Gadgetory

ever since that Galaxy s8 durability test video I've been thinking about making a clear Galaxy s8 and how cool that would look now the s8 is a little bit different than the s6 and the s7 where the coloring isn't so much of a sticker but it's more of a coating on that back glass so it scrapes off but not super easily but I think I have a solution all of these are called solvents or paint thinner and one of these should work may be fatal or caused blindness it swallowed it should work just fine the first step in making a clear Galaxy s8 is to remove the back glass panel I talked more about this in my complete s8 teardown video but the short version is to go slow and to use heat and a thin metal price tool so you don't break the glass now remember you are avoiding all of the warranties on your phone if you attempt this project and it is a little bit harder than it looks once that back glass is off on a pop out the camera frame and the fingerprint scanner so I have complete access to the glass slab itself these are incredibly well shielded to that glass so I'm doing more of a slicing motion through the adhesive instead of prying up against the glass at this point I did try separating the color from the glass but it seemed pretty permanently coated and did not want to come off my razor blade couldn't do much more than just scratch the underside of that glass this paint an epoxy remover on the other hand is kind of like acid the solvent worked incredibly well to soften the paint on the underside of that glass but there was still one more slightly cloudy lamination layer underneath that the lamination was relatively clear but still had a murky effect to it so getting rid of that was the next step the extra strength paint remover once again made this part slightly easier since it had loosened the laminated bond with the glass now that the glass is completely clear and rinsed off we have a few different options one is to just take that glass panel and put it directly back on the phone this leaves the phone with complete functionality since everything is still in place and intact and while it still does look pretty good at this point I'm going to strip it down and take it a step farther there are 14 screws in the back of this thing and the good news is that not all of these screws are mandatory in order to view the pretty stuff inside the phone we have to remove the wireless charging the phone will still function completely fine with this removed it just won't charge wirelessly anymore obviously now the loudspeaker plastics are covering too much of the circuit board for my taste this Android has the headphone jack and I want to show that off from the inside the loudspeaker is still pretty important though and crucial to the normal functionality of the phone so I'll need at least half of this piece of plastic the other half not so much now we can visibly see half of the charging port while still keeping our speaker in tact the important screws that need to stay in place are these ones I'm pretty sure all the screws are important on some level but these are the only ones I'm going to keep I'll put some clear double-sided tape back on to the camera lens as well as the fingerprint scanner and then Reese take them to the underside of that clear panel I'll have all this stuff linked in the video description if you're curious or if you want to try this yourself and now we're starting to get somewhere all of the internal circuits and components are completely visible at this point just like back in the good old days with my favorite Gameboy this thing is looking pretty sweet to get that back glass to stick securely to the phone we have to use more clear adhesive I'll link that stuff in the description just make sure that it goes all around the inside edge to keep that dust out the phone definitely isn't going to be water resistant anymore I'll use a little glass cleaner on the underside of that panel once you set it down it'll be down for good so make sure it's clean the first time around after removing the top layer of the double-sided tape I'll clip in that little tiny fingerprint scanner the complete disassembly and reassembly video of this phone we'll have a few more tips and tricks in it this particular video is more just highlighting the clear back panel and there you have it the world's first fully functional clear back to Galaxy s8 let me know what you think do you think Samsung should start mass producing these things for everyone I think it looks pretty cool there are a few cons that go along with this project obviously the phone is not waterproof anymore and it doesn't have the wireless charging in the back and you know the phone is not meant to be taken apart there's a good chance that it could just die completely during this and you have no more warranty once it's been open up but as far as aesthetics and how cool it looks I think it's pretty awesome and it's pretty much a cost-free project I had to buy that paint dinner which cost about eight bucks and it took about an hour of my time to clear off that back coloring and reinstall the phone again but other net if you have any questions leave them down in the comments below and maybe if this video gets enough likes Samsung will start making these phones in the future it's a long shot but it could happen thanks for watching I'll see you around