Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Teardown Review!

If you’ve been looking at your phone and wishing it had a screen on it’s side...well I have good news for you. It’s been almost a year since we tore down the Samsung Galaxy S5, and now we got something a little edgier—the Galaxy S6 Edge. Will the S6 Edge’s futuristic curved glass and aluminum construction prove to be a repair nightmare? There’s only one way to find out—and that’s to tear it down.

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[ArshMellow]

Did someone really put the word ''ass'' under the battery with glue? xD

[hmed-aa]

I must say, i'm suprised by the complexity. Despite the complexity, the Galaxy S6 Edge sure lives up to it's name ;-)

[shashanksaxena]

I didn't know I would be missing gwendolyn so much, anyway, my guess is that she is having a baby!

[RomanKisil]

Honestly, a score of 3 seems quite high.

[trg]

This phone is beautiful inside and out!

[ravn]

I don't buy a phone based on its repairability. I buy its coolness and innovativeness. I am sure that I always do look after every phone I buy :) 
Thanks for the teardown anyway, just want to have a gud look inside the hardware.

[albertomoncada]

I always wondered what my edge looked like, thank you!

[infinitegadget]

who saw that word "ASS" at 02:37 😂😂?

[mabirc]

No, this phone was not made for being repaired. Also before you could change the battery which is now glued inside. So if it breaks buy a new one ? No, first youre not buying this phone

[vertcam]

samsung designed the screen assembly to be replaced as a whole, i had an S4 before which had an issue with the home button, i got it serviced (under warranty) and they replaced the entire screen assembly. :) and the removable battery part, i never had an extra battery for my S4, so i have no issues with it on my new S6 edge+ :). I dont store music anymore in the device, Spotify is good enough for the music while travelling.

[mariakismarios]

Lol it said ASS...Never knew the Samsung Phones could poop!

[MyHairyChin]

I like the new girl, well spoken and eager to do her job.. keep up the great work.

[nanaki-seto]

Some things i don't see as taking away fro repairability the glass on the back is not hard to pull using a heat gun. The battery is going to be a little tricky but not to bad. The glass only repair is likely a no go on this phone i guessed this much. Great vid and very cool to see the production flexible display up close.

[fabriceviktorr.]

Very good video, it totally helped me to fix it by myself. Thanks.

[unknowntv]

Hi can you do a teardown review for the normal s6

[HipsterZipster]

Hi iFixit,
I've been watching your videos for years and they're amazing. Objectively the highest-production quality and most detail-oriented. A few questions:

Q1) If I already own an iFixIt iSclack, heat gun, and infrared heat thermometer, can I use those 3 to remove the BACK glass of the S6 Edge?

Q2) Even if you cannot recommend it since it is an un-tested use-case, how would it most make sense for me to position it on the iSclack? 

Q3) Also what temperature would I heat the glass up until in order to remove it without damaging any internal components?

[JohnCillian]

hey nice pictures. What camera and lens did you use for that?

[jaemelo]

Crazy how samsung phone are held together by so much glue & htc by so much tape... kinda makes you appreciate apple products in comparison to android oem's

[JohnDoe-qxzs]

Two obvious questions to this teardown:

1. Can the glass and AMOLED be replaced as a unit?  In other words, can the glass be considered part of the display for repair purposes (just like on laptops)?

2. Is there a trick to remove the mid-frame and back together, giving instant access to the battery and other modular parts?  It looked like it was built with lots of plugs and spring connections at precisely that separation point.

And a bonus question for any Samsung engineers reading along:

3. Giving the flexible nature of the AMOLED, would it be more durable to use a soft material for the display surface, perhaps the same thin lightweight material used for "screen protectors", that would also bend around the edge more easily, and would clearly cost a lot less than $24 to make.

[MrSlicer]

Ill be getting the HTC m9. Free one year replacement or repair. Galaxy phones lag.