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The folks over at iFixit have torn down Samsung’s latest curved wonder — the Galaxy S6 edge — to reveal all its internals.
The teardown reveals that Samsung has used abundance of glue on the Galaxy S6 edge to keep all its components in place. It also reveals that the non-removable battery on the Galaxy S6 edge is buried below the mid frame and motherboard, which makes it almost impossible for any advanced user to replace the battery themselves.
In addition, iFixit states that the curved 3D glass on the S6 edge costs as much as 26$ to manufacture, thanks largely due to the low yield issues. This means that in case you ever require a display replacement, be ready to shell out more than what is usually required
The teardown also corroborates Chipworks finding from last week that all the various chips found inside the Galaxy S6 edge are made by Samsung itself.
In the end, the website gives Samsung’s latest Galaxy a repairability score of 3 out of 10 due to the “high probability of destroying the display during glass replacement” and the battery being buried below the mid frame with lots of glue. This score is only slightly better than the HTC One M9, which received a repairability score of 2 out of 10 from iFixit.
[Via iFixit]
