it's the April I Cigna rundown where we
fill you in on everything we were up to
last month just like we promised you we
had not one but two Samsung teardown the
Galaxy at night and the si+ while these
folks have tons of updated tech inside
getting in with a familiar process just
like the s7 lots of heat and prying was
required to remove the rear case but
once you're inside the remainder of the
disassembly was pretty straightforward
until we got to the battery which was
glued firmly in place speaking of the
battery the one we found in the + was
the exact same capacity as the notorious
note 7 batteries the brand new edge to
edge display has a fuse digitizer and
like previous Galaxy phones is extremely
tricky to remove all things considered
both the s8 and FA plus scored a 4 out
of 10 on our repairability meter make
sure to check out the complete teardown
at ifixit.com over on our blog we've got
a new story about what could be the
world's first shopping mall dedicated to
recycled reused and repaired good
unfortunately you'll have to head to
Sweden to check it out the retune of
recycling gallery boasts over a dozen
different stores focusing on everything
from reused household goods to
refurbished electronics so far it's been
a huge success with the mall seeing
between 600 and 700 customers every day
the 22nd was Earth Day and to celebrate
we gave you tips on how to get the most
repairable cell phone and get the most
out of your current phone's battery
globally we dumped as many as 50 million
metric tons of e-waste every year by
choosing more durable phones and keeping
them alive and in use longer you cut
down on the amount of e-waste sent to
landfills and what better way to extend
your phone's life then to optimize the
one part of your phone that's guaranteed
to wear out the battery there are a ton
of ways you can extend the life of your
phone's battery and we've got a list of
them over on our blog speaking of
batteries we've redesigned our iPhone
battery fix kit with all new packaging
and reusable tools we've got everything
you need to swap out the battery in your
iPhone in one handy package and you'll
have some tools on hand for your next
repair if you've got an iPhone 4s or
later that's been needing a new battery
and you live in the US we can help
send us a tweet telling us why you need
a new battery for your iPhone using the
hashtag my fix-it kit and if we pick
your post you'll be the proud owner of
an iphone battery ticket and that's your
April iFixit rundown
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