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I'm contemplating getting the fairphone 5. The usb c port on my last few phones were getting very loose at the end of the use. Making it a hassle using it in my car. One steep curve, and the phone slides making the connection get loose.
If I get the fairphone 5 I will immediately get a USB c replacement for future proofing.
It's annoying charging my phone at night and waking up to an almost empty phone because the cable got loose when I set it on my bedside table.
I had to replace the USB C port on my Fairphone 3, took about β¬30 and 10 minutes.
In any other phone it would've meant getting a complete new device
It's actually surprisingly easy to do on a OnePlus 5T. I did it after cleaning out the port wasn't good enough anymore (my phone was bought secondhand/refurb, and I also recently replaced the battery too ^.^ - overall the cost of both endeavours including the cheapo kit to get the thing open in the first place was on the order of Β£25, though I did lose the two screws for the USB port that connext it to the bottom, still works fine with the other two internal screws though π€£).
Eventually secondhand parts will stop being available on ebay, but for now its all good ;p. Though if your screen breaks it's probably not worth it to replace, that part alone seems to be half the secondhand-price of a lot of phones all on it's own >.<
I have replaced a micro usb port on an old phone before. But because it's hard soldered it takes a lot of effort and time. I wouldn't want to try that with usb c because it has way more leads.
Some devices have the port on the mobo. I canonly think ione I've owned like this.
All my other phones it's been replaceable.
Meh, I could replace entire bottom board on my Xiaomi Mi4 in about 10 minutes. Way back in 2014, best phone I've ever owned.
Probably not your problem, but my completely different phone (oneplus 7 pro)has been pretty solid. But, lint and dust gathered into the port, making some of the plugs extremely loose to the point it would fall out from the weight of the cable... I took a needle and scraped out the compacted lint at the bottom. (avoiding touching the middle thing in the port. Good as new afterwards, even the one cable I've been using with the phone since 2019 which is pretty loose after use now, still sits without problems when moving the phone around.
But I'd definitely suggest cleaning it out if you haven't. Even the small specs you get out makes a big difference. My powerbank came wouldn't stay in, after cleaning it's more well behaved. But there's a clear difference in USB-c plugs and how they fit phones.
use a toothpick so you can't short anything
Had that issue before, annoying as fuck. My latest one has a case with a small cap for the USBC port. Eliminated the problem. Love it.
Thanks, I have a oneplus 7T and I have been cleaning it. It's just very loose now. Been scraping the harder to clean parts with a toothpick, and the rest with a toothbrush. It just isn't working for me. Might have to try a needle now.
If the 7T is constructed anything like the 5T then replacing the USB port is an inexpensive and relatively easy weekend project. You just undo a couple of T5 screws, pop off the back, undo a couple more screws and replace the assembly. The hard part is not losing the screws.
Considering software support period is over I don't think it's worth the hassle of getting the back off. The oneplus security update period is also abysmal.
I looked up how to get the back off.
Also a reason I'm contemplating the fairphone 5. Just pull off the back and a few screws later it's pretty much done. I don't want to mess with a heat gun to open up my phone.