yea, did not even know what it was so had to look it up. Yea very nice... I wonder...... I need to have one I think to test out and see if it is the new king since LG V20.
Ordered one... maybe getting it on monday.... I have 3 batteries for it and some external chargers although there is another option as well that seems good.
I was always curious about this phone because of the great midrange processor as well as the removable battery, but I am impressed that they took the effort to add in a vapor chamber to cool the 778G. I'm starting to really want one, it's just a shame that it is impossible to get in some regions(including where I am)
I have had this for 2 month in the nordic area. It is an amazing phone with seldom mentioned wifi 6E . Super snappy CPU. Once it gets to your area, you will love it for its longevity, sustainability and ruggedness. Enjoy.
Good processor, decent price, durable, and removable battery....Shame that Samsung doesn't sell this in Korea since I would have bought this for my grandparents in an instant
I just bought this phone and now watching this video really makes me feel even better about the repairability of it! So far the phone is AWESOME! It's replacing my lg v20 and I love it so far :DDD Thanks for doing this teardown! It's well done and quite insightful :)
I also replaced V20 with this. There's a few things I'm missing but this is definitely the only feasible alternative to it. Just need to find a good version of Gcam mod to compensate for the shitty camera.
They missed a a point with this design - mainly while this is pretty straightforward to take apart, it would have been nice if we didn't have to take the screen off. As with the back able to come off in theory they could have put in screws on the back plate to take apart the internal parts. At least though it's much, much easier than my Samsung S7 Active to disassemble. As the screen easily breaks to the point that many phone fix stores don't want to try and fix S7 Active phones...
Finally someone went back to good old days of sanity. Like young people thinking this is new - like this was the good old days when sanity was somewhat still around!!!!
Not yet available in USA. Spoke to Samsung techs who said the current version is called Galaxy XCover Pro. They couldn’t say when the Xcover6 would be available. I went ahead and purchased the XCover from Verizon, who transferred me to Samsung online to complete the purchase for $500. There are some differences between these two, primarily the 6 would be 5G capable.
Should be available in the US on Oct 20th. Also the XCover6 pro has better heat management with the vapor chamber but yep, the XCover pro is a good device as well.
Oh hey! Look it is possible to offer removable battery, sd card slot, headphone jack and make the phone water proof. Such an invention by Samsung, boy I sure do hop they put this technology in their Uber flagship phones. /s
But, but, but everyone totes uses wireless earphones!11!1!! /s The reason why they don't put micro slots and 3.5mm jacks is because they want you to get you pay more for their services, like cloud storage and wireless ear buds that have to be constantly replaced due batteries wearing out or loosing the ear buds very easily. Because it turns out no cords = much easier to loose.
@@The_Mess85 Yea everything the mobile companies did years ago was planned and done on purpose - not what the users wanted but what the companies wanted and pushed on all of us not giving us a single alternative to choose for 7 years..... And people are still looking for something to replace the LG V20 which I got myself and have had 3 of since then.
I agree, very nice and thanks for the video. I think I can help the users as well, if I get one. I think we can get some external charging the batteries like it should be. It should be a possibility!!!!
@@PBKreviews I think they made a deal long ago to not do it. Because people have wanted these standard things for years and years without anyone making any alternative. Many are still on the LG V20 and have been trying to find something that could replace it - the last real flagship with the 3 essentials. And I even needed to order it from Hongkong to get one as it was not sold in Europe.
Thank you very much for this timely video! I am just reseraching my options for a relatively durable phone that would stay with me long-term and I am thinking of Nokia XR20 and XCover Pro. I am not sure if I want to pay double for the XCover 6 Pro but perhaps I should consider, if it's good. What do you think, is the XCover 6 Pro's repairability and long-term durability better than XCover Pro's?
Hi, its a tough decision, both are great devices. But parts for Nokia would generally be harder to find vs Samsung. If you are purchasing direct from Nokia, then you would be able to send it in for any repairs (you would have to pay) but if you get it elsewhere, they wont accept it in for any repairs. So up to you, but both are reliable and would last. My dad left his XR20 on the roof of his car and it fell on the freeway, got ran over multiple times before he found it on the side of the road and it was still operating fine, the back cover had gotten damaged and it took me 2 months to find a replacement lol. But the phone survived. He's also used the original Xcover pro for a long period and that was a solid device as well.
must be a different xcover 6 pro lol, i opened mine up, wanted to get the to the headphone jack, removed screw, wouldn't budge at all, oh and the screen's cables and all damn very sensitive, you can bust them pretty easy without a single mark or damage on them, so you got lucky with the screen here
@@PBKreviews I was looking at the Carrier, but have not tried it - but I thought you could nearly design what apps you want on your mobile with it from your computer???? I don't know, but I will have to further look into it. I think you get 1 year of using there app after buying the mobile. After that you need to pay more if you wanna use it as far as I can gather.
I bought one of these for gigwork. I run it naked, and it is a tank, akin to the old Nokia's. I've dropped it MANY times onto concrete, and minus a small chunk missing from the case, it it is fine. Not a scratch on the screen or camera lenses.
Thank you for this interesting video. It shows that the smartphone has a nice and repairable design, which I did not expect. /But/ now I wonder about the IP68 rating: I dont' see any type of serious sealing that IMO will prevent water to go inside the casing. Does this mean that the water enters the casing, but that the components are water resistant?
You're welcome. The rubber gasket lining around the battery cover/back door prevent water from getting in as well as rubber gaskets and filters over the openings for the speakers etc.
@@PBKreviews There is a review of the XCover 6 pro where the youtuber puts the phone in water and sees what happens. The rubber gasket for the battery proves to be useless, there is water inside. But the phone survives as advertised. So I wonder... (reference: oPDe67YVRoA -- just for information, I am not related to him and am not trying to promote him)
@@lostandfoundplaces Yea saw that as well, but I don't really care much for the water thing anyway.... They promoted so much bullshit and took our batteries years ago - like I don't bath with my mobile..... Okay...
@@PBKreviews Someone talked about the US version being able to charge at 25 watts and the rest outside only 15 watts - not sure if there is anything to this. That would be another difference as well to be aware of. Known anything about it?
I wish this phone was globally available. I'd rather buy a durable phone for my kid and myself than have to constantly replace screens or backs by dropping.
They have unlocked versions which you can purchase from ebay or other sites, you would just need to make sure the network bands are compatible with the network you want to use it on.
They always had the ability, they just did not want to do it. It was purposely done long ago to take away sanity things from the users, the same with Google Android taking more control.
Old school Samsung build. Vapor chamber, nice.
yea, did not even know what it was so had to look it up. Yea very nice... I wonder...... I need to have one I think to test out and see if it is the new king since LG V20.
Ordered one... maybe getting it on monday.... I have 3 batteries for it and some external chargers although there is another option as well that seems good.
I was always curious about this phone because of the great midrange processor as well as the removable battery, but I am impressed that they took the effort to add in a vapor chamber to cool the 778G. I'm starting to really want one, it's just a shame that it is impossible to get in some regions(including where I am)
I have had this for 2 month in the nordic area.
It is an amazing phone with seldom mentioned wifi 6E . Super snappy CPU.
Once it gets to your area, you will love it for its longevity, sustainability and ruggedness. Enjoy.
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Not availabe in my country too. I will place an order from amazon usa tomorrow.
Good processor, decent price, durable, and removable battery....Shame that Samsung doesn't sell this in Korea since I would have bought this for my grandparents in an instant
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Thanks for this teardown! You are the reason I'm buying this phone! :D
you're welcome 👍
@@PBKreviews a question: at the display removement you speak a little bit too fast. Did you say that the display had to be heated to lift it up?
reminded me of my first smartphone, galaxy s5, loved it!
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Yea it does seem to smell like the good old days. finally....
I just bought this phone and now watching this video really makes me feel even better about the repairability of it! So far the phone is AWESOME! It's replacing my lg v20 and I love it so far :DDD
Thanks for doing this teardown! It's well done and quite insightful :)
You're welcome :)
I also replaced V20 with this. There's a few things I'm missing but this is definitely the only feasible alternative to it. Just need to find a good version of Gcam mod to compensate for the shitty camera.
Removable batt is a gem
@@Sceme1991 Can you elborate on the G mod for the camera. Never heard of such a thing.
Oh my one of the LG V20 brothers! I'm looking at it right now if it could replace it.....
They missed a a point with this design - mainly while this is pretty straightforward to take apart, it would have been nice if we didn't have to take the screen off. As with the back able to come off in theory they could have put in screws on the back plate to take apart the internal parts. At least though it's much, much easier than my Samsung S7 Active to disassemble. As the screen easily breaks to the point that many phone fix stores don't want to try and fix S7 Active phones...
Nice! If only this were more available worldwide. 👍
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Samsung went old school with this one
Yup!
Finally someone went back to good old days of sanity. Like young people thinking this is new - like this was the good old days when sanity was somewhat still around!!!!
@@PBKreviews Even back in the days of my LG V20, people where amazed of the ability to change the battery.....
Not yet available in USA. Spoke to Samsung techs who said the current version is called Galaxy XCover Pro. They couldn’t say when the Xcover6 would be available. I went ahead and purchased the XCover from Verizon, who transferred me to Samsung online to complete the purchase for $500. There are some differences between these two, primarily the 6 would be 5G capable.
Should be available in the US on Oct 20th. Also the XCover6 pro has better heat management with the vapor chamber but yep, the XCover pro is a good device as well.
@@PBKreviews Xcover pro is a terrible phone because it uses exynos processor which is the worst phone processor brand in the world.
@@123Osaka456 So what is wrong with it?
Is this tiny connector beside the sd card slot is the socket for external antenna?
That's what I wanted to ask also. Looks like it could be an U.FL or other type of mini connector.
Oh hey! Look it is possible to offer removable battery, sd card slot, headphone jack and make the phone water proof. Such an invention by Samsung, boy I sure do hop they put this technology in their Uber flagship phones.
/s
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But, but, but everyone totes uses wireless earphones!11!1!! /s
The reason why they don't put micro slots and 3.5mm jacks is because they want you to get you pay more for their services, like cloud storage and wireless ear buds that have to be constantly replaced due batteries wearing out or loosing the ear buds very easily. Because it turns out no cords = much easier to loose.
@@The_Mess85 Yea everything the mobile companies did years ago was planned and done on purpose - not what the users wanted but what the companies wanted and pushed on all of us not giving us a single alternative to choose for 7 years..... And people are still looking for something to replace the LG V20 which I got myself and have had 3 of since then.
Great video! Just what I was looking for and no unreleated yada yada.
Thanks!
amazing phone in every way. About to throw a new screen in mine now!
Nicely done sir 😊👍
Thanks! :)
I agree, very nice and thanks for the video. I think I can help the users as well, if I get one. I think we can get some external charging the batteries like it should be. It should be a possibility!!!!
I like this one. Other brands should do it too
Yup, would be good if every manufacturer would offer at least one model phone like this in their lineup.
@@PBKreviews I think they made a deal long ago to not do it. Because people have wanted these standard things for years and years without anyone making any alternative. Many are still on the LG V20 and have been trying to find something that could replace it - the last real flagship with the 3 essentials. And I even needed to order it from Hongkong to get one as it was not sold in Europe.
Thank you very much for this timely video! I am just reseraching my options for a relatively durable phone that would stay with me long-term and I am thinking of Nokia XR20 and XCover Pro. I am not sure if I want to pay double for the XCover 6 Pro but perhaps I should consider, if it's good. What do you think, is the XCover 6 Pro's repairability and long-term durability better than XCover Pro's?
Also, big thanks for informing me and others of the shortcomings of Motorola Defy!
Hi, its a tough decision, both are great devices. But parts for Nokia would generally be harder to find vs Samsung. If you are purchasing direct from Nokia, then you would be able to send it in for any repairs (you would have to pay) but if you get it elsewhere, they wont accept it in for any repairs. So up to you, but both are reliable and would last. My dad left his XR20 on the roof of his car and it fell on the freeway, got ran over multiple times before he found it on the side of the road and it was still operating fine, the back cover had gotten damaged and it took me 2 months to find a replacement lol. But the phone survived. He's also used the original Xcover pro for a long period and that was a solid device as well.
must be a different xcover 6 pro lol, i opened mine up, wanted to get the to the headphone jack, removed screw, wouldn't budge at all, oh and the screen's cables and all damn very sensitive, you can bust them pretty easy without a single mark or damage on them, so you got lucky with the screen here
Does Samsung load the phone with lots of Samsung-made bloatware and other apps that you cannot remove? Or is it close to stock Android?
Depends which version you get. Carrier provided ones will probably have more bloatware vs straight unlocked version of the phone.
My unlocked one has only two apps that I can't remove.
@@PBKreviews I was looking at the Carrier, but have not tried it - but I thought you could nearly design what apps you want on your mobile with it from your computer???? I don't know, but I will have to further look into it. I think you get 1 year of using there app after buying the mobile. After that you need to pay more if you wanna use it as far as I can gather.
Are there any versions of this phone with dual band GPS?
Very interesting.... I wonder if I should try this mobile out. It looks very nice.
А то, что просят пользователи, ну никак не сделать!
I bought one of these for gigwork. I run it naked, and it is a tank, akin to the old Nokia's. I've dropped it MANY times onto concrete, and minus a small chunk missing from the case, it it is fine. Not a scratch on the screen or camera lenses.
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Phones should be like this no need for beauty as most use back cover
Thank you for this interesting video. It shows that the smartphone has a nice and repairable design, which I did not expect. /But/ now I wonder about the IP68 rating: I dont' see any type of serious sealing that IMO will prevent water to go inside the casing. Does this mean that the water enters the casing, but that the components are water resistant?
You're welcome. The rubber gasket lining around the battery cover/back door prevent water from getting in as well as rubber gaskets and filters over the openings for the speakers etc.
@@PBKreviews There is a review of the XCover 6 pro where the youtuber puts the phone in water and sees what happens. The rubber gasket for the battery proves to be useless, there is water inside. But the phone survives as advertised. So I wonder... (reference: oPDe67YVRoA -- just for information, I am not related to him and am not trying to promote him)
@@lostandfoundplaces Yea saw that as well, but I don't really care much for the water thing anyway.... They promoted so much bullshit and took our batteries years ago - like I don't bath with my mobile..... Okay...
Samsung is the true innovation hub in smartphones
.... this is old stuff, like when Mobiles was sane. Not old enough to remember?
I have one with very bad reception. Anything i Can do ?
Anyone know where to buy the frame seal? I prefer instead of liquid glue.
Question: is the Memory/SIM-Card Slot permanent on the Mainboard? Or can it be replaced?
Hi, its on a replaceable flex cable. You can disconnect the flex cable from the mainboard and peel it off (held on with adhesive).
Is this the US modele or outside?
umm I don't remember off the top of my head since it was a while ago I did it, but I believe it was an international model.
Is it possible, to put 2 SIM-cards and a MicroSD-Card in or is it just 2 Sims /1 Sim + MicroSD?
Thanks a lot
Yes you can have 2 sims and a micro sd, since the micro sd slot is seated above the sim reader slot, so all 3 can be in at the same time.
@@PBKreviews Thank you!
@@PBKreviews Mine has one SIM slot (plus a uSD slot) and an eSIM.
How to take out the sim
@@JAYDEEE75 Just take the back off, you can see the SIM and uSD slots.
anyone know where to buy parts?
You can find the screen on ebay, as for other parts, not sure if they are widely available yet.
when it arrives locally, get a wifi 6E router.
Amazing performance ....I thought.
Good job
Thank you :)
Samsung 1 - Fairphone 0 , like the number of jack connector
thankyou
You're welcome!
wery good
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I got an unlocked US version, and it only came with one sim card slot...
Yeah its possible different regions may vary.
@@PBKreviews Someone talked about the US version being able to charge at 25 watts and the rest outside only 15 watts - not sure if there is anything to this. That would be another difference as well to be aware of. Known anything about it?
It's 2024 and there's still 7 months left for the successor. If one even gets released.
It technically did tho it’s a sidegrade at best.
Maybe in 2025/2026 will get the 8 pro
How to take out the sim, mine is from Vietnam and only has one sim card...
Some versions apparently only have 1 sim slot, something to be aware of if you want 2.
Smh why can't Samsung design it's Galaxy line of phones like this?
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Because it's not profitable if the consumer could replace an old battery without tools.
Galaxy is waterproof.
It is evil design choices that started long ago against us the users. It was standard in the past.
I wish this phone was globally available. I'd rather buy a durable phone for my kid and myself than have to constantly replace screens or backs by dropping.
They have unlocked versions which you can purchase from ebay or other sites, you would just need to make sure the network bands are compatible with the network you want to use it on.
So samsung can make repairable phones with removable battery and waterproof 🤔🤔🤔
Yup :)
They always had the ability, they just did not want to do it. It was purposely done long ago to take away sanity things from the users, the same with Google Android taking more control.
They always been able to do it - but the mobile companies seemed to make a deal long ago to.... F the users.
censorship on this platform is just utter.... sigh
Nice
Thanks
First
Samsung bloated battery
bloated battery?
plenaty space for bigger battery! why not give extra battery? Ha tfu Samsung
Well, in the old days we could order different sizes of batteries made by 3 parties.... in the days where all phones could replace batteries.
can you insert and eject sim card without pulling off battery first?
not as far as I can see, but you can do it with the MicroSD card if you are careful like the LG V20 as far as I can see ;)