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iFixit tears down the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge – insides are neat, but tight

posted by Paul K. / Apr 07, 2015, 9:20 AM

iFixit tears down the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge – insides are neat, but tight

The guys over at iFixit got their hands on a Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and did what they do best – took it apart, slowly, patiently, and meticulously recording each and every step of the process. The handset's insides look neat, tidy, and snug, but overally – the phone is not much easier to take apart than the HTC One M9, which was torn down a couple of days ago. Access to the battery? No dice, as the juicebox is hidden behind layer upon layer of components.

Samsung's duo of flagships this year boast a design language, which has thus far been foreign to the company – a glass-and-metal construction, oozing of choice materials, in a generally enclosed phone – no more removable back cover, no more user-replacable battery, nor a microSD card slot. But alas, that's the price one has to pay, it seems, in order to get a gadget, with looks that match its tag.

The iFixit repairability score is 3/10, pretty bad, but if we look back – the Galaxy S5 wasn't very repair-friendly as well, as it required the display to be removed from the device for access to anything other than the battery.

Galaxy S6 edge teardown

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source: iFixit

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27 Comments

1. _moboy

Posts: 62; Member since: Feb 09, 2015

The battery though, why so concealed

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 9:45 AM 1

2. bur60

Posts: 981; Member since: Jul 07, 2014

No removable back so leaving out the chance that the battery loosens from it's place after a drop or something is a must.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 10:11 AM 2

3. bambamboogy02

Posts: 837; Member since: Jun 23, 2012

Also to keep the internals rigid. It's easy to bend and crack the board inside. The battery adds some resistance to being bent.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 10:23 AM 2

4. _moboy

All batteries do that, don't still see why it is so deep inside

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 10:34 AM 0

5. RaKithAPeiRiZ

Posts: 1488; Member since: Dec 29, 2011

wont be easy to repair without the help of Samsung repair services ....more cash lol

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 10:50 AM 1

6. Sauce5 unregistered

You could if you take your time. Some patience with a heat gun or blow dryer, suction cup, a screw driver, and you're all set =)

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 10:56 AM 2

11. _moboy

How does a heat gun or blow dryer fall into place here? :/ :/ :/ :/... Anyways I still think they would've achieved the same goal with the battery not having to be behind the mother board

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 12:35 PM 0

12. Sauce5 unregistered

"The handset's insides look neat, tidy, and snug, but overally – the phone is not much easier to take apart than the HTC One M9, which was torn down a couple of days ago." Do you have the ability to put context with context? If so, reread my comment :) It was a reply to "won't be easy to repair without the help of Samsung.." :/ :/ :/ :/ ...

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 12:43 PM 1

14. _moboy

Oh lool thought as much, but then you said screw driver which is a normal tool most likely used, so I thought I was missing something here

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 1:02 PM 0

15. Sauce5 unregistered

My bad :) I could have written more detail. Sometimes at work I go sit on the toilet and browse PA and other sites, rushing back before they realize someone can't possibly be taking a 30 minute poop every day lol.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 1:14 PM 4

10. Commentator

Posts: 3722; Member since: Aug 16, 2011

Maybe heat reasons? Just a guess, I'm not pretending to be an engineer.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 12:26 PM 0

7. KENTOZ

Posts: 86; Member since: Apr 03, 2015

I still prefer removable battery and plastic back cover for S6 edge

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 11:08 AM 0

16. omar300

Posts: 210; Member since: Jun 24, 2012

get s5

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 1:40 PM 0

17. maherk

Posts: 6770; Member since: Feb 10, 2012

That's why you're holding an iPhone?

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 1:49 PM 6

8. gaming64 unregistered

Still wont buy it. I need a Note 4.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 11:33 AM 2

9. Anshulonweb

Posts: 468; Member since: Feb 07, 2014

do whatever you want to do man....

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 11:42 AM 3

13. OkForAll777

Posts: 5; Member since: Apr 04, 2015

Too bad for the S6 Edge because I was planning to buy next month here in Saudi Arabia. I wish the battery will last day like my Z3 Compact.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 12:57 PM 0

19. dimas

Posts: 3343; Member since: Jul 22, 2014

It won't. Check out Erica Griffin's S6 edge review, she had the juice of 38% that is estimated to last for 4 hours & a hundred percent charge means it might last you for 10.5 hours. She even said that she charge the phone twice a day so she doesn't recommend it for the power users.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 4:33 PM 0

27. kevin91202

Posts: 642; Member since: Jun 08, 2014

Erica Griffin is not a competent tech reviewer. So, pay no attention to her.

posted on Apr 08, 2015, 9:07 PM 0

22. galanoth

Posts: 428; Member since: Nov 26, 2011

It all depends on usage. One persons normal use might be more harsh on the battery than another persons. My Nexus 6 doesn't even last a day with 3220 mah battery because I have crap cell service killing my battery and I play lots of games.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 5:39 PM 0

24. dimas

You are considered a power user because of games so that's normal with your Nexus 6. She had the T-Mobile end user product to review.

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 10:51 PM 0

18. fzacek

Posts: 2486; Member since: Jan 26, 2014

At least it's not hollow like the iPhone 6... /s

posted on Apr 07, 2015, 3:45 PM 1

20. dimas

Agree. And comparing the price to Apple's, I'd say $900 for the 128gb model is well justified for the pack of technology they used and considering that Sammy phones depreciate rapidly after 6 months.