Samsung will sell replacement parts for Galaxy phones and tablets
Samsung is partnering with iFixit to create repair guides and sell replacement parts for some Galaxy phones and tablets.
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March 31, 2022 1:01pm Comment Corbin Davenport
Samsung will sell replacement parts for Galaxy phones and tablets
Tech companies love to tout how their products are more friendly to the environment, but it often amounts to little more than marketing. For example, while Apple uses smaller boxes and more recycled materials in its newer products, the company has also fought against right-to-repair legislation that could extend the life of older iPhones and Mac computers and keep them out of landfills. Samsung is now taking another small step towards sustainability, with the promise to sell replacement parts for repair to anyone.
Repair shops can already purchase replacement components for Samsung’s phones and tablets, but starting “this summer,” Samsung says anyone will be able to purchase the parts for self-repairs. The program will start with the Galaxy S20 and S21 lineup, as well as the Galaxy Tab S7 Plus. Samsung will sell display assemblies with integrated batteries, back glass panels, and charging ports, and you’ll be able to return used parts to Samsung to recycle.
The company said in a press release, “Samsung consumers will get access to genuine device parts, repair tools, and intuitive, visual, step-by-step repair guides.” Samsung is partnering with iFixit to create the repair guides, which seems to be a growing trend with electronics manufacturers — Valve recently worked with iFixit to sell parts and create repair guides for the Steam Deck console.
Samsung says it plans to extend parts availability to more devices. The new Galaxy S22 series is notably missing from the current list, and the inclusion of only one Galaxy Tab model is a bit strange. Still, assuming Samsung follows through with its plans (and the replacement parts aren’t overpriced), it’s a great move to keep functioning phones and tablets out of landfills.
iFixit already has repair guides available for the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy S21 Plus, and the rest of the guides will be available “in the coming weeks.”
Source: Samsung, iFixit
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All current Galaxy S phones are pretty much the same in terms of hardware, give or take a front facing camera or led flash. So given that Samsung has just unveiled the Infuse 4G (labeled a Galaxy S phone), and has also announced it will still unveil new phones at WMC 2011 (including dual core phones), it sounds like Samsung intends on having different levels of Galaxy S phones this time around. I'm thinking the infuse is going to be considered their entry level Galaxy S phone, hence it's early introduction at CES 2011, and the upper end Galaxy S phones (dual-core) will be the ones to be announced at WMC 2011. Given how Samsung has come out with some seriously beautiful designs in other devices (Series 9 laptop, TV line up, heck even their appliances) I'm hoping for something really exciting at WMC 2011.
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Source: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...s5s-525-inch-qhd-amoled-display-report-462909
"As we are approaching the end of 2013, Samsung's alleged 2014 flagship smartphone; the Galaxy S5 is hitting the rumour mill on a regular basis. The latest buzz about Samsung's next flagship reveals that it would sport a 5.25-inch QHD (Quad HD) AMOLED display and that it has entered mass production.
Sammobile*cites a*Korean publication*and claims that the display for alleged Galaxy S5 would comprise diamond pixel arrangement, which the company has reportedly used on Samsung's 2013 flagship smartphone,*Galaxy S4*and recently unveiled*Galaxy Note 3. The report suggests that the new diamond pixel arrangement would offer enhanced sharpness and pixel density.
Further, the Galaxy S5's screen resolution is said to be 1440x2560 pixels, with the pixel density to be 560ppi, much in-line with our earlier reports. Not too long ago, a GFXBench listing had revealed a device codenamedSamsung SM-G900S sporting a screen resolution of 1440x2560 pixels*(2K).
Recent reports have already suggested that the South Korean manufacturer has plans to*release two versions of the alleged Galaxy S5. As per the report, there would be two variants of the Galaxy S5: a premium variant which would sport a metal chassis and a flexible OLED, and a variant which will come with the usual plastic body, as found on other Galaxy smartphones.
Earlier this month, a report claimed that the*South Korean maker would again use plastic for its next flagship smartphone, instead of the*metal chassis rumoured for quite some time.
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4000mAh....
I wish but I don't think that's going to happen.
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Back in September 2014, NVIDIA launched a lawsuit against Samsung Galaxy devices equipped with Qualcomm SoCs. NVIDIA stated that Samsung and Qualcomm violated its GPU unit vectors and 6 other GPU data processing utility patents. NVIDIA asked for a ban on all Galaxy devices starting from Galaxy S3 to Galaxy Note 4.
In December 2014, Samsung launched a countersuit with several of its utility patents on transistors and data occupational vectors. Samsung asked for a ban on all NVIDIA devices including SHIELD devices.
In April 2015, pretrial hearing concluded 6 patents in favor of NVIDIA and 1 patent in favor of Samsung.
There are several other companies such as HTC, Sony, LG, and Nokia that utilize Qualcomm SoC processors and GPU units, but NVIDIA targeted only Samsung (the biggest company out of all phone manufacturers). If the final ruling concludes in favor of NVIDIA, Samsung will be required to provide them with monetary damages (possibly as high as $4 billion) and removing its devices from all the stores in the US.
What do you think about this lawsuit?
Is there a connection between apple and nvidia?
I think Apple paid NVIDIA to sue Samsung. Although NVIDIA is a tech giant, I don't think it has that much money to hire lawyers from top universities and the Supreme Court. And why now lol? Samsung used Qualcomm chips since Galaxy S3 which debuted in 2012. It took three years for NVIDIA to realize that Samsung was using their technology?
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Is there a connection between apple and nvidia?
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no because they would sue them on the patented connection
I think if the verdict goes to Nvidia's favor, Samsung will just pay... and we all thought Microsoft was the devil... it turns out, to me, it is Crapple...
Someone should make one like the qi receivers for the Note 4. I contacted Looppay who sells the MST cards but they only replied back the galaxy s6 and Note 5 has it built in.
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I was literally researching this topic an hour ago... Here are my findings:
Samsung acquired LoopPay back in February 2015. LoopPay had a few products aimed at iPhones to give it contactless payment using MST.
2. LoopPay has 2 different products according to their site; MST sleeve for the iPhone 5/5s/6/6Plus and a standalone "card" that is programmable.
There is no official news that Samsung will provide a bolt-on accessory for other Samsung devices. My theory/hope is that there will be some kind of accessory in the near future for S5 and Note 4 devices to help boost the adoption rate of Samsung Pay. The pessimistic side of me thinks that Samsung bought LoopPay exclusively to leverage the MST patents and block any MST tech from ending up in Apple's future devices - a smart move, but has no plans to create any accessories for older Samsung devices nor license out the patents on MST to 3rd party accessory makers like NFC and Qi wireless charging accessories.
FYI....
Galaxy Watches and Buds 2 Pro are now better companions for your phone's camera
The Samsung Galaxy Watches and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are now better companions for your Samsung phone's camera. Here's how.
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Yeah I went with another pair of Buds+.
Twice the battery life and they stay in place.
There's no "wings" on the Buds2 pro to help them to stay in place. The Buds+ also double as ear protection because they are sealed.
So... once again I went with a older Samsung product then it's newer counterpart because of the lose of key features. Not to mention a significant price increase.
Losing the wing and the 5 hour battery life killed it for me. Whenever you buy one of these designs you don't know if the fit will work or not until you actually wear them.
So knowing the older design does work for me also tempered my decision. Upgrading from the original Buds to the Buds+ was an easy decision as their physical dimensions are identical, even the wings are interchangeable. Win-win the older Buds can be a parts queen now
The watches, meh, thought about it but not really that useful for me. kciD Tracey would've love them though...