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Motherboard repair - why is skill more important

Although rare, some people face problem regarding their mobile phone’s motherboard. This can be a rare case manufacturer’s mistake, due to water damages and many other causes.

However, motherboard repairs are very difficult due to the complexity of the motherboard design. Also, every brand’s motherboard designs differ from each other hence there is no one-fix-all standard when it comes to the mobile motherboard repairs.

Reasons why skills are important when it comes to motherboard repairing:

As mentioned, the motherboard’s design is very complicated hence testing the level skills the repairer.

To fix a motherboard, one would be expected to possess skill in soldering. Not only soldering is difficult, but the capacitors or the diodes are parts that require extra cares due to how fragile they are. Hence, adding the difficulty when it comes to motherboard repair.

Symptoms of a faulty motherboard to look out for:

The device is unable to power on, despite connected to a working power source.

Wi-fi not working.

When making calls, the audio is not working or is very blur.

Both front and back camera failed to work at the same time suddenly.

The battery is draining faster compared to the usual.

However, the tricky part is the symptom may also mean the specific parts are malfunctioning instead of the motherboard. 

Read more about this here.

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Warning signs its time to replace your phone’s battery.

3 ways your phone is warning you about the battery.

1. Your phone’s battery is draining faster than usual.

2. Your battery is 15 months old.

3. There is an obvious bloat on the back of your phone.

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5 tips to maximize a phone’s trade-in value.

Here are 5 tips to maximize phone trade-in value:

1. Always keep everything that comes with the phone.

2. Protect the phone from day 1.

3. Keep  track of warranty period and sell before due.

4. Sell ASAP, especially before a new generation is launched.

5. Compare the value offered to you.