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I had an essential phone from the first fire sale, was overall happy with it but a few months in I went hiking and my pants got a bit wet from walking though we
by inasio 7y ago
I had an essential phone from the first fire sale, was overall happy with it but a few months in I went hiking and my pants got a bit wet from walking though wet forest (wasn't raining) and the phone died. They were small enough that nobody knew how to work on it (tried all the usual tricks). As other people have mentioned, the phone was pretty good, except for the camera.
- alex_free 7y agoYou can’t even really work on it as opening it breaks the whole phone. ifixit gave it a 1/10 score https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Essential+Phone+Teardown/96764 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Essential+Phone+Teardown/967...
- rohansingh 7y agoIt is tough but I've opened up a couple to replace a broken display. They are difficult to put back together well, but it's doable.
- mrpopo 7y agoThe iFixit guide was b---s---, they froze the phone for no clear reason, and destroyed the entire phone. I almost gave up on buying because of them. Here is a tutorial by fixEZ. All you need is a heat gun (I used a hairdryer) and a playing card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCKxAQXdTJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCKxAQXdTJ8