iFixit is ditching its self - repair program for Samsung machine owner in the US over what the former enunciate is a lack of commitment to the apparent movement from the latter .
Atwo - year partnershipbetween the repair specialist and the twist maker , will not be renewed the CEO of iFixit has bring out .
However , itwon’t affect UK usersbecause Samsung partners with a companionship called Ingram Micro for self - resort on these shore . iFixit does sell a modified issue of Samsung parts in the UK , but mainly for older devices .
accord to the iFixit hirer , Samsung makes real parts prohibitively expensive , and has done little to make it easy for fancier to revive the gadget . As a result , few consumers are interested in buying the parts .
Furthermore , if you need to replace your headphone ’s shelling , it be $ 160 because they ’re only sold pre - attached to a telephone presentation . Meanwhile , you could get an iPhone or Google Pixel phone bombardment for around a third of that toll .
The iFixit slew also require the company to , essentially , only sell parts to individual consumers . That makes it nearly unacceptable for iFixit to supply eminent street mend store with the parts .
“ We have n’t been capable to get parts go at the volumes need to move the environmental needle , ” tell Wiens . Beyond that , acquire part for the newer earphone has been improbably difficult the company says .
As such , iFixit will simply broth aftermarket part for Samsung earphone rather than attempt to acquire fresh , genuine parts from Samsung . mending guides will still be available , but wo n’t be published in collaboration with the manufacturer .
Overall though , it should mean the parts are flashy for Samsung phone owners overall , and iFixit will still declare oneself guides and tools .
