastic clips are something older low budget smartphones have had for years...":
. From what I can see in your video, the sides that hold rhe clips are quite a bit more flexible, reducing the chance of breaking anything off... Which is QUITE a difference from these older low budget smartphones
Nokia bringing back the capital letters in QUALITY. I'd like to see more of this old-school brand and their interesting new ideas for sure!
I will definitely give more notice to Nokia phones if they continue on this path, whether I might wish to repair my phone or not.
wish more companies did this
yes but not with such hilarious e waste grade specs though
@@dneth19 what are you talking about
@@xmlthegreat I'm talking about the specs of this phone. specially the SOC which is unisoc
Who remembers the LG G4 and its awesome single camera and detachable back? Too bad the SoC fried itself. That was my favourite Android phone.
Instead of pulling the pull tabs vertically, pull them horizontal to the phone, the stretch is much more apparent when pulling it horizontally, this has worked for me on a couple of phones
It's a good start, but it definitely leaves a lot to be desired. Like others have commented, smartphones used to be even more repairable than this. I do hope Nokia (and others) not only continue, but also improve their efforts in making more repairable phones.
I'm still waiting for the day when manufacturers will present us with phones that are _desirable_ *and* repairable. Cause this abomination sure as hell is _only_ the latter with its junk specs (720p screen, noname SoC, useless camera, shared slots, no compass, etc.)
You're leaving out the fact that they are doing this in the modern industry
Thanks to China getting any of these features is a nightmare in itself yet they got so many of them.
It is not profitable for most manufacturers so they won't do it, Nokia will be alone in this endeavor no matter how many Chinese bots try to sing the praises of the most destructive phone companies the industry has ever had to endure
Thank you sir for an interesting UA-cam channel. I’m really getting bored with other channels explaining iOS betas and fortune tellers predicting iPhone 15 specs. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
Honestly a decent concept, with some improvement over time, a simple but useful phone experience, with specs for standard phone use, nothing overly powerful that you don't need as the average user.
10/10 to Nokia for caring and making a difference. And 10/10 to Hugh for his endless work bringing issues to light.
I am pleased companies are at least trying to reverse the trend and allow DIY repairs! That's a good start! Thanks Hugh 😊
Yes R2R is a must. I’m in full support of it.
Nah, they're just taking advantage of us. HMD (the company that makes Nokia phones for Nokia) and to a lesser extent, Nokia, are trashy companies that go to EXTREME lengths just to keep their phones' bootloaders locked. I actually even asked them to unlock my phone's bootloader (which is the Nokia X10), but they kept on using the "security" and "stability" excuses.
Needing tools just to remove the back of a phone should disqualify it from any "repairable" claims. We had back plates you could remove with a fingernail not even 10 years ago, this reeks of someone telling Nokia to make a phone user "serviceable" while they kick and scream every step of the way.
Good on them, they could take some pointers from LG's V20, like the removable back panel for easy battery access. And use the pads and pins method for how the battery connects, that would eliminate the need for glue.
2:15 dont you get butterfly stomach seeing the white background Nokia Battery, felt like im in my teen years again haha
for some reason i wish there was a camera review.
that's the main thing people want aside from 'fast enough' and 'enough space': whether the camera photo & video quality is any good. combined with its repairability, that would be enough to evaluate.
It's a phone, not a camera
It's using a Samsung ISO Cell sensor, meaning it could take decent images and videos, but the video recording is only limited to 1080p 30fps.
@@ZX3000GT1 "the best camera is the one you have with you."
@@knockeddownanotch Well, it's still funny that you buy a smart *phone* and care more about camera lol
@@ZX3000GT1 not at all. but if all the phones phone (even the dumb ones), then one asks, "what else does this phone do?"
Good start Nokia, you might be getting some of your old customers back!! I use to love my Nokias. I wonder if they will bring back the snake game ?!?!😜🤣😂🤣
This is a good return to repairability, modern phones are a NIGHTMARE....
Let's hope Nokia and be the trendsetters for the Era of Reparability. We need more companies to make their phones like this!
Agreed. Samsung and apple should take notes .
This is not a repairable phone designed by engineers, this is a sort of repairable phone where the marketing team decided they needed repairablity. There's so many braindead design choices here.
Well done nokia. I agree a slide off back panel and less glue on the battery would be ideal, but at leat they are offering spare parts and no software locks although you weren't able to test this due to not having a second handset to swap parts with. Hint Hint Apple :P
There are no real software locks on other Android phones either, unlock bootloader is a standard option in every android device in the developer options.
I really envy Nokia for going this way. With these insane flagship phones that come out every year and nobody really needs this feels like the way to go.
Nokia was my first phone & this move in this age is something that deserved respect.
Just wondering if the screen,camera etc… is paired to the motherboard. Can you interchange parts from another phone being the same model ?
Looks like a nice basic phone that I would buy (and dare I say, all most people really need). Great video! You do a good job and I always look forward to your informative videos on Saturday. 🙂
Seeing this, is like seeing an old friend from high school who was the popular kid in class but then fell off near senior class but picking themselves up again in university.
What grinds my gears is that hardware is considered obsolete/written off after 3 years while still working absolutely fine. My iPhone SE 2016 model still works perfectly fine 7 years later in 2023, after putting in a new battery last year.
Also it has fm radio. Life saving for regions like japan.
Because of the jingle of doom?
I once bought an ex japanese flagship phone, but I didn't see there was radio feature on it.
The Jingle of doom is obviously the japanese earthquake warning system
It starts off with an otherwise innocuous jingle but then news channels will cut to outside and a map and then everything will start shaking and everything will be alarmingly alarmed because Japan is more prone to earthquakes than usual
Wouldn't it be awesome if a phone maker made a flagship phone with a removable back/battery with a headphone jack and an SD card slot, or at least 1TB of storage.
1gb isn’t enough for me
@@Farquad76.547 I think he wanted to say a higher number
Oops! Meant 1TB 🤣
I wish Nokia success with this take. I also hope one day they could revive N-Gage to compete on current gaming phone market.
This just pushed Nokia from top five to number 1. This is HUGE!!!
not rlly
Do you have any plans on reviewing the framework laptop? It’s similar to this in many ways. I’d love to see your opinion on it
I've recently given up on Nokia as their software support is nothing like what they claim. Delayed or just plain missing monthly updates, their Android 13 releases were incredibly buggy taking far too long to fix basic usability issues which should have been identified and resolved during their beta programs. And I'd be surprised if the bootloader is actually unlockable. Just because the option is there in developer options doesn't mean the bootloader can be unlocked. Nokia has removed bootloader unlock support from their bootloader for several years now.
Uh, you don't get to complain about removal of bootloader while sitting there and WANTING android 13
Their android one program works great, you throw a launcher on it and go anyone complaining does not use their phones properly and have no right to complain
@@victorkreig6089 I don't recall saying I wanted Android 13. What I want is when a manufacturer promises monthly security updates they keep their promise. Too many members of the Android One program are not living up to their obligations.
As a user and supporter of Nova Launcher for 10 years who has dabbled with rooting and even rolling my own custom ROM in my android history I am intrigued how I am not using my phone properly?
@@MrAceyJay the security updates you worry about protect things you shouldn't have on your phone to begin with, banking or personal information in general are a no brainer.
@@victorkreig6089 Again you misunderstand me. I believe in holding corporations to the promises they make. If they say they will release monthly security updates then they should be held to that. If they are unable to achieve that they should not make those statements. In doing so they are lying to their customers. I respect and reward honesty. When a company consistently fails to deliver on their promises and offers no explanation then I will take my business elsewhere.
@@MrAceyJay With Android, the updates are dependent not on the manufacturer, but the operator, who has the final word.
The manufacturer may create a ready-to-release update, but the operator calls the shots.
Nokia could really use this tag line. The best durable and repairable smartphone. And make a grand come back from the dead.
My Last phone was a Nokia and they have been on a good path lately. If only they started matching the price to performance of the competition in the budget to Mid range They'll be huge success
Pretty decent looking phone and repairable too. I hope to see more stuff like this but higher end.
Wow, it even has a headphone jack. Impressive!
It's nice seeing a company recognize us as a market haha
@@yaboiavery5986 I hate that everyone followed apple and removed ports and sd card slot from phones.
@@charlesrodriguez7984 same here man
All Nokia phones come with a headphone jack and yes, I like my old headphones too 😄
The clips on the rear panel are, in my eyes, a good compromise between easy to remove when you need to, without being so easy that you end up fiddling with it like I would tend to do on the battery covers for my remotes etc. Still don't understand why manufacturers insist on using strong adhesive for their batteries though. There's just no need for it. For the fact that it has a headphone jack and an unlocked bootloader alone, I would 100% have picked this phone if I hadn't already committed to a 24 month contract with my Pixel 7.
At last they offer the option to unlock the bootloader.
My Nokia 3.1 plus did get updates for about three years. No repair needed. Is now a potential insecure device.
With a potential longer life of the Nokia G22, via alternative OSes. It is very helpful that parts are available.
I would've really loved if back panel just comes off like old phones(before Galaxy S6), but even this one is still million times better than glued ones.
Sometimes I miss the days when you could just remove battery cover and unscrew to get to internals(and you don't have to mess with glued lithium battery).
Why the plastic clpis? Why not just use screws if it's intended to be opened?
Mine was so tight it tore the bits into half lmao
One thing I hope both consumers and manufacturers understand is that right to repair should be about repair shops and regular professionals being able to repair your phone. While it's nice to be able to fix your own phone very few people are interested, have the know-how or the time and patience. If you want your screen replaced, you go to a corner repair shop, "like in the good old days", and they could do the job in minutes for a very small price.
For lower end phones it means making genuine parts available and making the phone easy to get into non-destructively, for higher end phones and devices it also means providing schematics.
7:20 I would not be sure about that, fact that android toggle with 'bootloader unlock' exist, does not necessarily mean that in fact bootloader is unlockable, looking at recent released models (Nokia 8.3, G50, X10, X20) none of these are unlockable with official tools. During the unlock procedure via fastboot, besides doing the usual 'fastboot flashing unlock' (previously "fastboot oem unlock" you have additionaly flash phone with binary that matches the SN/IMEI of the phone that's being unlocked... which can be provided only by HMD.
Thanks Hugh, really enjoying your content. Hey would you consider doing an episode where you rank the top 5 most user repairable phones please? It's a significant criteria in consideration of purchase for some of us.
I remember the time when phones are so easy to disassemble. You just need your hands. As tech getting more advanced, the more complicated they become.
Ah, Sunday morning makes me look towards sunny Australia & Hugh Jeffreys' videos
Accessibility to oem parts for average people is huge, one of the reasons i haven't replaced my Samsung batteries is that i can't find OEM ones.
Honestly if they make a 90-120hz display and mid/mid-high specs and wireless charging, I'll gladly purchase a phone like this.
I think this is a great start, but it only is half repairable. I hope that future versions give us some options to put our own image on it like Graphene or Lineage. That would make it truly worth while.
The bootloader is unlockable which usually means you get support for custom bootloaders and you can put your own rom in it
Could you do a video on the Samsung XCover 6 Pro? It's one of the rare modern devices with removable battery and it's supposed to be somewhat easy to repair aswell.
back in 2002 nokia had its super popular small phones, replacing the battery took less than 10 seconds total:
open panel, take out battery, put in new battery, close panel
done
Android versions are important. Sometimes some privacy/security features are added to newer version of android. Also, android 12 has a lot of bugs that were fixed with android 12L and 13. Android 14 will have better back gesture with predictive back gesture. Also, sometimes older android versions may don't get proper security fixes or limited fixes with no proper alternative work around that impacted features as those are rewritten and added to newest android versions
Could corporations circumvent repairabillity by bottlenecking spare part production? I have this cynical gut feeling that the PR departments will use "plausible deniability" as say: your phone is fully repairable, too bad we didn't allow for enough spare part production or something along those lines
Nokia been watching hugh’s videos alright
i let out an audible "oh come on" when the plastic clips came into the picture lol.
good start for a repairable phone but there's better ways of going about this im sure.
The Nokia manager to his team: Guys, we all know that we are not capable of coming up with something interesting and innovative, so we can make the most simple and easy to repair phone. Genius sometimes lies in the simple things.😅
That's what I like. It is a really good example of how to make a decent repairable smartphone.
Removable batteries may made a comeback in years time ❤❤❤ I miss old time when you can just replace the battery when it’s old or have short battery life.
Apple and Samsung have to go 'Back to the Future', upscaling repairable old favourites without them having to make a coffee.
aw man is nokia realli making a comeback with this phone? high end phone with removeable battery, sdcard, headphone jack,, and 66watt charger is a dream phone
I think the Moto xt2025 had a nice design. It had a removable battery just like the ones in the old Nokia phones.
I'm a die hard Nokia fan. I own Nokia Asha 502, Nokia 3, Nokia G20 and Nokia 8 Sirocco.
My only complaint is software repairability.
tip, the green adhesive sticker you don't need to losen, it's used to lift up the battery.
This is *great* to see!
Good on you, Nokia - you're on the right path with this!
Maybe for repairability, NOT so much for custom firmware/software to extend the device's support, because its bootloader is awfully locked down by its manufacturer, HMD (who uses the Nokia branding.) If you want to unlock it, you'll have to go through very sketchy software that will even ask you to pay them to unlock its bootloader.
Somehow one if not the first step towards phones with easy replaceable parts. In the future I hope phones will be like PCs wherein specs and parts can be upgraded at the owners discretion, easily. This will break the cycle of practice of those top industry companies.
Now we need a phone that's as repairable with flagship performance
This phone is the new standard for repairability on the business side, now we need one that is also repairable in the literally meaning of the word
I would certainly consider this device when shopping in a budget category. If it is priced similarly to phones with other specs I think it is a win.
Have you had a look at the xcover6 pro? I'm in Australia and I found one at a local Samsung shop. It's an odd phone, easy to disassemble and repair, but Samsung Australia will absolutely not help you to do so.
No parts, no manuals, you have to use their repair service if you want legitimate parts. I asked for a spare battery (the whole point of this phone) and the poor idiot in the Samsung shop had to fill out a repair order form, and I had to wait two weeks for the battery to come into the country, arrive at their repair partner and then posted to the Samsung shop in question.
i am sold!!!! i want to thank them for going in the right direction
I believe the stickers on screws are not liquid indicators, they are warranty stickers and since the phone has warranty after self repair, I don't see the need of having them. The liquid indicators are on the sub-board and motherboard have a square shape.