In the laboratories of iFixit there is no device that escapes, and the last one to go through the examination of the screwdriver surgeons has been the Galaxy Note 9. The most important phone in the Samsung catalog today has had to suffer the classic cutting, or worse, the final score of the process. How easy is it disassemble a Galaxy Note 9?
As surely you are already imagining, the thing is not simple, and the fault of this is the so minimalist and precise design that it offers us. Most terminals on the market offer very compact bodies with materials almost fused with the chassis, and this in the end results in problems when accessing the interior.
An irreparable design
That the Galaxy Note 9 has a glass back cover almost fused with the aluminum chassis, it's pretty on the eye, but not on the pocket. Any type of reparación It is a problem for the user, either by breaking the glass or by attempting to replace an internal component. This is nothing new, since we have seen it in many more terminals on the market, but it is something that many users must still understand.
An exploded view just for handymen
As explained in iFixitTo access the interior of the device, you will have to apply heat, use the appropriate tools and pray that neither the rear glass nor the screen break when detaching them from the body. To this day there is no other solution to hold the components other than the glue of the adhesives used. It is a perfect solution to keep all moving components in place and also to seal the openings of the device, thus helping to keep tightness.
It's not all bad news
Leaving aside the difficulty of getting inside, if we have professional help, at least we will know that changing the charging connector will be easy and inexpensive. Charging ports are usually one of the components that end up failing the most throughout the life of a terminal, so a simple replacement will solve all the problems.
The good news is that in the case of Galaxy Note 9 the connector USB-C arrives as a separate piece that can be easily replaced without having to purchase a higher cost plate.
An expected note
Have iFixit rate the Note 9 repairability at a 4 10 on It is not something that should surprise us today. Any high-end phone of the current ones is around the same figures for the simple fact of offering a minimalist, perfectionist and special design technology. And that is the price we have to pay today.