In a study that combined data from iFixit, a home repair equipment vendor, to determine which smartphones are the easiest and most difficult to repair at home, based on average repair times and the difficulty of step-by-step repair guide instructions available online, Samsung ranked the most repair-friendly on the market. became a smart phone.
Galaxy phones, which Samsung launched in 2022, were the smartphones that were easiest to repair at home. With this research, the South Korean technology giant left Apple far behind. Let’s take a look at the details together.
The hardest phone to fix at home was the Google Pixel 7
The Galaxy S22 Ultra ranked third in terms of home repair friendliness, after the Galaxy A40 (2019) and the Moto G7, which was released the same year. The average repair time of the Galaxy A40 per repair was 32.6 minutes, with 42.9% of repairs considered easy. By the way, the most difficult smartphone to repair at home was the Google Pixel 7 (2022). The average repair time for this phone at home was 60.3 minutes.
The Galaxy Note 10 has also been tagged as a non-repair-friendly phone at home. The average repair time for this phone is 58.4 minutes, with the repair instructions stated to be difficult to follow. Interestingly, Samsung was also the top brand for home repair friendliness in 2013 and 2014. However, it later lost the lead to other brands such as Google, Motorola, Apple and Xiaomi. However, in 2022, Samsung has regained its position as the world’s most repairable smartphone brand.
Samsung’s emphasis on repairability can also be seen in its latest phones. For example, the 2023 Galaxy S23 series now comes with battery cases that greatly simplify battery replacement. This move further strengthens Samsung’s position as the most repair-friendly smartphone brand on the market.
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