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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by alex_free on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:06PM (#22311705)
You can’t even really work on it as opening it breaks the whole phone. ifixit gave it a 1/10 score https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Essential+Phone+Teardown/967...
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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by mrpopo on Thursday February 13, 2020 @01:44AM (#22315814)
The iFixit guide was b---s---, they froze the phone for no clear reason, and destroyed the entire phone. I almost gave up on buying because of them. Here is a tutorial by fixEZ. All you need is a heat gun (I used a hairdryer) and a playing card.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCKxAQXdTJ8

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Re:Essential shutting down after failing to launch ‘GEM’ sma... by rohansingh on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @04:21PM (#22312938)
It is tough but I've opened up a couple to replace a broken display. They are difficult to put back together well, but it's doable.
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