Service center for the repair of Chinese phones
Evgeny Kharitonov,
In modern telephones, craftsmen are greeted with "dastardly" incompatible screws, batteries in "hard-to-reach places" and glue so that it is not convenient to repair. Repairing a "clever" model is very expensive, if at all undertaken. And today we will tell you about the most unsuitable smartphones for repair.
No need to pay to buy from China - a reader's experience
As we learned in the introduction, this article was created mainly by writing from our reader who decided to share his experience with us. We thank him very much for submitting his writings. Exactly three weeks later, the expected phone was at home. At first glance, the phone will not have the impression of a cheap phone at all.
The display had a solid display and the system seemed quite lively. The problems arose after closer examination. After exchanging several emails we agreed to exchange the purchased goods. Here, at least, you can contact the seller directly. Let's take a look at the situation. It's a mechanism that we just don't care about in that kind of money.
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LgG6 - buyers are to blame
The very case when Korean engineers have the right to say "we are not like this - this is how life is!" Because LG to the last resisted the fashion for thin, stuffed with glue and inhumanly (in relation to "repairmen") designed mobile phones. Because the LG G3 was a superbly designed flagship and was not easily repairable, but (8 points out of 10 for maintainability). The LG Nexus 5, even with its die-cast design, which Google requested, allowed for a simple replacement of any filling. It was not difficult to “wave” a battery, speaker, vibration motor, micro-USB port or even a microcircuit.
And here we see the biggest problem. Put the ingredients together, combine them and pack a whole bunch of coats to China. However, we cannot count on any release control or customer support at this price. It will be at a very low level and we no longer need to update or repair. Money for developers software is that a company that sells devices cheaply probably won't.
And this is what our reader did and he also tried out how to shop for his customers. Perhaps someone reading the previous paragraph might think that buying phones from China is not recommended, but vice versa. Even in China, you can choose really great and get a very good unit for a fraction of the price. However, we should not be disguised with all the models the world has never heard of, and only the selection of proven models. Otherwise, it is usually a lottery and we cannot know in advance what to expect from the device.
The G4 was not just repairable, but a sensationally practical mobile phone with a removable battery and a casing that could be opened after a little fiddling with cogs, at a time when the Galaxy S6 was already cast and glass. The LG G5 already had a non-removable cover, but it was easy to disassemble it - dismantle the screws in place of the "battery-clip", and all the giblets of the smartphone are in front of your eyes.
And what is the opinion of the person himself? We recommend that you carefully consider the following three points when shopping in China: the seller, the phone model, and the payment method. It should be noted that a Chinese reseller does not have a deadline to resolve a claim and most of the time the customer must rely on the dealer's seriousness and willingness to resolve the issue.
We always recommend buying phones from original Chinese manufacturers and avoid clones. These manufacturers know that they will never be able to go outside China and will not try to build a customer base because of the quality of their devices, which is pathetic in most cases. The number of Chinese stores is growing steadily, not all of them are solid. Before you buy a merchant, you need to check it out.
Did the "human" design help the sales of the G-series? Absolutely not - Apple, Samsung and Sony were selling hard-to-repair smartphones in large quantities and did not know grief. Therefore, in G6 we have what we have.
The G6 has some symbolic shock resistance (MIL-STD-810G means that the smartphone was dropped 26 times on plywood from a height of 1.2 meters, and it survived). But the glass on both sides means that you will not have a "lucky ticket" - you will break either the back cover or the display. One such "unbreakable" (according to LG representatives) G6 right at the Russian presentation.
The most important point of buying in China is the payment method. You can do this within 45 days of purchase. You can find out how to open a dispute here. If you want to avoid unexpected adventures, we recommend buying a phone in China through a Czech reseller who takes responsibility for the delivery of goods and complaints.
Finally, we would like to thank our reader who sent us their experience to the editor. They combine workmanship, good functional hardware and a reasonable price that smartphone manufacturers usually get after a while in discounts.
The back cover of the G6 is filled with glue from the inside, so it must be warmed up before dismantling. The display is also glued almost tightly - the consequences of water resistance according to the IP68 class.
Otherwise, everything is not so sad: the cooling of the processor is of high quality and can be easily dismantled, the connectors (3.5 mm for headphones and USB-C) are modular, it is not difficult to replace them, the battery is super-fireproof - LG learned a lesson from the failure of colleagues with a fire Samsung Galaxy Note 7. But the iPhone 7, with the same water resistance and stereo speakers, and an even hotter processor, is less troublesome to disassemble and much more durable. Therefore, the G6 does not give serious reasons for joy - a mobile phone is just as troublesome to disassemble, like new brothers, only more fragile.
They combine high quality hardware at an affordable price
Paradoxically, there is no official distribution yet. The company imports phones directly from China, reviews them at its service center, records them with Czech localization, and replaces the Chinese charger with a Czech one. While this is not an official distribution, as the customer is legally guaranteed with a two-year warranty, he or she doesn't care. However, smartphones themselves do not yet have a choice, and they distance themselves from sales and after-sales service. Due to the lack of local support, problems may arise with the device itself.
SonyXperiaZ5 - loss of water resistance and "traps" during repair
Unlike LG, Sony's complex cell phone repair is an old story. In fact, the water resistant Xperia was the first to prepare the craftsmen for what they are now seeing at LG and Samsung. For example, 4 years ago, using the Xperia Z as an example, service workers got used to the fact that a non-removable back cover needs to be heated before removing it, and to the fact that to dismantle the motherboard you need to ... remove the display, which was held on water-resistant tape. In general, the guys were delighted with.
In case of purchases from abroad, expert localization of software and power adapter is required. When shopping, make sure you are buying from a trusted and well-selling store. He will provide you with a legal guarantee and proper service. If the phone meets everything, there should be no problem. We can indeed restore a large number of phones at a really good price. Our trained staff can now estimate the cost of the repair and its complexity as detailed. In 15 years of practice, we can say that a phone canceled in sea \u200b\u200bwaterdoes not really go away, and we will not drag you for more money and give you extra hope.
So delighted that the location of the cables, the rigid attachment of the motherboard inside (there is a chance to bend it when you remove it) and the inevitable backlash of the case + loss of water resistance after repair have become a trademark feature of all 5 generations of the Z-series.
Not much has changed in the flagship of 2015, the Xperia Z5 - there is a lot of glue on the back cover that needs to be removed from the case with suction cups. The scanner is on the side, which is very difficult to access, a huge amount of glue is everywhere: on the display (which is difficult to remove from the case and can be replaced only after complete disassembly), on the camera, microphones - everywhere! Only the battery can be reinstalled without any problems, but even then the Xperia's water resistance will be questionable.
For a really good cell phone repair, you need two important things. Get a feel for how to do it and how to do it. In the field of human resources, we have really very experienced professionals who have really gone through a few mobile phones. In an Authorized Service, a large number of repairs are handled by exchanging the entire phone as they replace and repair things. In our country, we are trying to repair mobile phones. On the other hand, we are not "garages", so we do not solder mobile phones with a solder mesh, we do not place mobile phone into a hot air oven and do not insert phones with a second glue.
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There is a lot of glue, which makes the smartphone difficult to disassemble and almost impossible to waterproof after repair. Additional complications in replacing the fingerprint scanner, microphone and front camera. |
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Controversial model. Good display, good battery life, very nice body, but terrible noise cancellation in the camera, helpless auto-mode for photos, constant overheating when shooting 4K videos and playing games. Take the risk? We use quality tools such as microscopes, magnifying glasses, hot soldering tools, micro soldering tools and other quality tools. It always depends on the mobile phone model, so we recommend that you first contact us by phone, where the technician will confirm if we have all the necessary spare parts and you can arrange a repair time. For example, the problem can come from a phone imported from China where the big problem is getting spare parts, so when buying these phones it is recommended to buy in two parts and leave them to be repaired. |
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How much is |
28 thousand rubles (official retail) 22-24 thousand rubles ("gray" retail) |
SamsungGalaxyS7 edge- the most inconvenient Samsung to repair
Craftsmen simply hate to repair the Galaxy S7 edge (and "just S7" too), but the owners of the flagship Samsung are still welcomed with open arms - the most "bread" customers.
I have broken glass that you can replace?
Many authorized service providers do not fix this problem, but they rate it as mechanical damage and suggest replacing the entire board. For mobile phones where we have experience that this fix is \u200b\u200bpossible, we suggest it. Don't be afraid to ask you here. The touch layer is very tightly bound to the display and this repair was not possible until a few years ago. IN recent times there are exact procedures for this. We offer this service for some phones. If you have broken glass, we recommend contacting you with a specific phone model.
In terms of ease of repair, Samsung plummeted in 2014 with the Galaxy S5. The Quartet and older Galaxy could be repaired in any basement, quickly and inexpensively. With the launch of the Galaxy S5, which also had a removable lid and removable battery. Simply because for any Galaxy S5 repair, you first need to ... dig out the display, so much so as not to damage the frame. And it is better to release in advance the loop of the "Home" key, which is located at the back. Then you need to dismantle the screws under the screen, remove the plug above the motherboard, and then separate the microcircuit from another plug. On the one hand, replacing the display itself has become easier (if you have the right adhesive to restore the water resistance of your smartphone). On the other hand, the design, how to put it more culturally, is delusional, and Samsung itself admitted this when it abandoned it in future models.
Do you know touch repair is good?
The display is usually the most sensitive part of the phone, which is why we also suggest cell Phones and covers after renovation. Sometimes we find that the competition is using low quality adhesives and methods in which the touch is not held and the dirt gets in here.
Can you clean your phone from dust?
Every time we service a phone, we clean the phone from dirt that gets into the phone during use. It is based on the type of mobile phone. For some phones, simply cleaning or removing the metal ICs that fit the speaker and microphone magnet is sufficient. Sometimes there is a problem getting this part. For example, for some phones, you need to dismantle the phone almost to the last screw, so we cannot generally say how timely and cost-effective the repair is.
But you are wrong to think that the disassembly has become easier in the new Galaxy - starting with the S6 Samsung flagships have become "beautiful on the face, creepy inside." The same problems in all newfangled "Koreans" are the glass case, which tends to crack during disassembly, the battery (the first candidate for replacement in an old smartphone, if the owner was neat) is hidden in the middle (!) Of the smartphone, and it is not so easy to replace it.
The signal is lost, will he measure it somehow?
It is always best to contact us and an experienced technician will tell you the number of repairs immediately. Very often the phone gives a full signal, and when we need to call someone, he does not have it at all. And there are special measuring devices. Some advantage of our store is that the signal in the building where we live is bad, so the mobile phone is forced to broadcast at full capacity. If the phone is damaged, this error will affect us. These defects can be fixed and corrected.
The maintainability of Samsung's flagships has reached the bottom with the Galaxy S7 edge. A huge amount of glue, which is inconvenient to get rid of during disassembly, cables that are wrapped around the display frame (and there is a high risk of damaging them during disassembly. And everything is stuffed as tightly as possible - so much so that the super-expensive display needs to be removed to replace the burnt-out micro-USB port .A perfect example of how a manufacturer forces to remove tonsils masters through hard-to-reach places. For this reason, even replacing a battery or audio jack will cost you some 3,000-4,000 rubles, and you will have to pay 15 thousand for the display - this is half the cost of S7 edge in "gray" retail ...
Do you also buy damaged phones?
We provide repair touch screen, display, signal, buttons, home buttons, battery replacement and other parts of the phone. If your phone is damaged and you purchased a new one and you don't want to get it repaired, you have two options. The first option is to provide us with a phone for environmental recycling. This service is free and the phone will be disassembled and reworked. This usually interrupts phones when corrosive liquid arrives when the device cannot be rescued. The second option, when the phone still matters, is to sell us the phone.
Galaxy S8, oddly enough, delivers less inconvenience to repair - it is still very difficult to replace the protective glass without damaging the display, the number of seals has remained the same since the S7 edge. But without the ill-fated hardware key "Home" under the screen, replacing the idiotic fingerprint scanner and power key has become easier, the antennas in the case were not installed by misanthropists, and the screen itself costs repair shops cheaper than it did when S7 edge was launched.
We will fix the phone and offer it to other customers as it is used with your own warranty. What is the guarantee process for buying a smartphone in China? Here are the answers to all of these questions. Chinese smartphones are becoming more and more popular. They are very low price makes the flagship model from your center afford virtually every pole. However, remember that nothing is free. When you buy equipment in China, you pay less, but at the same time, you give up the privilege of buying equipment in the European Union.
HtcOneM9 - easier to throw away immediately
If the Galaxy S7 edge is always repaired for you, albeit for a lot of money, then they will not even take up the repair of HTC flagships. Surprisingly, HTC is so master of their craft that they managed to create a thick smartphone in a metal (not glass) case, without water resistance (which interferes with disassembly), but almost impossible to repair.
What is China Warranty Service?
Take this guarantee, for example. You will need to ship the phone directly to China where it will be repaired and then shipped back to Poland. You may have to pay for both. Our reader, Maciej Shkudlarek, told us about this.
How long is the warranty process in China?
Only if a repair service is not available in the Polish service will it be sent to China. This is a very good half-measure that should be interested in a prudent and economical person. In short, any buyer who is aware of an equipment buyer in the Middle States. In a nutshell, quite a while. A day later, he flew from Poland, and 09 went to China. Unfortunately, the site was interested in customs. That's why the seller had to bail out the device and fill out some paperwork.
On the one hand, the back cover does not need to be warmed up before dismantling it - this is a plus. The shock resistance of the smartphone if it does not land on the display is also good. But the battery is glued to the motherboard and sits underneath it, on the display side. And the display itself can be replaced after the smartphone is completely disassembled. After dismantling all parts that are held either by adhesive tape or by glue. Reassembly is just as complicated and nervous, and everything will inevitably be "on snot" in comparison with the factory state, so be prepared for the fact that your One M9 or M8 (smartphones are structurally similar) no one wants to repair. And if such daredevils are found, they will certainly win back on your wallet for "moral damage" in the process of disassembling / assembling the filling of the HTC flagship disgusting in organization.
Although HTC remains the ugliest smartphone from a constructive point of view, the debut One M7 is already. In it, first you had to warm up and tear off the screen from the case, and then, without disconnecting the display from the microcircuit (because the cables are somewhere deep inside), carefully pick out with "spoons" - so much so as not to damage either the microcircuit, nor the connectors, nor the camera ... The procedure is a level when you pick out cartilage from bones in soup, with the difference that you immediately do "yum-yum" with cartilage and do not care about their safety, and the filling of the smartphone can "grunt" and increase the cost of repair at any time. And, of course, a huge amount of adhesive tape, with which "a proctology session to them. One M7 ”becomes even more fun and exciting.
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What's wrong with maintainability |
To replace the display, you need to go through all the circles of hell of a complete disassembly The battery is glued to the motherboard and is difficult to access All components are held on glue and adhesive tape - there is a risk of damaging the filling even with careful repair |
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2 points out of 10 |
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And if you do not take into account maintainability? |
A strikingly beautiful and brutal mobile phone with good speakers, a bright display, terrible performance, poor camera and battery life. Bury it and put it under protection so that suddenly no one accidentally buys it. |
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How much is |
43 thousand rubles (official retail) 20 thousand rubles ("gray" retail) |
Nexus 6 P - Huawei disposable, tastefulGoogle
Usually, the repair of Chinese smartphones is an elementary task. For example, budget Lenovo (for some reason, very popular among the people) are some of the easiest smartphones to disassemble / assemble in general. Most Huawei models also do not cause problems in repair - the Chinese came up with "junk" electronics very late, so even the recent two-eyed Honor 6X can be disassembled with a plastic plate and a screwdriver - there is no glue or ingenious adhesive tape in it. The new "shovel" Mate 9 already has glue, but constructive "meanness-tricks" in comparison with the Galaxy S7 edge or Htc one There is no M9 - everything is in its usual places and is dismantled after the usual spot heating.
But the Nexus 6P, which was designed in conjunction with Google ("geniuses" of industrial design), on the idiocy of the design can rival as much as the first generation of Apple iPhone. First you need to warm up the back cover and pick out part of it with suction cups. Then you need to break off the glass part that covers the cameras (and she even without such procedures). After that, you will see an almost solid motherboard (good, at least uSB-C connector can be replaced separately), with a cutout for the battery. The battery is glued to ... the display and for further disassembly it will have to be pulled out with great effort and great care. The display will have to be replaced only after complete disassembly (cover, battery, cameras, connectors, speakers). At the same time, the rear camera, to which access opens immediately, is connected to the motherboard knows where - in the best traditions of Santa Barbara, you will find a connector only in the next series after complete disassembly. All Huawei engineers who designed this monster are prescribed rectal tonsillectomy sessions.
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What's wrong with maintainability |
To replace the display, you will have to completely disassemble the smartphone The battery is glued to the display unit A huge amount of glue on all components Glass cover on rear camera and flash - consumable when disassembling The rear camera is mounted on the opposite side of the motherboard - you can replace it only with a complete disassembly of the smartphone |
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2 points out of 10 |
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And if you do not take into account maintainability? |
The latest classic Nexus, which is not ashamed of - a good display, great rear camera, cool stereo speakers. Terrible processor (thanks to Qualcomm for that), unreasonably high price. |
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How much is |
30 thousand rubles (official retail), sold out everywhere 28 thousand rubles ("gray" retail) |