Since I prefer putting quality Chinese components into my stuff and not cheap ones, I tracked down replacement batteries by Samsung.
They do not sell them anymore.
I found one on Amazon. It was $60 with zero reviews. I found other ones on Amazon that were allegedly new, but they only charged $7, and they were rated 2.5/5, with 93 reviews.
Most of those said that their battery was used.
TVserviceParts.com will sell me one for the same price.
Well, let's see how the $16 one is!
One thing that I take for granted doing my own car repairs is an exploded diagram. I searched for one and found Ifixit's teardown. They rated the S6 4/10 for ease of repair. There are fifteen steps to replace the battery and they charge $25 for one, with a one-year warranty. The one on Amazon has a twenty-four-month warranty, but which company honors warranties better?
I do not have any idea.
Ifixit shows an additional twenty-one steps to replace the daughterboard.
This site analyzed 1,590 reviews for thirty products and said 93% of the products passed and 7% raised warnings.
Uh. Okay.
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Dear Adblock Users -
We get it. Ads are annoying and nobody clicks on them anyway. (We use adblock too)
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Does everyone admit they use adblock? I never read those messages!
I have morals! I am not allowing their ads if they block everyone else's!
That is how morals work, right?
The Ifixit kit is twice as expensive as the the one on Amazon and so is the daughterboard with the charging port, plus $8.75 shipping.
T-Mobile $14.59 4.8/5, 14 reviews:
Sprint $11 4.2/5 99 reviews:
Verizon $14.59 3.5/5 30 reviews:
I started cropping the pictures, but I seriously need a nap before facing my afternoon clients! I did schoolwork until 0530!
The only difference that I can tell between the pictures is the stamp on the cable and just below it. If there isn't a significant difference between the parts, why do the reviews vary so much?
Should I pay twice as much (plus shipping) for Ifixit parts?