It’s not us, it’s you. It’s with a heavy wrench that we have decided to end our partnership with Samsung. Despite a huge amount of effort, Samsung’s approach to repairability does not align with our mission.
Most importantly, Samsung has only ever shipped batteries to iFixit that are preglued to an entire phone screen — making consumers pay over $160 even if they just want to replace a worn-out battery pack. That’s something Samsung doesn’t do with other vendors, according to Wiens. Meanwhile, iFixit’s iPhone and Pixel batteries cost more like $50.
More info from The Verge which also mentions Samsung’s new repair provider Encompass.
Lol
Leaked documents from Samsung
What logic does Samsung think that it’s a good idea to destroy an entire phone just because of it using a third party part.
Capitalism!
Selling a new one