Apolo F1 Waterproof Spray for Your Cellphone

Spilt coffee on a newly purchased iPhone 6S? Splashed soup on the iPhone 6 Plus speaker hole when you’re eating and scrolling the screen? Showered your Galaxy S6 Edge+ in a heavy rain without covering under an umbrella? Dropped your LG G5 by accident after using the toilet? Well, it does happen, every day and everywhere! Some devices like Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Sony Xperia Z phones are built waterproof to protect them from accidents similar to the cases mentioned above. However, not all smartphones are waterproof, is there a way to protect them from water damage?

Here at ETrade Supply we not only supply quality parts to meet your cellphone repair needs, but also endeavor to develop new products to help solve problems from the source. Today, we’re so proud and excited to announce that the best waterproof solution to fix water damaged smartphones is able to meet the public.

Apolo F1 Waterproof spray is based on nanotechnology, providing a high quality super hydrophobic protection to the digital devices like smartphones or tablets. Unlike other waterproof spray that can be used on texture, leather, stone, wood or metal surfaces, our Apolo F1 is exclusively developed for protecting smartphones and tablets from liquid damages. It’s a nano coating that surrounds all the tiny electrical parts in and around your device which is completely invisible to the human eyes. The waterproof spray is used to protect your devices from accidental occurrences.

Why Choose Apolo F1 Waterproof Spray?

1. It protects your smartphone from accidental exposure to water or other liquids.

2. Your device will no longer need to wear a bulky “life proof” case to be waterproof.  

3. It protects your device without even opening it!

4. It allows you to protect your device even it’s not brand new.

How to Use Apolo F1 Waterproof Spray?

1. Power off your device.

2. Clean your devices with the microfiber cloth.

3. Shake the waterproof spray.

4. Spray all sides of your device, esp. the earphone jack, ear speaker, charging port, side keys etc.

5. Wait for 10 hours, allowing the waterproof coating to cover your device totally. Do not use your device during this process.

Can’t wait to get one? No worries, check it out here: Apolo F1 Waterproof Spray for Your Cellphone

How to Successfully Tear Down the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Screen

Since the release of Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, plenty of repair technicians have already torn it down. However, none of them has showed the process of taking out the screen from the front housing. We decided to have a try on this and make a detailed tutorial of how we do that (This will void your warranty, DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!).

Tools Needed:

Heat Gun

Cotton Swab

Thin Metal Separation Tool

Some pieces of Thin Plastic Films/Business Cards/Playing Cards

A Pair of Tweezers

Step 1.

Use the cotton swab to withstand the proximity and light sensor hole, then apply some heat around the top front glass panel.

                                             

Step 2.

VERY gently press the screen assembly a little bit to leave a gap between the screen and the front housing, then very slowly insert the thin metal separation tool (don’t insert it too deep, when the top of the separation tool reaches the hole, that’s far enough).

Step 3.

Insert a thin plastic film/business cards/playing cards from the gap you created just now, then slowly and gently slide it through the edge.

Step 4.

Use a soft/plastic tool (we used our fingernails LOL) to withstand the open gap (Keep the angle of the gap, DON’T widen it too big).

Step 5.

Use a pair of tweezers to drag out the black adhesive around the edges little by little, two sides alternately (Apply heat to the edge when it’s cooled down).

Step 6.

After all the adhesive has been cleared, carefully open up the screen from one side.

Step 7.

Test the screen works or not after it has been separated.

Plastic Again, Watch Out to Keep Scratches Away from Your Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Home Button

As the flagships of Samsung in 2016, there is no doubt that millions of Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge will be sold. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPU, 12MP rear camera with 1.4 µm pixel size, 5.1/5.7 inches Super AMOLED display and the fast react fingerprint scanner on the home button are all attractive features for their potential users. However, only after one day, we’ve found significantly scratches on the home button. 

How this happened?

As usual, we bought the latest flagship phones for making the teardown videos. And the scratches appeared during the disassembly process. When we faced down the S7 to heat up the battery door and trying to remove it, the protrudent home button “kissed” the wooden desk for a while and left very clear scratches to the brand new phone. 

Why this happened?

Back to S5, Samsung has combined the fingerprint scanner to its home button. Though the front screen of the phone is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass, the home button of the new Samsung flagship, is made of plastic, not glass. This means it will easily get scratched in daily uses. Two years has passed, the home buttons of the Samsung flagship phones are still made of plastic. Unlike Sapphire or glass, plastic will be easily scratched by our daily used materials, such as coins & keys, or even wooden table surface.  

Is there a way to prevent this?/How to solve it?

A case and a screen protector would be of great help to prevent our tragedy from happening. Though the home button can’t be covered, the height of screen has been increased so when you face the phone down, the plastic button is impend above the table without direct touch. However, coins and keys in your pocket would still be harmful to your home button. Seems the only solution for this is to carry them separately.

If the home button of your S7/S7 edge is already scratched, the only way to solve it is to replace a new one. However, the home button is in between the front housing and the screen assembly which makes the cost to replace it really high (the screen would be easily cracked). If you really can’t stand the scratches, we strongly suggest you to let the professionals to replace it for you. (There is no clear official price list for it) If you do have plenty of related experiences, you could follow this blog to try it yourself: 

http://www.etradesupply.com/blog/how-to-replace-the-galaxy-s7-screen-charging-port-and-home-button/ (This will definitly void your warranty, so DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!)

Analysis of China Made iPhone 6 Screens (Version 1, Updates About a New Manufacturer)

2 weeks has passed since we’ve posted the first China made iPhone 6 screens. Now in the market, except LT and JDF, there is one more manufacturer producing the iPhone 6 screen named SC. Recently, we’ve got some samples of the SC made screens and would love to share the information with you.

Appearance:

Same problems can be found in the SC made iPhone 6 screens. Horizontal textures can also be seen clearly under the light.

Size:

All of these three China made iPhone 6 screen assemblies have adopted the G+G technology instead of the In-Cell technology that OEM screens used, which means they are far too thick. The screws used to hold the metal plate under the backlight can’t be fastened. None of these screens can fit the original iPhone 6 rear housings.

For the SC made iPhone 6 screen, the glass lens is too thin which lead to the home button stands out. It’s 0.15mm higher than the glass lens.

The Color of the Display:

The display effect of the SC made iPhone 6 screen is the closest to the OEM ones when comparing with LT and JDF made ones. However, the visible angle is far small compared with the OEM screen.

Conclusion:

As the LCD for iPhone 6S is exactly the same for iPhone 6, more and more third party factories are using the OEM iPhone 6 LCD to produce the iPhone 6S screen because there are $30-$50 price difference between these two screens. As the OEM iPhone 6 screen assemblies are gradually dying out, we got to get prepared to use the China Made iPhone 6 screens in the not so long future. (No doubt the price of third party made iPhone 6 screens using the OEM LCD will go up due to the demand and supply) At the moment, none of the manufacturers are producing qualified screens. It’s still takes time.

How to Replace the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Battery

As the 2016 flagships of Samsung, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge feature higher capacity batteries compared with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge batteries are non-removable, which doesn't it's unable to be replaced. In some cases, the battery has to be replaced in order to cure the device. Here we're going to show to how to replace the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge batteries step by step.

Tools Needed:

Heat Gun/Hot Plate Machine

Metal Spudger/iSesamo Tool

Plastic Spudger/Prying Tool

Small Phillips Screwdriver

Guitar Picks/Playing Cards

Tweezers

How to Disassemble the Galaxy S7 for Battery Replacement?

1. Power off the device and remove the Galaxy S7 SIM card tray.

2. Heat up along the sides of Galaxy S7 for 1~2 minutes, the back cover is glued to the rear housing with sticky waterproof adhesive. Pay your patience on this step and make sure the Galaxy S7 back cover adhesive is nicely warm and loosen.

Insert the spudger tip into the back cover and carefully raise it up so as not to damage the fragile glass, stick a playing card in and walk it around, then insert a guitar pick and run it along the edges of Galaxy S7 back cover. The adhesive is easily cooled down, you'll need to heat it up back and forth before releasing the back cover. Likewise, be patient.

Now the Galaxy S7 back cover was pulled out from a large portion of strong adhesive as you can see from the below picture, also avoid to hurt the fingerprint sensor in the middle of rear housing while you're heating.

3. Undo the 12 screws in the rear housing. The screws are in the same size, no worries to mix them up. Use a pair of tweezers to pick up the screws if they're still stuck in the holes.

Peel off the yellow tape and then remove the Galaxy S7 loudspeaker assembly.

Remove the Galaxy S7 top cover.

Remove the Galaxy S7 wireless charging chip, be careful not to damage this vulnerable part.

Now the Galaxy S7 rear housing set was disassembled.

4. Pry up the connectors shown in below to release the Galaxy S7 motherboard.

5. Wedge the metal spudger under the battery and pry it back and forth, you may also need a plastic plain card and a plastic spudger to help to remove the battery. The battery is glued to the front housing with strong adhesive in square, that's why the battery is stucking so well.

How to Disassemble the Galaxy S7 Edge for Battery Replacement?

1. Shut down the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge then remove the SIM card tray.

 

2. Heat up the back the S7 edge(until it’s too hot to touch), then apply the suction cup to the back cover of the S7 edge.

 

3. Pry the edge of the S7 edge back cover a little bit to insert the thin metal spudger.

 

4. Slide away the metal spudger a little bit then insert some business cards/playing cards to do the rest.

 

5. Once the back cover has been released, undo the 12 Phillips screws holding the rear housing.

 

6. Use the plastic separation tool to separate the top plastic bracket then remove the wireless charging pad.

 

7. Disconnect the battery cable, power cable, display cable and the volume button cable.

 

8. Use a pair of tweezers to remove the loud speaker module.

 

9. Pop off all the antenna cables and the fingerprint scanner cable.

 

10. Disconnect the earphone connector, front facing camera connector and the proximity and light sensor connector.

 

11. Lift up the motherboard then disconnect the charging port connector.

 

12. Heat up to the adhesive underneath the battery, then use the metal spudger to lift it up (slowly and carefully).

 

How to Replace the Galaxy S7 Screen, Charging Port and Home Button

As we all know, for Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series phones, the front frame is strongly glued to the LCD assembly and hardly being removed for individual users or unexperienced technicians. For those who want to make the replacement work easier and less risky, a Galaxy S7 LCD and digitizer with frame would be the best screen replacement if unfortunately your Galaxy S7 screen was broken. However, if theGalaxy S7 charging port or home button was damaged and had to be replaced, then the disassembly of Galaxy S7 front housing is a must. Here we’re going to walk you through how to replace a LCD assembly, charger port or home button by disassembling the Galaxy S7 LCD and digitizer assembly with front housing.

Tools Needed:

• Plain Cards

• Gloves
• Spudger
• Screwdriver

For the Galaxy S7 teardown process, please move to our post of How to Tear Down the Galaxy S7 for Screen Replacement. Please note that you run your own risk to disassemble the device and the warranty will be voided.

1. Galaxy S7 Screen Replacement.

Heat up around the edges of Galaxy S7 LCD assembly back and forth to soften the front housing adhesive underneath. Pay your patience, the Galaxy S7 LCD assembly and frame are bonded by extremely sticky waterproof adhesive so as to make it IP68 protected. The waterproofness of Galaxy S7 will lost once the screen was replaced unless you apply the adhesive as sealed as the original manufacturer made, which is almost impossible to realize.

Wear a pair of gloves to avoid your hands being hurt by the hot display. Carefully insert the tip of a plain card into the gap between LCD assembly and frame, run it back and forth to weaken the adhesive.

You can also heat up and insert a plain card on the opposite side to release the nicely sticky adhesive.

Now the Galaxy S7 LCD assembly and frame are successfully separated. Looks like it's so easy, isn't it? I'm afraid not, tedious maybe more appropriate. Anyway, get your patience and chariness prepared.

2. Galaxy S7 Charging Port Replacement

After the Galaxy S7 front housing was released from the LCD and digitizer, undo the 2 screws holding the Galaxy S7 charger port assembly in place.

Peel off the two navigator stickers from the opposite side of charging port assembly.

Pry up to release the microphone.

Now the Galaxy S7 charging port with flex cable ribbon was disassembled.

3. Galaxy S7 Home Button Replacement

Like the disassembly of charging port assembly, peel off the sticky waterproof adhesive around the home button.

Pry up the home button and flex cable ribbon.

Now the Galaxy S7 home button with flex cable ribbon was removed.

Watch below tutorial videos from How2Tech on how to disassemble and reassemble the Galaxy S7 screen, charging port and home button.

Disassembly:

Reassembly: