₦airaland Forum

Kim4Christ:
I feel most phone parts are difficult to obtain

Exactly. Even when you’re ready to pay, finding legit parts is like treasure hunting. I wonder why supply is so limited.

2cribz:
Before I used to be lazy.i never cared to know what's going on.afer all engineer dey dia.
Naso I go pay.in the end them go scatter the phone.e no gondey charge well or u gondey see screen light .screen not gummed up properly.
Till abt 2years ago when I come calm
Ordered soldering pen
Etc.
I fixed a screen ..a replacement.
All along it was the flex wire.
When I carry am go engineer dat one say 15k.
I go samsung branch.dem charge me 30k
I vex buy black gum
Buy data
Watch YouTube.
After 3 days I coupled back the screen replacemntent
Flex cable
And every.
Phone come dey work normal.
Sold it after a week for 95k. And the buyer no catch say I dey change screen.
I wasted 40k on an issue of 10k

😂😂 You really turned to engineer overnight! That’s actually impressive, YouTube and patience saved you ₦40k. But it also shows how lack of trust pushes people to DIY.

Khay2:
The biggest issue is original parts. Even if you have the money, finding legit spares is tough. That’s why service centers are very important.

True. Even with cash in hand, you might still end up with a fake screen or battery. It’s frustrating. Maybe brands should start selling certified parts directly to local vendors, so users don’t have to depend only on official centers.

I swear.i can mantle and dismantle anyrhing electronics.zero tolerance to laziness

StellaGirlie:
😂😂 You really turned to engineer overnight! That’s actually impressive, YouTube and patience saved you ₦40k. But it also shows how lack of trust pushes people to DIY.

StellaGirlie:
That’s the thing, it’s such a gamble. You can spend ₦10k and walk away happy, or spend ₦100k and end up frustrated. It’s not just the price; it’s the uncertainty. Sometimes even “original” parts behave funny.

And it can be so frustrating

Depends on the component that get spoiled , some are not worth repairing. But if it's just normal non critical or easily fixed components. As long as you can get a good place to fix it , go ahead

StellaGirlie:
Exactly. Even when you’re ready to pay, finding legit parts is like treasure hunting. I wonder why supply is so limited.

Import prices and the likes

Thomasdike:
I feel like manufacturers are part of the problem. Phones today are glued shut and require proprietary tools, making it impossible for the average person to do a simple fix. This is a deliberate strategy to force us to buy new phones. They talk about sustainability, but they are the biggest culprits of electronic waste. In a country like Nigeria where affordability is a huge factor, this practice is particularly cruel. I'd love to see a "right to repair" law implemented here.

You no lie, fully modular phones will go a long way in Nigeria not all these soldered or glued stuff

My last repair worth is though cus I got the original screen
I wasted money at first buying a fake screen, my phone gets hot within 5mins of usage, but after spending a lot to get the original screen it worked practically very fine

StellaGirlie:
True. Even with cash in hand, you might still end up with a fake screen or battery. It’s frustrating. Maybe brands should start selling certified parts directly to local vendors, so users don’t have to depend only on official centers.

That's why it's advisable to get it done at official repair centre.. all these local vendors are scammers and literally going to add LCD screen instead of putting the Amoled screen and moreover they will over price the Amoled screen for you

Homeboiy:
From the importers and the sellers down to the repairers

Like I charged someone 150k for 13pm screen
But another repairer charged him 180k for same exact screen

I bought mine from china for 50k
He bought his own 130k here in Nigeria from sellers

I made 100k
He made 50k and the owners were thinking that his own is too cost

so everybody just wants their share of the profit like this, wahala for who em phone spoil o

IheomaAkparanta:
Cracked my note 8 screen last year and I was told a new one would cost 170k. I kuku leave am. The phone I'm using now costs 130k.

money to buy another phone lol, e reach to leave am

My opinion is that, most smartphone brands don't have their service centers in the country and to get phone's spare part would be difficult

ParadoxWrites:
You no lie, fully modular phones will go a long way in Nigeria not all these soldered or glued stuff

Because it will reduce unnecessary damages

StellaGirlie:
You made a really solid point about trust and official centers. Even with high costs, at least Carlcare gives that confidence that you’re getting the real deal. I just wonder why other brands haven’t replicated that model, imagine if Samsung or Xiaomi had walk-in centers everywhere.

That's true

Thomasdike:
Because it will reduce unnecessary damages

It will even make repairs so easy