Maybe 19 is the magic number for phone durability, just like 42 is the answer to everything. If you look inside the number 19 carefully, you'll see the formula for nokium.
from a durability perspective and repairability an LG G6 is my choice, but I keep thinking about a very good daily use case for Samsung Dex... if only there's an Android Dex for all android phones
IMPORTANT: The Moto G4 needs a T3 torx bit, not the T4 he shows in this video. I don't know how this mix up happened, but I wasted $25 at the store for a bit set that went down to T4, after watching this video, then confirmed with several other sources that I in fact needed a T3 for this phone. Regular Moto G4 Model: XT1625
BEST phone I have ever had had it for 5 years 100/100 fully survived saltwater, 2 10 meter drops and daily use time for an upgrade so today bought a new Motorola! HYPE
It's a solid device for the money its worth. Got the G4 plus for my mom and she enjoys it a lot. I was amazed to see it get updated to nougat so fast. Kudos Moto.
That is the BEST repair vid I have EVER seen. SO clear , quick pace, easy to follow...excellent communication.. overall very professional. .... now I want to break the screen just so I can repair it !! (Jerry looks like a weird dentist in that light blue gown!?)
Love jerry rig he goes above and beyond with listing off all the tools and supplies in description something I my self will never use but it's nice to know some has done the work of telling me where to go if I ever need to fix my phone or if i know someone who might find this video keep up the good work zach love your videos
wow you're getting thousands of subscribers on a daily basis man, close to 1million now!! You deserve it, your videos are pretty entertaining and you have a lot of knowledge :)
I think the head of the R&D team of MotoG4 had swallowed a Lego piece when he was kid. That's why special care was taken not to use any Lego type connections in the phone. LOL.
Thanks so much! Just had to replace my phone's screen and this saved me big time! It was going to be $130 to get it done at a shop but I was able to replace it for $50 myself. Cheers!
This phone is pretty great actually, I have one along with my Nexus 5X and it works pretty great for its price. Why are you saying it's garbage? Because it already has Nougat and your phone does not?
Zack, The timing on the release of this video couldn't have been any better. My sister wound up cracking her Moto G4's screen a couple months ago, and just asked me to replace it. I wound up looking for videos on RU-vid this morning trying to get an idea of what needed to be done, and literally right after I thought "I wonder if JerryRigAnything has any teardown guides." this was uploaded. Great minds think alike I suppose. -Zack
This video helped me replacing my screen. Thank you. You can buy a new screen combined with the frame on aliexpress for just about 36$. So taking off the actual screen is not necessary. Be careful with the connector of the headphone jack. I broke mine and it is hard to get replacement
Wide speaker grill aids in ear alignment. If you've ever used a phone with a narrow grill you might notice you can block the grill from time to time with the fold of your ear.
thanks zack for posting much awaited video.i am in middle of my graduation exams but, i will definitely watch durability of moto g5 tomorrow and will surely smash that like button.
Zack is a young guy but he nags about old stuff like a 80 years old talking abut good old film camera days. Everyone I know is on wireless headphones/EarPods regardless they use iPhone or Android. I am the last of my friends to jump to Bluetooth headphone and what a great jump that was. No more wires always catching on my armrests or holding phone funny to avoid the jack.
Samsung galaxy s8 is coming soon Jack,you are going to have a pretty interesting scratch test and teardown video with that "infinity display" in the near future,cant wait for that :) .
I really would like to see Sony Xperia X compact teardown and know your opinion about the placement of the battery above the CPU,keep up the good work.
I didn't know my phone was as durable as it was in the video! Pretty cool! I'm getting a case soon, though, because I've noticed a hairline scratch just above the camera lens, and I want to protect it from drops obviously!
Hey JerryRigEverything , Love your teardown /replacement videos .here s an issue that I have with the Motorola G4, the replacement battery has a lengthier wire than the original .So what could be your suggestion... Get a new battery or let the insulated portion of the wire to stay in contact with the battery .. do you think it could cause an issue in the long run
*Hey Zack ..! could you review Lenovo Zuk Z2 plus.., They claim it have **_Roll cage_** build for increased durability. Also it's the cheapest Snapdragon 820 here*
hello jerry, did you put bird chirping sound or is it from outside ? its so minimalist, i had check if it was not from outside my window. Great video as always.
I have a Moto g4 play and it survived everything EXCEPT a big claw hammer.....the claw part got stuck in the screen causing the backlight to mess up other than that, still works. It's just there for replacement parts just in case the one I'm using now breaks
Is there a way to repair the connection that the two pronged plug goes into? When replacng battery, instead of the connection coming out as easily as in your video, the whole thing came up as one. Is it possible to repair, and if so do you know where I can buy the tiny part that connects to the board
There was second sim card slot on the motherboard but there was no access to it without removing plastic panel. Will it work if you put a sim card in it like in some models where it is available?
Hi, thanks for sharing such informative teardown. My display just broke yesterday after using more than 2 years. So I'm going to replace it now. What I want to know is whether screen retention (screen burn-in) issue gets resolved after replacing with newer panels. Can anyone confirm that for me please?
I opened my Redmi Note 3, it seems this one here is so much better terms of build quality. Of course you can repair the RN3 but in comparison this here seems a pleasure for a workshop guy. Another thought, plastic phones can be made stronger than these aluminium designs. If the device with aluminium unibody falls onto one of its edges, the edge will give in bcs aluminium is soft. My (plastic) Zenfone fell several times and it never had any corner smashed. Scars yes, but no squashed corners The best plastic phone was my wives old Nokia 620 with sort of a polycarbonate unibody. I can use that as an emergency brake pad on my car and then still make a phone call.
