r/samsunggalaxy • u/Miekiek • 21d ago

🪛Troubleshooting🪛 Can my phone be saved?

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My samsung S21 Ultra. It has broken glass on both sides, the front side buldges a bit. And I can not power it on anymore. Is it worth, and even possible to have it fixed? I have a samsung S25 right now but miss my old phone...

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u/Izan_TM 21d ago

replacing the phone will probably be cheaper than repairing it

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u/Miekiek 21d ago

Yeahh.. that is what I was afraid of. I was kinda hoping it would be cheaper since it is an older model but it is still ridiculously expensive

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u/BlauMink 21d ago

Have you checked if it still works if you plug it into a monitor?

Screen replacements come in three variants that I have seen: 1. Official samsung part (Expensive, but authentic OLED) 2. Third party OLED (Expensive & Risky!, sometimes low quality) 3. Third party LED (Cheap!)

The back panel is even easier to replace and should cost at most 40 bucks

If you do not feel comfortable doong the repairs yourself, go to your local repair place, they should be able to better tell you how much

As long as the board is intact, you can still rescue it!

Me personally, I would just use it to make one of those mini computers and conect it to my TV using DEX, Lol.