bought phone

dropped phone a few times

phone stopped charging

replaced subboard but had to hit the phone for it to start charging again(it stopped charging daily)

dropped phone in water with detergent

phone stopped charging again

replaced subboard

charging worked for 5 minutes

charging no longer works

what now?

long version:

I bought this phone new, it worked for a while, dropped it a few times, then it didn't charge anymore.

I replaced the subboard, phone still didn't charge, I dropped it by accident. Then it suddenly would charge, a few hours later it stopped charging again. I tried hitting it to simulate a fall (stupid, I know. but....) then it started charging again, I have no clue why.

I kept going like this for a few months (like 4-5) phone doesn't charge? hit it.

last week I dropped it in hot water with detergent. I let it dry, booted it up a day later or so, it still charged at this point but the screen was acting up. I shut it back down again and took it apart the next day to check for any damage. I didn't find anything and disconnected and reconnected the subboard and everything seemed to be fixed but I later realised that the phone wouldnt charge anymore.

I replaced the sub board today, the phone charged for a good 5 minutes and now it won't anymore after rebooting. What do I try now?

⟐ Answered May 27, 2024 at 5:39 MST

Now it was not charging, i tried cleaning the port, any other method that doesn't involve opening up the phone and as a last resort I tried hitting it (stupid idea ik) and after that it charged. After that I've got this problem again a lot of times, hitting it worked.

Now hitting doesn't work, I opened the phone up (first time ever btw), i carefully opened and separated everything until i could see the 2 boards. Carefully inspected both, no sign of damage or anything . Main board flex seems to be fine.

Should i replace both the charging board and the main flex or just the board.

And also before opening phone up i had a problem where the phone was on and screen wasn't showing anything, as always slapping it worked (dont tell me it was the slapping, everything inside looked in perfect condition no damage, at least to my eye).

If fixing it would include micro soldering or anything more expensive than 50$ im just getting a new phone.

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