Galaxy Tab 3 Complete Tear Down

I enjoy taking apart new electronics. Samsung is usually the best when it comes to replaceable parts. (Note 2 and 3, as well as the GS3 and GS4 all have replaceable charging ports. Other phone manufacturers do not.) Samsung made two versions of this tablet, a Galaxy Tab 3 7″ and an 8″ version. Unfortunately for this tablet, the charging …

Swapping the iPhone 5s Battery with the iPhone 5c Battery

Naturally, when the iPhone 5s, and the iPhone 5c were released, I was curious to see if the batteries were interchangeable. They are. So technically you can move the iPhone 5s battery to the 5c and get 3.3% more battery life. Not a huge deal… but hey…. science. I tried swapping screens, but the LCD port on the screen is …

Nexus 5 Complete Tear Down

So I take apart a lot of phones.  In the past I haven’t been too impressed with LG’s build design but this time around I feel they did a fantastic job. They took a page out of Samsung book and make the charging port replaceable.  Which is super convenient because the charging port is one of the most abused pieces …