Complex Repair - Galaxy S6 Restoration + Charging Port Micro-Soldering 

"I can't believe it works" - Exactly what I thought after my first charge port replacement ... Great way to start developing those micro soldering skills for sure 👍

Great restoration. Glad to see this phone has been given another life. Not everyone would even attempt such a repair, due to the complexity involved in microsoldering.

To kick of the new year, next weeks video will a restoration of a strange form factor phone. All I can say is I cannot find any repair information so I am going to wing it. :)

Man, this one gave me such a headache 5 years ago. Ended up having to recycle it. Great repair.

Heres the thing though Hugh, Samsung did have a solution for this charge port under screen button problem. The galaxy S6 Edge had a cut out under the mid frame to allow the buttons to be under the charge port without wrapping around and going under the screen, this meant you could lift it straight up and replace without any issues. But samsung stopped doing that with the s7 series and after the s7 they never had hardware buttons again anyway...

It's amazing how far you're willing to go for such an old device

Now that's something you don't see often, an S6 still on Android 5 which is quite rare nowadays. Great job on the repair!

Soldering small components or stuffs like these is difficult and complicated, specially when you only do this with your bare eyes! Nice video again, Hugh! Merry Christmas!

Nice to see someone that still cares about a phone as old as mine... (I'm still using an S6, with a custom ROM & a battery replacement)

Honestly I really enjoy how you can repair certain things that would be deemed unrepairable. I like to think almost anything tech can be repaired.

Absolutely amazing, its extremely difficult to micro solder without a microscope, you hands must be really steady so solder such tiny spots. 10/10

Thanks for calling glued in batteries an outright stupid practice. The Galaxy Xcover Pro proves your point, hotswappable batteries should be the norm

When you don't remember what that yellow sticky tape is called while recording. 😅 Great video btw I do solder tiny stuff but the fact that you pull off this microscopic job without microscope is god level. As always happy to see the final result.

I remember back in the old S3/S4 days, even I could repair those. Good luck getting to 1M subs, man.

I think you did absolutely great resoldering that Micro USB port on considering you had no scope. Should be proud of yourself.

Taking your skills to the next level for extra cred I see. Looking forward to seeing more micro soldering projects as there is more potential to recover dead products.

I tried a Micro USB port repair once. It worked but I forgot to secure the port down and while I was testing it the weight of the charging cable ripped the port out of the device, along with the solder pads. Glad you could get yours to work.

Great work! Some technicians don't even attempt to do microsoldering. Once I took my old iPhone 5s to a repair shop. Baseband was not working and needed reballing. They refused it and ended up by just replacing the whole logicboard.

Happy Holidays Hugh! You always go above and beyond with your repairs, and I just wanted to say keep it up! Exhibit A: Thoroughly removing residual adhesive

Loved the S6,this was the first Samsung phone to have a great build quality.Also this one seems to run the original Android 5.1 version that originally came with it,it's pretty rare to find one still on original firmware because this was the only S that would refuse to downgrade via Odin if you didn't like 6 or 7

Great job Hugh, I would never be able to see those connectors without a microscope and glasses. Fair play to you bud.

Slap some Lineage OS onto this thing and you've got yourself a pretty decent mid range phone to be used as a backup device. Also, good job with the soldering

Great Work 😍😍😍

Hey Hugh , great video , only downside of the s6 is battery life ,I own a s7 edge , still doing decent ,I think you should try restoring an Samsung j4+ 2019 ,has something that should have done with all their batteries ,you'll find out yourself, keep the great work going

01:25 The best line in this video.

I did a usb 2.0 replacement on a old computer a few weeks ago and now the usb port works! Love the video Hugh!

You can use the dome head screws to hold the charge port in place then use the heat gun to melt the solder. Saves you using tweezers and a shaking hand. 👌

I am still running an s6 edge in 2023. This year i replaced the charging daughterboard alongside the battery. In the edge variant the cables for the capacitive buttons don't run under the screen so it was an easy job. I actually found it to be very straightforward to repair despite it's reputation, although i do agree that gluing the battery down is ridiculous. Anyway I must say that i'm positively surprised with the longevity of the phone and I plan on hitting a decade of usage before replacement.

I remember when this phone was new, I had one and it was a good phone. That was a tough micro soldering job without a microscope. As usual a great job repairing this S6 and a interesting video to watch.

You certainly have some skill to do that without a magnifier! Great achievement.

This is awesome. The first premium phone I had was an S6 Edge+. Dang it was nice. And I was able to do a battery replacement on my own when it swelled. It lasted a long time. I eventually ran over it with my car. The phone still turned on and I probably could have just replaced the screen but I thought it was time to upgrade. I'm considered buying another one for the sake of nostalgia.

Hey Hugh. I discovered your channel a couple of months ago and want to congratulate you on your work. Great video skills, easy presentation style and no nonsense approach. My only comment in watching this one, is to maybe make a comment along the lines of 'whenever you're taking apart a phone with already broken glass, make sure to wear eye protection'. Having not done so on one occasion and suffering the consequences, its a handy tip for anyone trying to emulate your work. Hope 2022 is a good year for you. Cheers

Such a pretty phone. An S6 is too old to be daily driven but it would work good as a media device for Netflix/music/podcasts/RU-vid etc

Am I the only one out there who misses when phones actually had bezels? This phone was absolutely gorgeous with the top and bottom bezels and the glass back. Never had the chance to own one though.

Nice! I used to do so many of these years ago you can actually replace the whole flex without removing the screen heat plate with suction and iso u can wiggle it out and wiggle new one in but now i would prefer to solder them as its quicker.

This video being exactly 10 minutes long is satisfying

You did a better job than me in my Electronics class. It is very hrad to get those tiny points of contact on to the PCB. With a microscope, you will be better than a pro. As always, I enjoyed watching your videos.

samsung s6 takes me back to my middle school days where i would mess around with tvs on sale thanks to its built-in ir blaster, truly a great smartphone in my opinion

"So, this is it" gets me going on some crazy level, lol.

Have you tried sending data through the USB? To see if also data lines are properly connected apart from the 'energy' lines? Good job on your first attempt!

1:28 That "RIDICULOUS" sounded so angry 🤣🤣🤣

I don't understand how other creators from Tiktok, Amassing millions of subscribers here in a couple of months while they don't know crap about phone repairs and such whereas Hugh here understands phones better than anyone and does his repairs perfectly without a single flaw and still at 800k. So unfair!

I love the older samsung phones anything pre note 10. They just are so beutiful and the compact 1440p oled is just beautiful on older flagships, I would use a note 9 with modern chips

I’m glad your using your eyes to remove old charging port

Microscopes makes repair a bit easier yes but you are a badass for this feat.

Thanks for the great video. So important that your channel exists.

Merry Christmas Hugh. Hope you had a great day. Thanks for all the videos.

I am surprised that you could STILL get Galaxy S6 batteries manufactured in 2021!! I recently ordered two 'service pack' Galaxy Note 10 batteries and they were manufactured in 2019!!

Well my first micro soldering experience was on brick phone from czech company called alligator. I changed the led flash and was very happy when it worked. However, That’s only 2 big pins, charging port is complicated 😄. Great to see your S6 works :-))

A S6 was also my first attempt to fix an micro usb Port like a half year ago and i was also succesfull and happy. Now i ordered a better microsocope from aliexpress and that makes it very much easier. Have a good day!

For me that's not a problem if you don't have the right tools. Not everybody have or afford ones, even older devices for practicing . But patience is the key . Thank you for the video :D .

the S6 and edge phones look so good. my favorites

There's nothing better than watching Hugh Jeffreys late at night....

Hugh, Merry Christmas and thank you for your videos. I enjoy watching them even though I don't repair phones. It helps me to understand what's going on with them better. Don't you wish that you could plug the phone in and it would tell you where it's been and what's happened to it over the course of its lifetime? Best wishes for you in 2022!

Great job in microsoldering and giving the S6 another life

My Sunday morning ritual now begins!

Hey Hugh, I know you don't usually take requests but You are THE only Person on youtube i fully trust with repairing devices, I Still have my galaxy S6, it's a 32GB, Black Sapphire model, im thinking Of restoring it & changing it from Black Sapphire to Blue Topaz, Which includes changing the front glass, i've looked on youtube for a Video about changing the S6's front glass But none of them go into actual full detail, do you mind if you could do a video on another S6 which Will be having the Screen replaced?

my first and only charging port repair was also a "I can't believe it worked" moment. Understandable given the fact that I just opened my phone and bent back the charge port into behaving properly again. Still can't believe it worked lol

Hugh Jeffrey will definite heart and pin this since he makes amazing content on repairs with understandable explanation proper tools and good care

My form of ASMR on sunday mornings 😌 kudos as always! 👏

The S6 was my first big boi new phone. Was such a beast!

Nice work on the micro soldering. Look forward to actually seeing it. Lol

That flat back looks so good on this phone.

I used to do this dozens of time everyday without a MicroScope, it's doable but you definitely need Steady hands and good Eyes, also Hugh I hope you checked the USB/MTP Connections, because if it's charging it doesn't mean it's data lines are also good.

I would love for you to revisit this repair in a year, and show how much skills you've gained since then.

Good job! Soon Lois Rossmann will be out of business. I wouldn't even dare to try micro soldering, my hands are too shakey!

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Hugh. Another awesome video as always. Have a great New Year and 2022.

Jeffreyes: wow amazing 👌👍👍👍

Nice work

Wish there was a single phone repair technician in my city as competent as you are. I might as well replace my S9's battery myself with an iFixit kit. I mean, if i F up, at least i know i did it myself. Makes it a bit easier lol.

Hugh Jefferys at 6:31 in the video u said after every cooled down and I am removing Teflon tape instead of capton tape

These videos are always awesome!!

You really are hardworking and genius.Bravo👏

hugh. your new battery is VERY close to and original battery. i still had my original s6 batt and it has 40% life left. the date code is misplaced on your one and the QR code looks bigger but otherwise it looks original. i repaired my S6 with both frames and the battery because everything was bent but the screen worked so i replced teh frames and battery so i could get a usable galaxy S6 and i did not break the original screen and im still amazed that it did not break when i was removing it

Great restoration and Merry Christmas Hugh!

One of the best looking phones.

Your videos inspired me to replace the battery in my iPhone 6. Battery's coming on the 30th and the old one was making the screen pop off, hopefully I can fix it.

Considering samsung phones have a bootloader that lets you use your own, custom os, maybe this phone could become a long time project to make your own, custom device. Just a thought. You could slowly replace all those Chinese parts, maybe do a few upgrades, etc.

Having the buttons under the display connected to the charging dock does not facilitate the work, you risk also ruining the display during the replacement. Your solution is certainly excellent, this obviously presents many risks too, another nice repair. Nice video as always.

Not surprised that you used the old S6 to do this, summed up by the bent placement of the screen protector

Im coming to Australia so you can replace the charging port of my S6!!! My S6 is in absolute pristine shape(literally not scratch) and still functions as it did when i purchased it in 2015,including the battery life,with the exception of the charging port that has finally worn out from 7 yrs of daily plugging in which still works with some wiggling. Its never been wet and i can count on one hand how many times it has touched the floor in 7 yrs. I have resorted to wireless charging which is kinda a pain in the butt,but it does the job. Im reluctant to bring it anywhere to have it repaired due to my fear of lack of care to the rest of the device. If you ever travel to south florida,please bring an extra charging port for an S6 as ill be patiently waiting and still wirelessly charging!

Hats off to Hugh, you are already better than that Jerry screws everything. I used such a phone for a couple of years, a Coles staff card could be activated from up to 2m away. Compared to the Iphone 6 it is about twice as powerful. Had my battery changed and mentioned the charge port but they just cleaned the port and I had to go wireless. Then it fell 2 feet onto thick carpet when the display went off. Then I went to a Honor 8X that made good night photography but I never got used to IPS after Oled. So got an A20 and what good value that was. Moved on to the S21U that is also replacing my fibre to home giving me average 3 times better speed for half price then the NBN could give me. But now Samsung has downgraded me with latest firmware it is no longer possible to skip the ads on games. Now I recommend the IP13 as a all singing and dancing.

Nice job as always Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Such a great device, I really loved my s6 👌

Great video Hugh

Is one of my favorite Samsung phones ❤👌

Great video. I have an old S7 that needs a new screen and probably a new battery and considered trying a DIY repair even if just for practice. That is until I saw replacement part prices. Unfortunately much more expensive than the phone is new now. Not really worth it for me.

This and the s8 are my fav phones ever 💕

My Favorite Phone! I own one since 2019!

If you are worried about the heat damaging parts, I would recommend for you to get some good quality aluminium tape, as that one actually diverts heat and also protects the other components from it even better than teflon tape. Of course, it is also worth considering, if the cost of it is worth it, as it can be quite a bit more expensive than teflon tape.

As always, fantastic job.

Merry christmas and a happy new year hugh

GOD ITS INTERESTING PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT! hey thats close to my phone! I have a samsung galaxy s7edge and its cracked to shit and back the charging port is cooked and the headphone jack is getting there too so yeah…i need a new phone but my samsung has lasted me a very long time. Hes an old war hero only dropped it once which in turn obviously shattered the glass back. Oh well. Btw love the video interesting as always.

Two things. Kapton tape is not hear resistant, it's heat reflective, and not up to particularly high temperatures, so careful 2, you don't want to use low melt solder for permanent applications, just component removal. You could find those joints failing down the line, not that you're going to use the phone I guess. Always remove low melt and apply leaded solder for the resoldering of ports.

My son's phone just broke, again. His mother had taken it to a repair shop twice before for new screens, we're going with an Amazon screen this time. I already took it apart so when the new screen arrives I can just drop it in, but the amount of old adhesive and new adhesive stacked up from the prior repairs had both the screen and the back panel sticking up well above the frame.

Ah, the Galaxy S6. Only phone I had that wasn’t only lacking water resistant, but actually hydroscopic (it drew in water from nearby) 🤣. Mine was ruined simply because I knocked over a nearby coffee cup and the coffee dregs spilled over home button.

Smaller nozzle if possible on the hot rework gun and some magnification and you’ll have it licked. Great effort without any magnification. Tweezers used not the best as they don’t grip very well. Some micro pliers perhaps better as you can apply a positive pressure on the charging port and hold it more firmly.

Awesome video, Hugh! Merry Christmas!

you did good Hugh!

Hugh, You are my idol, I've been fixing phones as hobby but I want to turn it into a potential business. I know a magician can never tell his secrets but would you be able to make a video of tips on how to source bargain phones and where to find genuine parts? that would be really cool. Love your videos, keep up the incredible work can't wait for the next video.