At least the note 7 was a reliable source of memes.

@katkatthecat

20 күн бұрын

Samsung took “Flame Wars” literally with the Note 7.

@thewubmachine840

20 күн бұрын

also the most is the Toyota Petal for engine reving Recall

@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim

20 күн бұрын

+ a source of extra work for nurses and skin specialists 😂

@techguy3236

20 күн бұрын

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was fire.

@y0uCantHandle

20 күн бұрын

I love how it was used as a grenade in one particular fps

We consider the note 7 as a "blast from the past"

@Peugeot308_2.0hdi

20 күн бұрын

My mom lost her iphone 4 at the river but found it after 5 minutes, works until today. Dads and my 5s got that common fault with no power, i changed 3 times the battery, then got the se 1. There was no issues with. My dads and brothers iphone 7 got that loop disease. My 7 plus works fine, no issues, same as our iphone x and my xr. So the iphone 5s was the worst iphone.

@CanadianBakin42O

19 күн бұрын

100th like

@wordsmith451

19 күн бұрын

​@@CanadianBakin42OWow, that's really interesting and relevant now 🤡

They even called the note7 timebomb. Even with completely power off, the battery still reacts uncontrollably.

@Kalvinjj

20 күн бұрын

in fact I've had pretty bad experiences with stored Li-Ion cells. Let 'em get too low (and they'll drop capacity faster if stored at low charge) and it will eventually turn into the famous spicy pillow. A battery in a device that has some kind of soft power on button (I mean no switch to cut off the battery entirely) will surely eat it's charge through years, even if fully powered down, and this problem is then just waiting to happen.

@ventilate4267

20 күн бұрын

​​​@@KalvinjjThe funny thing is that I think most spicy pillows are formed from keeping it plugged in too often

@Kalvinjj

20 күн бұрын

@@ventilate4267 Weirdly I've never seen that case, I've always charged my phones overnight so it's always a ~8h plugged in and none bulged other than some Aliexpress weird battery that was installed badly to begin with and pressing against some stuff on the board. Then again Li-Ions are temperamental beasts that sure do complain loudly when they get mad, so won't be eliminating any possibilities.

@sihamhamda47

20 күн бұрын

@@Kalvinjj Actually the phone uses a few miliamps per day when completely powered off just to maintain the real time clock. That's why "charge your phone's battery to 50-60% once every 3-5 months if not used for very long time" is so important to maintain the battery from getting overdischarged

@rodrigojds

20 күн бұрын

I also remember numerous airlines prohibiting the note 7 from entering the aircraft

Me watching this from my 15 Pro Max that overheated 10 minutes ago because I tried to take a photo of my dog and open it in the photos app! The overheating issues made me almost hate this phone!

@Owen01

20 күн бұрын

You should probably get that checked at an Apple store, because that isn’t normal. Had this overheating issue with my iPhone 11 a few years ago. So far my iPhone 15 Plus hasn’t had any overheating issues

@scottdunn4506

20 күн бұрын

My iPhone 15 Pro max doesn’t overheat

@Whateverfloatsurboat2

20 күн бұрын

Get that checked out, man. I don't think overheating is supposed to be normal for any phone unless under heavy workloads

@mossystonebrick

20 күн бұрын

Get it checked out; probably at an actual Apple Store I had a launch iPhone 15 up until recently and just lived with the overheating because my case blocked it; turns out the phone had a bad logic board and replaced my device for free.

@AllLoudNation365

20 күн бұрын

Many people are having overheating issues with the iPhone 15... Yeah... Not good.

I understand why you don't make as many videos now but I miss your more frequent contributions!

@leefreeman-roach3526

20 күн бұрын

Why doesn’t he? Sorry to be nosey I just miss his content 😢

@abundantworms

20 күн бұрын

@@leefreeman-roach3526 These sorts of videos take a while to make I'd imagine so maybe the previous update schedule was too overwhelming. That's what I hear from a lot of other KZreadrs when their uploads become less frequent, at least.

@asadfarraj

20 күн бұрын

​@@leefreeman-roach3526Also, he probably has college or a job that was getting difficult to manage. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't consider KZread a major career option.

The note 7 is the best-looking device to this day tbh.. something about that design makes it look amazing.. it was perfect until it started blowing up

@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662

20 күн бұрын

7 likes

@MainInternetUser

20 күн бұрын

So perfect they had to nerf it

@zorbakaput8537

20 күн бұрын

Taste varies, for me it was the Note 10+. The last decent Samsung phone with a pen, phone jack and SD card all - in one

@NCHLTII

20 күн бұрын

@@zorbakaput8537 Note 10 didn't have headphone, but the S10 did

@laz7354

20 күн бұрын

Absolutely 100% agree. I ran a ROM hacked Note FE (rebranded Note 7 body with smaller battery meant for the Asian markers) for YEARS and loved it. Bonus points for not weighing a ton like my S24U does.

Biggest fault with phones is the non user replaceable battery.... a deliberately anti consumer design feature

@AnubiasDudeX

6 күн бұрын

Not really. Non userreplacable batteries is what basically allowed phones to be pretty much water proof. Most failures on early smart phones and cell phones is general were water damage

@ceebee23

6 күн бұрын

@@AnubiasDudeX nice but.... Given the choice of replaceable battery or water proof...I know which I would take

@jessepinkman5198

5 күн бұрын

@@ceebee23if your phone gets water damaged, itll definitely cost more than a battery replacement, and if youre really unlucky, youll need at new one. battery replacements are also basically never necessary, because they just last longer. my 1 year old iphone 13 still has a capacity of 96%.

@RisingRevengeance

4 күн бұрын

Yup and it's very doable to have decent water and dust resistance with a removable back. It is most definitely anti consumer.

00:12 "Total Recall"? That's a good movie.

@DerangedScout

20 күн бұрын

Get your ass to Mars

I thought Google's first phone release was the flippy G1 with a physical keyboard.

@EduardoSanchez-rb9lt

20 күн бұрын

HTC made that phone. The G1 or known as the HTC Dream.

@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381

20 күн бұрын

HTC made quite a lot of phones, often for other brands like the T-Mobile mda, Vodafone VPA and O2 xda series smartphones with Windows Mobile in the late 2000s, they even made the Xperia X1 (first Xperia) for Sony-Ericsson. And also the HTC Dream aka G1. But I'd rather call the Nexus One the first Google Phone (also made by HTC), however the Nexus devices felt more like cooperations with manufacturers like Samsung (Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 10), Asus (Nexus 7), LG (Nexus 4, 5), Motorola (Nexus 6), Huawei (Nexus 6P). The Pixel devices feel more independent compared to the Nexus/Nexi(?) 😉 they even have their own SoC now.

@furkanudmir550

20 күн бұрын

I think that google devices are still made in htc. They bought htc phone department if I am not mistaken​@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381

@TheJunky228

19 күн бұрын

@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 the 1st gen pixel was made by HTC as well lmao

@parsipax6337

16 күн бұрын

​@@TheJunky228 yea but they owned htc when they made it

In Vietnam, the iPhone 13 series also have a display issue, especially the "white screen issue" on the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max after updating the software due to the 120hz display on those models, that can be fixed by jumping wires I guess

Hugh, please next time make a review of some popular chinese brand. Not Welcome phones, but obviously like Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Reno, Realme, POCO, etc. Maybe some teardown and comparison to western smartphone about its inside. It might be little politic about US vs China tech war but well, it's completely about quality between their smartphones.

Love your content Hugh!

That's the problem with current gadgets. The more tech and features you cram, the greater the chance that something or some part will fail.

@Kalvinjj

20 күн бұрын

I would place the blame on a different cause: rushed development. This insane idea that every freakin' year we need a new model won't leave you with more than... one year to release the latest tech, even if the idea was that you start developing like 3 years ahead of time, by the point it releases it's outdated. You can't really do much properly when rushing it. It's no wonder these things cost fortunes now when you see them inside, not just for lots of tech, but for lack of any opportunity to sensibly shave off costs that can be shaved off without compromising the quality, same as the issues that pop up.

@ziofascistssuck

20 күн бұрын

Not true in the slightest. Modern phones have come with less and less features each year and the failures always come from manufacturer's cost-cutting measures or unfinished/under-tested components.

@surewhynot6259

19 күн бұрын

@@ziofascistssuck that's not what the specs sheets say

My friend got a brand new Galaxy A71 (wasn't at launch but close) from his workplace, which started randomly shutting off less than a month in. And he needed to connect it to his PC to "revive it", effectively factory resetting the phone each time. We went to our closest Samsung Store and they fixed it through the warranty program, it took like 2 weeks and they replaced the logic board. It still works flawlessly to this day after that.

I've been a pixel user since 2018, and my pixel 1 did not have any audio issues. I have heard many a horror story of the pixel 6 experiencing multiple types of failure.

@SStarlight9614

20 күн бұрын

It was day one units. People like me who bought them the first day we could were affected, google really just sent us all new phones. Both me and my dad were affected, I initially had the 32gb model, but they actually ended up upgrading me to the 128gb one, so I didn't have to wait which was nice of both google and Verizon.

Dude, cover LG phones. LG G3, G4, G5, V10, V20, V30, Flex, Flex 2, had THE SAME issiue over the years - bad SoC underfill which casued those phones to die after 1-2 years. And I am SURE that other LG phones had same issiue, because my fiends of colleges with other, cheaper LG phones had same dying phones!

@yotoprules9361

20 күн бұрын

Nexus 5X too, manufactured by LG.

@ziofascistssuck

20 күн бұрын

I'm still running my LG V20 since December 2016.

@TheJunky228

19 күн бұрын

@@ziofascistssuck did you disable the big cores so you're only running on the littles? I heard that was the only bandaid for the issue

@ziofascistssuck

19 күн бұрын

@@TheJunky228 no I’ve run it as normal. Never gamed on it, but I’m not the gaming type anyway. Only problem I’ve had with this phone is the ghosting issue with the display that would show what looks like burn in after leaving a static image for a long time. Everything else has been fine. I still use it as a music player/iPod replacement when using wired headphones.

@bencezavarko7312

16 күн бұрын

I have a G4 that bootlooped after a year. I had it replaced and the issue never came back. I used it for 5 years after that. I should also mention that I played a lot on it before the issue and the phone became HOT all the time. After that I was cautious not to run heavy games or not for that long time

I got a Nokia G11 last year to serve as a backup phone for accessing my accounts, just in case I get locked out somewhere (which did happen later on). It has a major glitch causing rapid battery drain. When it starts draining, nothing can stop it other than a reboot. Plugging it into the charger slows it down so that you lose a percentage of battery every few hours, and it does that instead of charging.

As Dave Jones would say: No worries mate, never had an issue with my Shoe Phone!

The iPhone 7 audio issue did have a service program for it. I worked at an AASP at the time and processed a good amount of them. Then, one day, all documentation regarding it disappeared.

@micbr508

18 күн бұрын

That was an unusual one, also worked for an AASP and remember the documentation just about vanished without a trace overnight. I think they were hoping we would forget about it and pretend it never existed.

Surprised you didn't bring up the Nexus 5X boot loop issue. I had no less than 5 Nexus 5X phones, and every single one of them eventually ran into the dreaded boot loop.

@midnitestate

19 күн бұрын

That model and quite a few lg models from that era had that issue. Shame since they were one of the only alternatives to Samsung as HTC was slowly losing our in the flagship scene

@minusthebuff

19 күн бұрын

Not to forget the nexus 6p boot loop as well!! I was lucky enough to have it happen to me after I had already got a new phone

I went through 3 identical iPhone 6S phones which all had some of the same and some different problems. The first one got a ton of dust under the screen (through the mute switch) within 3 weeks of getting it. The second had "unexplainable hardware failures" as Apple put it (it was actually the battery issue that later got a service program). The third also got dust under the screen, but I didn't bother replacing it. That phone then lasted 7 years of regular use and still works, albeit with a replaced battery and an excessive amount of dust under the screen.

Hi Hugh. I see you have updated the touch test with a line to follow your finger as well as the blocks. That's a nice addition to test the screen.

Sorry Hugh, I have to say that I disagree with you on the implication that Apple is "good" about warranties. They are notorious for basically needing to be forced to issue a recall by countries or by user revolt. I think it was the G3 or G4 Powerbook that suffered a major rash of logic boards dying just days outside of the 1 year warranty and Apple wholesale refused to cover them. Also, the 1G iPod Nano screens cracking left and right and Apple staunchly refused to cover it til someone pointed out that they did nothing more than Steve did in the demo by pulling it out of their shirt pocket. Also, given their strong anti-repair stance, whatever little they do for warranties is at best a placating joke.

@chrism2279

20 күн бұрын

1-2 year warranties on expensive items such as iPhones are effectively outside the law in Australia. Sony fixed my 4 year old TV after initially saying "out of warranty". Also had toasters, phones, laptops, microwaves etc. fixed or replaced outside of the official warranty.

@gliderman9302

20 күн бұрын

I’ve never had a major issue with any iPhone I’ve bought. I’ve personally had the best service experience with Apple devices.

@keine_ahnung_wie_der_heisst

20 күн бұрын

Thats great, and that is the experience that 99% of people have, the problem is for the small number of people that do have an issue​@@gliderman9302

@josedasilva4433

20 күн бұрын

Absolutely agree with you. I've noticed Hugh tends to be an apple sheep. All macbooks from 2009 to 2013 had so many issues and apple denied any wrong doing. Louis Rossmann on youtube has so many videos on apples crap products

@rodrigojds

20 күн бұрын

@@josedasilva4433why does he tend to be an apple sheep?

iPhone 13 and 14 have suffered Green/White screen issue and the issue is widespread, i am surprised that you don't know about this.

@LordCoeCoe

20 күн бұрын

Because it was a software issue.

@adityachaurasia0109

20 күн бұрын

@@LordCoeCoe no it wasn't, the issue occurred because of software updates but the display had to be changed to fix the issue.

Actually iPhone 13 Pro, 14 Pro has widespread problem that the screen will just turn green, rendering unusable, even 15 Pro also starts to get the same problem.

@SugnessBaw

20 күн бұрын

Not to mention the huge overheating issue from the 15.

@EvLloyd

20 күн бұрын

Never had a problem with mine 🤷‍♂️

@Valay.

20 күн бұрын

@@SugnessBawit was a software issue that got eventually fixed with a software update... it was weird and only the early iPhome 15 pros had it

Good recent history piece but one you missed was with the Google Pixel 2 XL and many users reporting excessively blue tints in its OLED, particularly when at an angle, and concerns about burn-in. Though Google didn't really say anything was "wrong" per say, they bumped warranty coverage on those to 2 years everywhere else that 2 years wasn't already mandatory (like Europe).

Hugh Jeffrey Samsung Phones are forgetting its Password, pattern lock. The phone will say it’s wrong password even if you put tour correct password. I work at Phone Shop this happened to 3 customers with same issues. 2 A54 and 1 S20 FE. I checked online many have same issues 😮

I think You didn't know about the Green screen issue on Iphone 13 and 14 series

I have been affected by Crescentgate on my iPhone 6, Staingate on my MacBook Pro 2015 and the audio crackling issues on AirPods Pro. I only got the AirPods repaired (or rather replaced).

I had a Motorola Droid Turbo 2 back in the day with a "shatterproof" screen. What they didn't tell you was that the screen ribbon cable was faulty on a lot of them and the display would get lines in it with normal use. Their screen warranty didn't apply to the display either and was never recalled.

on the topic of *reliable* devices, my ThinkPad T410 has survived falling down the stairs at school inside my backpack. one of the RAM sticks came loose, but no big deal.

I am a phone repair technician and can contribute a common issue we see so often coming into the shop. The iPhone 13 series (ESPECIALLY the Pro and Pro Max) is absolutely plagued with camera issues that require the camera to be replaced. We also work with a refurbisher and thus buy from trade-in/return auctions from providers like Verizon, T-Mobile, Cricket, Mint, etc, and the most common issue we see on the 13 series, again mostly the Pro and Pro Max, is cameras. Last week alone we counted over 40 13 Pro Max phones with camera issues. It is absolutely ridiculous.

I bought a Unihertz Jelly 2 in January 2022, and 6 months later, the rear camera failed. I got in touch with Unihertz, and they sent me a replacement phone straight away. 👍🏻👍🏻

Hey Hugh, what is your main machine? I remember you selling off some parts from your 2010 mac pro and im wondering what you replaced it with

Not even a mention about faulty storage chips in the iPhone 6 series. Tons of iPhone 6 and 6s phones randomly suffered corrupting of data, making it impossible to enter recovery mode or even unlock the phone. But the horrible battery life was luckily mentioned. While being 14 hours in the specs, it barely lasts for 6 hours.

Looking good mate

My brother actually used the repair program for the 6S battery. But weirdly enough, when he was coming back home from getting his 6S back from Apple (they sent it to a central Apple location to get fixed), his Crown Vic broke down on the highway. Luckily he was able to get a tow, but he had to get another car

I had the 3GS battery expand on me during a flight. As in, the phone was in the bag, but by the end when I took it out, it had exploded. It was a throwaway phone, so I didn't really do much about it.

Only problem I’ve had is the sound issue that Hugh described with my iPhone 4 and it was replaced under warranty.

iPhone 15 Pro - bottom left microphone fault resulting in being unable to record voice or the other person on the phone being unable to hear you. Despite having a load of microphones in the phone itself, only the bottom left microphone is used to record sound. Repaired under warranty.

The iPhone 7 I had along with other 7s of my friends and family had a problem where you could hear the rapid little clicks of the A10 chip when you put your ear to the phone. You could hear it the most in videos that were filmed on the phone, especially when the phone is in a case. My iPhone 7 (which I got used) served me well and had no issues, except for the clicking sound of the chip that bombards the sound in videos…hated that part…

That was the longest advert for an app ever. Well done …

Very informative video. I still to this day have a functioning iPhone 7 Plus, and it’s been nothing but the most solid phone out of the ones I had - of course, only after I got its microphone replaced under warranty, because it did not function properly - it wasn’t stuck in a loop though. I also have a nonfunctioning iPhone 4, which sadly no one is willing to repair, because according to them it just doesn’t make sense to do so.

I've had a Z flip 3 as my previous phone, and now use a Z Flip 5. My old Flip 3 never let me down in the near 2 years I had it. In fact, I sold it to my friend for pretty cheap knowing he would probably break it super quick (he's a mechanic that isn't so nice to his smart phones). So far though, couple scratches and nicks on the screen, but it's still working perfectly fine. It's not quite 3 years old yet

I have two friends who have an iPhone 12, in less than 9 months, the first one died while it was charging (with original cable and brick) and the second one in inserting a travel e-sim shredded the physical sim and now when you try to put an e-sim in it doesn't show the data symbol but the e-sim still works

Definitely remember servicing a couple of the iPhone 8 no power / intermittent restart phones soon after its release while working for an AASP. I suspect the issue was down to the CPU soldering - at least on the couple of examples I saw, the phone would become more and more unstable the more it warmed up (shortening the interval between intermittent restarts until the phone just wouldn't boot at all), and removing the screen and applying a moderate clamping force directly to the A11 package would allow the phone to start up and run perfectly stable as long as the clamp was applied. Just a theory of course, but I successfully used that method to recover data from them (and making some customers very happy) before sending them in for repair. It seemed to only be on the earliest production units though, because once they'd been out for more than a few months and that initial few had come through, I never saw another affected unit again.

Thanks to the S6 and the Note 7 we had the note 8, till this day an amazing phone

Very good. Thank you!

1:34 god, that note was beautiful af.

I was on my 3rd iPhone X screen in regards to that touch issue. Got mine around 2017, first one failed after about 2 years - Apple were really good about it actually. The touch screen had completely stopped working before I was going out one night, and by next morning it was working again. Even though I couldn't prove it on the day they still replaced the screen (which at the time was $850 AUD+). Then it happened again, 2 years later, to my friend who I gave the phone. And Apple upheld the warranty again - I was really pleased. But I know a lot of people who have the same issue with the touch screen on the X so it seems to be a bit endemic.

@realcartoongirl

20 күн бұрын

imagine it was because of the charger 💀

I remember my galaxy s2 at&t brought by my father, at first, the wifi turns off randomly until on the long run it turns off itself always whenever I turn it on. Technicians tried installing custom roms, but concluded it was a hardware issue most probably from the wifi chip/modem they said.

My 12 Pro Max had sound issues for a while that ended up just disappearing, I had no idea there was a recall for it either, could still prove handy if the recall program is still up I've also had a 1st gen iPod nano in the past with the battery issue

This is why I neverrrr buy the newest tech, going 1 or 2 generations before guarantees others pay premium prices and suffer from factory problems

I've fixed at least a dozen ear speaker issues (can't hear calls) on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which seems odd, but could be just a coincidence. Another common one is replacing one of the MEMS mics (on the dock connector assembly) on the 11 Pro Max & 13 Pro Max (the primary symptom being crackling and/or static on calls recieved from said device). With the first few, I replaced the entire dock assembly, but now I replace just the mic. It's a much faster repair, and (so far) it's always fixed the issue. I've done at least 20 of those, so a bit odd as well, especially since it's ALWAYS one of those two models (none had any obvious signs of liquid ingress). Other than those two issues, newer iPhones have been okay, aside from having to transfer ICs with display swaps (although I just got the serialization transfer board for my R200 that can supposedly transfer all three encrypted IDs instead of just the two that keeps True Tone but throws the 'original part' message, so no more IC swaps? Maybe? We'll see. I do my own refurb'ing, and only use OEM panels, so I am all for any solution that can lower the risk of losing a panel).

2:50 yep, I still have that old MacBook model as a backup computer, still the best notebook apple made in the intel era. Funny enough I took advantage of that battery recall program as the preexisting battery passed like 1500 battery cycles.

@EvilTurkeySlices

19 күн бұрын

It’s one of the best, the best was the mid-2012 unibody.

3:56 yes! Both my mom and dad had iPhone 4’s with my dad giving me his to use as an mp3 player

I had a flip 3 that I traded in for a 23S ultra due to the cracking starting at the fold. My screen hadn't gone out yet but I wasn't waiting around for that to happen.

The iPhone 7 and iPad with the A10 chip also have a boot loop issue and error 4013 when restoring. Due to bad solder under the actual SoC

I've remember LG phones had quite an issue with their phone's bootlooping in the past, there's also lawsuit because of that.

I had an iPhone 8 that suffered from an home button issue that it acts like the home button was clicking it's self but now I own an iPhone se 3

not one of those issues, but my iphone 5s got stuck in a bootloop. eventually it spitted me out in DFU mode, and when i tried to restore (via itunes on both pc and mac) it gave an error 9 or -9... something like that. exiting dfu kept going to the bootloop. through my research i've chalked it up to bad nand.

The 5s was so reliable and my first phone

Weirdly enough, the most durable device I ever had was a foldable, a first generation oppo find n. I used it for quite a long time and by the time I moved on to another device it had a few scratches on the front display and nothing more. I don't keep my phones in cases ever, and the folding display was in perfect condition.

@kristoffer3000

20 күн бұрын

My Xiaomi phones have also been by far the best I've had, no issues at all as they're far cheaper than a equivalent Samsung etc

My iPhone 15 pro max did had heat but no overheating problems

And speaking of samsung, literally every samsung s series device after the s9 were prone to getting green lines across the display. The s20 series was extremely prone to this isuue, but it has also happened to my friends' s21 ultra and s10+ and recently, my s22

Google also had problems with the Nexus 6p and the Nexus 5x where the cpu performance cores would get desoldered from the motherboard due to heat. You either had to resolder the cpu or use a workaround that disabled those cores so you could boot it.

The classic iPhone 3GS, although the battery would go bad that was also back when the iPhones were way easier to repair.

iphone 7's board issues were such a nightmare we stopped selling them in our store alltogether

I’ve owned 6 iPhones and at least that many Android devices over the years so far. Funny enough, the only phones that I ever had issues with enough to get rid of were the Androids. The iPhones worked fine and were replaced primarily for storage needs.

I had a 7 with the microphone issue a little while ago. I didnt realise it was recalled and i just threw it away 🙁

I have an issue from a Samsung Galaxy J4+ where, after a year, the Wi-Fi connection had problems like when you move away from the Wi-Fi router for just one meter, the signal is only one bar.

Personally the only recall I've submitted my device for was the Airpods pro gen 1, there was a noise cancelling issue in the right side earpiece and Apple was glad to replace the whole set free of cost, this was like 2 years after the warranty had expired lol

I had the Note 7. I was really looking forward to that!

Also, my 12 mini has been rock solid stable: no slowdowns even on iOS 17 and battery still lasts a good time despite being 3 years old now

I've worked at a repair shop that dealt with Google warranty repairs so I can name a couple pixel phones that had known issues that google ended up having extended warranty programs for. First is the Pixel 4XL. That phone had an issue with the battery connection that sometimes resulted in the connector melting the battery connector to the motherboard. The pixel 5a initially had issues with the display being very fragile and breaking even though the glass/digitizer layer above it was perfectly fine. Later on though the motherboards began to fail which required a replacement. Google eventually stopped supplying us with us with boards and had us refer the phone's owner back to them. Lastly the pixel 7 and 7 Pro's back camera lenses are prone to breaking easily which requires the whole back housing to be replaced.

Hi Hugh I've been lucky when it comes to having my smartphones repaired I won't count my HTC one m8 as that was my fault but thanks to phone insurance nothing to pay looking forward to more of phone repair videos as they are very therapeutic

My friends 8 plus had the logic board issue. One day it completely shut off and never turned back on again. Apple said it was a faulty motherboard but it was out of warranty so he had to replace it

This here is why I stick to my Apple products.

@ReadTheBible8

20 күн бұрын

Me too. If you have an apple you'll never go hungry.

@kristoffer3000

20 күн бұрын

Half this list is Apple products and 90% of the comments are talking about their broken Apple devices lol It's a cult, I swear...

@theoverseerknowsall6619

19 күн бұрын

Apple is no where near being as bad as an android. Again the ticking time bomb comes to mind.

@kristoffer3000

19 күн бұрын

@@theoverseerknowsall6619 Braindead take, there's more than 750 android phone makers out there. We're not just stuck with one horrifically overpriced unreliable phone maker, we can choose between literally several thousands of phones.

@kristoffer3000

19 күн бұрын

@@theoverseerknowsall6619 over 750 different android phone producers globally, we can afford to shop around so we don't get fed overpriced unreliable fashion accessories. :)

My GSM iPhone 4 (That I still have to this day) has never had it's vibration work. Do you think that could have been another common defect or did I just have a one-off defective device?

do you have some info on the galaxy s7 stopping powering on? Mine actually died about a month ago and I couldnt find any information on it, I wasn't aware of it being a particularly dodgy model until now I had powered it on about 3 times in the months leading up to it, nothing seemed wrong and JUST as i was planning to donate it to a charity it died that week

I had a similar issue with Apple with my MacBook Pro when they did the recall on the keyboard issue. I asked them if I could have mine done which they said yes it’s for free, but when I asked them about the display issue they said and I quote: ‘If your MacBook Pro has more issues other than the keyboard the service won’t be for free and you’ll have to pay for the repairs including the keyboard issue.’ I soon refused the replacement program.

Galaxy S4 had batteries swelling problem too was a whole line of certain batteries that all swelled the refused to fix many which swelled and broke the screen

I got a note 20 that doesn't connect to a the cell towers unless it's right next to it or is connected to WiFi and that seems to be somewhat common

@realcartoongirl

20 күн бұрын

maybe you forgot to connect the antenna wires

@westcoastbeatswcb1073

20 күн бұрын

@realcartoongirl I've never pulled it apart so I doubt that's the issue it's always been the same

I had a Pixel3 couple of years ago. The microphone issue was still there after 2 generations. Not sure when they fixed it. Using a P6 since 2021.

My iphone 4s had wifi issue and expended battery issue. Fortunately, heating the wifi chip with a fan, have solved the no-wifi-problem.

Technically, the first Galaxy Fold was recalled as well. Not the models that were sold, but the ones given to KZreadrs and other testers before putting them on sale. A defined given out for testing basically means it’s the final product.

I’ve always found the 7 to be very reliable. It was my favorite device. The fact that developers are already ending app support for it even though it just lost official support a year ago baffles me as it is running iOS 16, a modern OS

@deadore

20 күн бұрын

iPhone 7 runs iOS 15

@tokyojon4344

19 күн бұрын

Agreed. Unfortunately I had no choice but to update to an SE-3. For me, there was zero difference between the two phones, other than better battery life.

I got a surface pro 4 for university, but due to the lack of outlets, it was almost always tuned to minimal power consumption. A few years later I started to use it to its full capabilities when the screen started flickering every time after a few hours of medium use. Apparently it was a known issue and microsoft would have replaced my surface if I had noticed it a few years prior. Very disappointing.

HTC one M7 I had the pinky/purple camera fault on mine. The sensor would get so hot it permeability damaged itself.

My previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017 version). The AMOLED screens were very fragile. I've gone through, I think, 5 replacement screens (original Samsung ones), and every single one of them broke from a drop that any of my other phones have survived just fine. Funny thing is, the screen glass was in perfect condition after the drop. It was only the OLED screen under it that was breaking. Every single one broke within a few months of the repair or the original purchase, and the longest I've gone without it breaking was 15 months. The cost for all the replacement screens probably adds up to 2x or 3x the cost of the phone.

The Galaxy Nexus (most of them) has a faulty emmc which would degrade the phone performance horrendously if filled over 50% (could be mitigated by a trim app if rooted). And what's more, it also could have a faulty proximty sensor which would crash the phone when used (rooted users could disable it with a patch). The Nexus 4 back glass would shatter from a mild gust. The Nexus 5 had a faulty power button which would wear out and stick quite fast. The Nexus 5X and 6P had a critical fault in the biglittle architecture and would just permanently bootloop one day (could be fixed by flashing a package that disabled the big cores but you had to have your bootloader unlocked beforehand)

its hard to grasp how hard it is to design such a small working device with so many features, which all have to work (together sometimes). The fact that it mostly works is already incredibly impressive.

iPhone 13 Pro - Dot projector lens glue is weak and the lens may have a bit of movement which causes Face ID issues. I had an issue that Face ID worked intermittently. When not working I had to knock the phone a few times and was working again. Luckily my phone was still in warranty and Apple replaced the Front faceing camera module which includes the Face ID as well.

The worst phone I owned was the iPhone 7. I had one with a “No Service” problem. Got it replaced, and it ended up with the same problem. My replacement one did also have the audio issue as well.

Where'd you find information about Galaxy S7's refusing to charge or power on? My gold one has stopped charging or powering on and I've come to the conclusion that it's the battery since the free "dead" Galaxy S8 my friend gave me had a swollen battery and showed the same issues.

Watching this on the 5 year old Huawei I've never needed to get fixed while my Fold 3 is in for repair for the second time in less than 3 years

I had a bent iphone 7 plus. Still worked fine, but the water resistance was compromised as a result. Found that out when i took it swimming and it stopped working til i put it in rice. 🤦‍♂️

I've been using a Sony Xperia 10 IV, updated to android 14. It crashes to the lock screen pretty often and is generally slow. It also overheats when you use the camera too much, even if you use the front one. Ive rooted my phone to try to remove some services and make it faster, which hasn't helped much.

You should do a video on the hardware defect that prevents pixel 5a 5g from booting up ever again.

My girlfriend's iPhone 7 literally just died last year, and the technician told it was a mainboard issue. Maybe now things check out