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> ones which glue the display onto the baseboard yea funny story about that. I have a google pixel 3 xl. Was in great condition. No cracks or issues. So I'm i
by cultofmetatron 5y ago
> ones which glue the display onto the baseboard
yea funny story about that. I have a google pixel 3 xl. Was in great condition. No cracks or issues. So I'm in the medellin airport waiting for my flight to Lima when I'm talking to a friend and notice that a crack is forming alongside my phone. To my horror, the battery decided to swell open so far that it cracked open the cell case. Here I am with a phone that as far as I know, is about to shit the bed and I'm in the middle of a foreign country on my way to ANOTHER foreign country with no way of activating a new phone. (google fi requires the phone be in america during activation.)
Luckily in Lima, I was able to track down someone that could doa. replacement. This phone was clearly not designed to be repaired as I saw him slowly melt layers of glues and pull apart different pieces to do the actual battery replacement.
He managed to get it working but now the finger print reader isnt' working. So here I am currently in latin america with a phone that has a cracked case and a broken fingerprint reader. I'm waiting till I can stomach coming back stateside to replace this phone because repairability was never a concern.