While the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is
far from a spring chicken these days, even now it has pretty decent
internals that easily keep up with today’s higher-end mid-range devices.
Still, now that it is aging, things could certainly start to go wrong,
and unlike the Note 4 and earlier, the Note 5 doesn’t have a
user-replaceable battery
. You might also want to get a Galaxy Note 5
screen replacement.
So what happens if you need to replace a battery, screen, other
component? How much will it cost and where should you go? Let’s take a
look.
DIY Battery, Back Cover and Screen Repair
The back of the device is a piece of glass that is glued down and
fairly hard to get off, however it can be done. Replacing the battery
yourself will run you around $52 in supplies (including a heat gun) +
the battery itself, which can be found for about $22. Popular smartphone
repair site iFixit has plenty of guides on replacing various parts of the device yourself, but be aware that due to the nature of the Note 5’s build, DIY may not be the best option if you’re new to smartphone repair.
If you want to get a Galaxy Note 5 screen replacement, you have
two options. If you replace the whole display, the screen and digitizer
assembly is around $200 on most online retailers anyway, so it may be
better just to send your device to Samsung, if you have that option
available.
However, if the touchscreen and display still work, you may be
able to get away with only replacing the front glass lens, which costs
around $22 on its own, not including the supplies you’ll need (although,
if you’re doing multiple repairs, the supplies will be pretty similar
across all of the repairs and can be used multiple times). Finally, if
you do want to replace a cracked back cover, it’ll cost about $40 for
the glass cover itself.
Repair Stores or official Samsung Repair
Repair costs vary between repair shops, however it shouldn’t be
more than what Samsung charges and, in most cases, it’ll be a good deal
cheaper. Unfortunately it is hard to tell you an exact price, and so
you’ll need to go to a local shop or call them in order to get a proper
quote.
If you’d like to have Samsung repair your device, you can get
a Galaxy Note 5 screen replacement (assuming that the damage is out of
warranty) for $199, the same price as the replacement on the Galaxy S6
and S6 edge. Regarding the Note 5 battery replacement, Samsung’s support
team stated that they “wouldn’t be able to speculate on this”, when
asked how much it would cost to replace a Note 5 battery out of
warranty.
However, it’s most likely that the Galaxy Note 5 battery
replacement is not significantly higher, if at all, than the $45 Samsung
charges for the S6/S6 Edge, seeing as the build of the devices are
incredibly similar.
If you live in a few key locations in Canada or the United
States, you can even head to the service center yourself and get it
repaired on the same day.
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