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    Help Trying to tear down my Galaxy S2. Need Help!

    I just bought a second-hand Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 and am trying to take it apart to clean all the dust out inside. I am following this guide on iFixit https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S+II+Teardown/5861 But I'm stuck at the stage where I have to pry off the back panel...
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    OnePlus 3 teardown says the components are fairly easy to replace

    FoneArena just published a teardown of the OnePlus 3 and they gave it a score of 7.5 out of 10. They said that while the back cover was difficult to repair, the rest of the internals are fairly easy to replace.
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    HTC Vive teardown gives us a look inside a VR headset

    Wondering what it looks like inside a VR headset? iFixIt has posted one of its famous teardowns, but this time it's for the HTC Vive. The teardown aims to show how easy or difficult it is to take a device apart and fix it. The HTC Vive scored 8 out of 10, with 10 being the best.
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    LG G5 heads to iFixIt for a teardown

    The LG G5 has finally made its way to iFixIt, a company known for their in-depth teardowns and analysis. iFixIt says the LG G5 is incredibly easy to take apart, and it scored an 8/10 for repairability (with 10 being the easiest).
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    Xiaomi Mi 5 teardown by Hugo Barra hits the web

    Xiaomi CEO Hugo Barra took his company's latest flagship smartphone -- the Mi 5 -- and dismantled it. This teardown is pretty unique in that it gives us deeper insight into how the phone was built, right down to interesting facts like the Snapdragon 820 chipset being tucked beneath the RAM...
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    • hugo barra teardown video xiaomi xiaomi mi 5
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    iFixit publishes their teardown of the Oculus Rift

    The Oculus Rift has been in development for years and the VR headset has been through multiple revisions with each new dev kit. Now that the first customer version is available, iFixit has just released their teardown of the device. As with all of their teardowns, we get step by step...
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    The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge gets the iFixit teardown treatment and gets a 3/10 repairability score

    iFixit has published their teardown of the Galaxy S7 Edge, and gave it the same repairability score as the Galaxy S7. Pros and cons of the teardown include. . . - Many components are modular and can be replaced independently. - Unlike the S6 Edge, the battery can be removed without first...
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    iFixit tears down the Galaxy S7 and rates it a 3 out of 10 for repairability

    iFixit has finally published their official teardown of the Galaxy S7 and they gave it a pretty low score of 3 out of 10. Pros and cons of the teardown include. . . - Many components are modular and can be replaced independently. - Unlike the S6 Edge, the battery can be removed without first...
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    Teardown Videos of the ZTE Axon from iFixit

    A member-contributed teardown by Alex Lin has just been published on iFixit. The teardown is done in a series of 16 videos and walks you through the entire process from beginning to end.
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    BlackBerry Priv Video Tear Down

    JerryRigEverything takes us through the process of tearing down the BlackBerry Priv and shows us that the AMOLED panel can be removed and replaced in less than 10 minutes.
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    Family app sharing, Nearby apps, hinted for Android in Google Play Services v8.4 update

    Google Play Services has been updated for v8.4 and with it comes many code-level changes that indicate huge updates on the way. Among them are Family Sharing plans for apps and other Play Store purchases, the ability to "invite" nearby people to apps you're using, and development improvements...
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    iFixit Teardown Gives Us a Peek Inside the Difficult to Repair Nexus 6P

    There are a number of reasons for the very low score. The back cover and screws can be rather tricky to remove and there’s plenty of adhesive used to prevent tampering. Once inside, the teardown reveals that the internals are all connected together on one large assembly, with the exception of...
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    iFixit Tears Down the Nexus 5X

    One thing remains constant though, we’re still tearing down Nexii as fast as they (in this case, LG) can make them! Today we’re looking at the Nexus 5X—successor to the Nexus 5 which impressed us with its modular design and ease of access.
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