Amazon has packed a lot of cool new features into their Fire Phone, but apparently this has come at the cost of repairability. The fine folks over at iFixit have done their traditional teardown of Amazon’s first foray into smartphones and its not looking good, earning a repairability score of 3 out of 10 (with 10 being the easiest to repair). Everything starts out simple enough with the use of standard screws and the lack of adhesive holding the casing together, but once you get inside, things get a bit more tricky.
It appears that the four dynamic cameras are all heartily glued to the display, meaning if you break the screen, the replacement will be anything but cheap. Additionally, Amazon didn’t use many modular parts, so instead of replacing one faulty component, you’ll be replacing that component and any other pieces that share cable or adhesive with the faulty part. Definitely something to keep in mind before purchasing, although its safe to assume that if the Fire Phone’s unique feature sold you in the first place, then this teardown probably won’t be changing your mind.
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Source: iFixit
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