But even with a hard brick (where it's "literally a brick"), you can sometimes bring it back to life by opening the device and swapping a component or soldering

But even with a hard brick (where it's "literally a brick"), you can sometimes bring it back to life by opening the device and swapping a component or soldering something. I like soft vs hard brick, because it connects to software and hardware. With a soft brick, the device is basically a brick until you reset the software. With a hard brick, it requires potentially a hardware fix.