Ok so my Sensation went for a bit of a swim yesterday at around 10am. So I put the phone in rice imediatly (after pulling the battery ect) and left it in the rice till a bout an hour ago. The phone turns on works great can call text surf the web the whole nine yards. BUUT it thinks its charging...24/7!!! Weirdest part is it'll go up in battery life!!!! It's gone from 93 to 99% already.
I tried a different battery and that worked for like 5 minutes before it started to act dumb again thinking its charging. Is there anything I can do for this? Tried whiping battery stats no luck with that. Other then that I'm outta ideas!
Haha! That's great. Never need a charger again! But is there any downsides to it thinking its charging like battery dying fast or anything?
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Wow great news, you have a mutant sensation.
Get in touch with Xavier about this in sure he will be able to help you out.
Watch out for for Magnito as we wouldn't want that super phone falling into the wrong hands...
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Indeed, great news! Sounds like a plan for me..
Is it also getting very hot? My friends G1 went for a dip in the hot tub and his thought it was charging....for about a week then it turned off and i had to replace the charger port circuit board.
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Ok so my Sensation went for a bit of a swim yesterday at around 10am. So I put the phone in rice imediatly
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Yoy should disassembly the phone and wash it all with isopropyl alcohol.
Mike
I would stop using device in that condition. You HAVE to wash device and dry it well. Even for day or two. If state is continued as described, go to service.
Hope it all goes back as before.
Cheers
Yeah it is dieing faster, it lost about 10% in 30 minutes. I put it back in rice but I am contimplaiting the while taking it apart and cleaning it thing. Though considering I work for T-Mobile I'm elidgable for a discount on a new phone and I'm thinking about an amaze. But I feel like if I buy an Amaze there is going to be something new in a few months so idk. Plus there is no Core Droid on the Amaze :/ What do you think guys?
I think you should just wash it properly. If u need to get a new phone,wait for the Nexus Prime
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Jerald2 said:
Wow great news, you have a mutant sensation.
Get in touch with Xavier about this in sure he will be able to help you out.
Watch out for for Magnito as we wouldn't want that super phone falling into the wrong hands...
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Lol..you just make me laugh!!
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I think you should just wash it properly. If u need to get a new phone,wait for the Nexus Prime
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I reaaaaaaaaally don't like samsung phones lol. Just dont care for them at all really. I like the Prime cuz of ICS but thats the only draw. Plus the Nexus line isn't a phone that T-Mobile sells at retail locations so I wouldn't be able to use my employee discount on it :/
I put it in rice again and it seems to have made things worse. I now have weird marks under the screen that look like powdery, guessing rice dust. And it still thinks its charging. Thinking of investing in one of those 20 dollar CPR kits from radioshack that say they are able to fix any wet phone. But I doubt itll pull out those marks from the dust.
Should I dip it in alcohol then throw it in one of those?
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So the phone survived my drunk escapades last night, what it did not survive was the ride back out of now where the phone shut off and i carry a car charger with me everywhere cause i use the phone so i plugged it in (the phone had 20%) and nothing, i was like eh il plug it in when i get home so an hour later i reached 5 am, plugged it in woke up to the same thing . . . phone still dead no response what so ever took the battery out multiple times tried starting without battery in and just charger but nothing so im about to take it back to t mobile and just get another one =/ this one barley had a bleed or anything too if i get a worse one imma be so down =/ idk if i should get another one or not
Of course if its not working get another one.
Would you rather have a good condition, working phone or a perfect condition paper weight?
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yea i was gonna return it either way bro lol i was just wonderin if i should get another one or not cause all the issues people be having and i didn't think stuff like this was gonna happen to it either..i paid 530 after tax n everything for this thats too expensive for a paper weight ..it would look nice though on my desk
Get another. I had the same problem and after the relplaced it I haven't had any problems since
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wow
so i just got it replaced and i could see the screen bleed in my house and it's not even dark my last one wasn't too bad about the bleeding but this ones in every corner guess il go back and switch this one out later too hope i get a good one
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So the phone survived my drunk escapades last night, what it did not survive was the ride back out of now where the phone shut off and i carry a car charger with me everywhere cause i use the phone so i plugged it in (the phone had 20%) and nothing, i was like eh il plug it in when i get home so an hour later i reached 5 am, plugged it in woke up to the same thing . . . phone still dead no response what so ever took the battery out multiple times tried starting without battery in and just charger but nothing so im about to take it back to t mobile and just get another one =/ this one barley had a bleed or anything too if i get a worse one imma be so down =/ idk if i should get another one or not
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what you need my friend is a motorola defy
Why u say that bro? I love this phone just hate the issues
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Why u say that bro? I love this phone just hate the issues
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just kidding. i was suggesting you need a phone to survive your drunken escapades
LOL yea bro i had an iphone 3gs for the longest time and it did me good i just lost it during of the adventures but im more careful with this one.. i just want one without too much bleed but i might have to wait a couple weeks for that
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LOL yea bro i had an iphone 3gs for the longest time and it did me good i just lost it during of the adventures but im more careful with this one.. i just want one without too much bleed but i might have to wait a couple weeks for that
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i'm 42 now. haven't had a drink in 16 years. but....if they had smartphones when i was younger, alot of people would be getting free phones lol. i didn't know where i was waking up half the time.
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i'm 42 now. haven't had a drink in 16 years. but....if they had smartphones when i was younger, alot of people would be getting free phones lol. i didn't know where i was waking up half the time.
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LOL yea i just turned 21 but it's been going on for a couple years.. i know college towns and six flags = best place to find phones
Must have had a few too many beers but came out of the pool with my phone in my pocket. Idiot. Anyways, it's toast. I'll have a Sensation this Friday (already sitting on my desk, out of town for work) so I wont be looking to replace it. I was even lucky enough to have a good LCD, oh well, it's been a fun ride!
I thought waterproof was a supported feature? Ohh well. Enjoy your new htc beastly phone!
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Must have had a few too many beers but came out of the pool with my phone in my pocket. Idiot. Anyways, it's toast. I'll have a Sensation this Friday (already sitting on my desk, out of town for work) so I wont be looking to replace it. I was even lucky enough to have a good LCD, oh well, it's been a fun ride!
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are you for certain that its toast? I ran a test when I first got my first mytouch and had it in a sinkful of water for 45 mins. gave it a good shake to get most of the water out, then I just let it sit on my desk for about 2-3 days. after the 3rd day, I went to put my battery back in and it booted right up, no lag or loss in performance, no water under the screen. everything worked fine...dont give up hope yet!
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are you for certain that its toast? I ran a test when I first got my first mytouch and had it in a sinkful of water for 45 mins. gave it a good shake to get most of the water out, then I just let it sit on my desk for about 2-3 days. after the 3rd day, I went to put my battery back in and it booted right up, no lag or loss in performance, no water under the screen. everything worked fine...dont give up hope yet!
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Thanks for the notice! 24hrs after I put the battery in and the Camera flash lit up for a couple seconds. I could power it on and it would vibrate but the LCD had nothing. I've been out of town for the week so I will give it a try when i get home.
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Thanks for the notice! 24hrs after I put the battery in and the Camera flash lit up for a couple seconds. I could power it on and it would vibrate but the LCD had nothing. I've been out of town for the week so I will give it a try when i get home.
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u shouldve put it in rice. i had a atnt 8125 (wizard) and it went swimming as well. i took out the battery right away, took out the water (TRIED), and covered it in a bucket of rice for 3 days. worked afterwards :]
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Must have had a few too many beers but came out of the pool with my phone in my pocket. Idiot. Anyways, it's toast. I'll have a Sensation this Friday (already sitting on my desk, out of town for work) so I wont be looking to replace it. I was even lucky enough to have a good LCD, oh well, it's been a fun ride!
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If you ever decide to throw it away.. I'm the garbage bin
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u shouldve put it in rice. i had a atnt 8125 (wizard) and it went swimming as well. i took out the battery right away, took out the water (TRIED), and covered it in a bucket of rice for 3 days. worked afterwards :]
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It was in rice for 24hrs. After that just figured its done.
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If you ever decide to throw it away.. I'm the garbage bin
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If it doesn't power on tomorrow when I get home I'll give it away for the cost of shipping. Probably $5 states side.
Similar experience. However, it was an incredible and after 1 week in rice would not boot. Then, the phone was worth a ton just as a wifi browser/app device. So, I took it apart completely, removing the heat spreader metal plates and all. After sitting on my desk dismantled for about 2 weeks, I had it up and running apps, wifi, web, 3d games. It let me play on a device so I didn't use my actual phone's battery so much.
I've done this with a couple different smart phones (chocolate 2, iPhone). It seems to me, water doesn't pose a serious threat to these devices. If you can get the water out without electrically shorting the device in a damaging way, it's going to be usable eventually... I mean the Incredible didn't just go swimming, it was submerged in a glass of pop and went unnoticed until someone called and it rang quite bizarrely and then shut off. I call them Comaphones.
Well, after sitting for a week, same thing. Put the battery in and the Camera LED flashes for a second. Press the power butting and it vibrates like it's booting up but nothing on the display. I'll leave it in rice for another week.
In the mean time I'm enjoying my new Sensation. Very nice and sleek. Just need root now!
Poor MT4G, its a great phone. Enjoy your new Sensation, I have mixed feelings about mine.
Did it sink or float?
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Did it sink or float?
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It was in my pocket, in the pool, for about 20 min. So submerged.
Oh ok...you drowned it you you phone murderer you. RIP. Lol. Just kidding my wife dropped he galaxy s 4g in our pool....suprisingly its 100% funcational. Thank god...i was pissed.
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My phone has water damage and I'm not sure if it is the battery or the phone (I'm assuming the later, but just in case). Is it possible to power on my G2x without the battery in it?
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ishould said:
My phone has water damage and I'm not sure if it is the battery or the phone (I'm assuming the later, but just in case). Is it possible to power on my G2x without the battery in it?
-ishould
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If the phone recently gotten water damage then I recommend not powering it up for about 3-4 days to let the water dry out. Water can short out the electrical system and cause big problems.
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leave it alone for 1 week minimum
bag of rice for sure 2 days minimum, washed my old mytouch 3g in the washer for 2 minutes, through it in a bag of rice went out for the weekend came back and turned it on with only some screen wash inside of it. DO NOT POWER IT ON AT ALL
Washed my Nexus One. I tried the rice trick and a couple of days on top of a hot radiator with no luck, the phone would lock up or reboot. So I bought a G2x and forgot about the Nexus in a desk drawer.
2 months later I tried the N1 again and it suddenly worked fine. I put my buggy G2x away for couple of weeks and went back to the once wet Google phone without any issues at all.
The G2x is back in my pocket now though, ROMs like Weapon 2.0 have me loving it like the cool new gadget I'd always hoped it would be.
ya the rice trick works... if you don't turn it on... but the poweron without the battery? i have no clue... wish you the best of luck or try and send it back? hopefully you wont get charged for a new one....
I try to turn on phone with no battery. And it will not turn on.
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Washed my Nexus One. I tried the rice trick and a couple of days on top of a hot radiator with no luck, the phone would lock up or reboot. So I bought a G2x and forgot about the Nexus in a desk drawer.
2 months later I tried the N1 again and it suddenly worked fine. I put my buggy G2x away for couple of weeks and went back to the once wet Google phone without any issues at all.
The G2x is back in my pocket now though, ROMs like Weapon 2.0 have me loving it like the cool new gadget I'd always hoped it would be.
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Exactly, WeaponG2x is just awesome. My exact same feelings in your post.
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I leave my charger plugged in to the wall, even when not in use, out of laziness. While my phone is connected, it's silent. But as soon as I disconnect my phone, it makes a barely perceptible, high-pitched whining noise.
Does anyone else experience this? Is it a sign of potential danger? Is it wasting much electricity?
I've most definitely noticed, drives me crazy that I'm the only one in my house that can hear it.
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I've had that problem also with my charger, actually just recently went into the at&t store and they replaced it without a problem, no questions asked
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ughhhh, I hate when you guys find stuff that I never noticed. Now I'm gonna be hearing that too, probably.
charger is dying, unplug when not in use and get a new one asap
I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Me too.
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Yup, mine randomly kicked in with the sound one day. Paused my TV and turned off the ceiling fan like 5 times before I tracked it down.
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I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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as long as its 1A, anything less and they jipped u bro
Wait it's not supposed to make that noise?
nope, means charger is faulty
May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%
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Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%
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I'd say mine took at least that long...before today at least...
Just left att store with a new zero charger and new cable as well. I'll see if anything changes and report.
my charger does this also! Maybe that's why my phone acts screwy half the time while it's charging at home? My car charger it's always fine
so i've gotten my hands on a galaxy s3, which i'm super pumped about, but it had a bad charge port. seems to have been corroded with sweat (the woman ran with it in her shirt lol) so i cleaned it up hardcore with some rubbing alch etc, but i cannot get it to charge correctly anymore. basically, it might charge half a percent per every hour or so....like, something incredibly slow. last night i left it on from 8pm until 10am the next day, and it only went up about 26%.
when plugged into PC, the comp tells me unrecognized USB device, blah blah blah, can't install drivers..so clearly there's something up with the charge port. now i've found a replacement on ebay for only 5 bucks, which is awesome..however, i don't know what kind of task it would be to replace the charge port, as i've never done it before.
anyone have any experience, or have any better methods to clean out the current port? i've used a toothbrush with rubbing alch, and then a toothpick to fine clean it in there, and then i blow it out with compressed air after i let it sit a bit just to fully dry it out. again, it'll charge, but so horribly slow...and thing is, it even says AC charging, too.
here's a pic as an example:
Why wouldn't you just go to Verizon and get a replacement? or even a 14 day swap if you're in the 14 days?
lol bc it's not my phone..i bought it off a customer at my store since it was busted (she bought another one lol) and either way, we can't warranty it because she has two small cracks in the two corners..she's obviously dropped it within the 1 week she had it anyway.
What??? Jayochs! Sorry I don't have anything to contribute but there is a thread on here of a guy who disassembled a GS3 so maybe that will help you get an idea?
Here's the link to that thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29166420
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thanks man! ugh, that charge port looks horrible to have to replace.... i might screw the phone up.
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thanks man! ugh, that charge port looks horrible to have to replace.... i might screw the phone up.
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NP man. Maybe the OP of that thread may have some tips. Its worth a shot.
Good luck and see you around!
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that's IF i can get this thing repaired lol
so i got the charge port today finally....i also got an external battery charger and 2 aftermarket batteries in the mean time (problem is it takes like 10 hours to charge from 0 to 100%......crappy charger)
so now i have this tinyyy little USB port, and i've never really taken a phone apart before, especially doing soldering work on a PCB.
does anyone have any experience or anything replacing it on this phone yet? i'm scared to do it myself, but i absolutely need to fix this charge port so i can charge normally and root, etc
damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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You could always take it to a pc repair shop. They'll probably charge you $20 to do it, especially if the phone is already taken apart.
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jayochs said:
damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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Stop being a baby. Sell the rezound and buy an S3! Aren't you in jersey? If so I have a guy just over the border in PA that could do the repair if you can get the parts.
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joebrady119 said:
Stop being a baby. Sell the rezound and buy an S3! Aren't you in jersey? If so I have a guy just over the border in PA that could do the repair if you can get the parts.
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lol why would i sell the rezound to get ANOTHER s3? i arleady have one just gotta fix the port. it's been active on my acct for like a week already lol i use it everyday, i just have 3 batteries to swap in/out
*sigh* you're here too? This is going to be the rezound forum all over again lol...
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I would gladly fix your charge port for a price. The main thing about diy is do not be afraid of breaking something, your s3 and other electronics are built sturdier than people think...... Think how hard people drop em and they still work. But don't just go taking on stuff, be careful just don't be afraid and renege where everything went and in what order. Its really simple. I've been working on phone hardware and xboxs, ps3s etc for a few years now..... I'm just not getting into the software stuff
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If you are really worried about doing the repair your self, and can't find someone to do it at a reasonable price......I would just do the palm stone wireless charging mod.
The needed parts are ten bucks on Amazon
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lol why would i sell the rezound to get ANOTHER s3? i arleady have one just gotta fix the port. it's been active on my acct for like a week already lol i use it everyday, i just have 3 batteries to swap in/out
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There is a guy in red bank
that replaces ports for like $60. He was going to repair my GS2 (my last phone) but I just bought a phone with a cracked screen and swapped the board instead. PM me if you would like his number but he advertises on craigslist.
awesome, thanks for the info! the only real reason i want this port working is so i can root, so that wireless charging method isn't really for me, but thanks for suggestions guys!
Charging port repair
So what is the guys ph # for repairs? or do you have a link to a DIY video so I can see it and adventure myself into it.??
Thank you kindly
Bill
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There is a guy in red bank
that replaces ports for like $60. He was going to repair my GS2 (my last phone) but I just bought a phone with a cracked screen and swapped the board instead. PM me if you would like his number but he advertises on craigslist.
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I plan to use this video to reference how to fix my gs3 should anything go wrong with my device in the future. I found this video on YouTube which explains disassembly and reassembly really well. Looks like the charging port is soldered to the main board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Vidurg said:
I plan to use this video to reference how to fix my gs3 should anything go wrong with my device in the future. I found this video on YouTube which explains disassembly and reassembly really well. Looks like the charging port is soldered to the main board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Charge ports four everything are soldered to the motherboard
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