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As a phone repair tech, Samsung phones are some of the easiest to repair. Especially for batteries or (if you can get Samsung OEM parts) screens.
I highly recommend you take a look at installing the new battery yourself if you're able to be precise with a screwdriver. All it takes is the aforementioned screwdriver, a hair dryer/heat gun, and an old credit card.
The only parts you'll have to buy are the battery and the water resistant seal for the back glass.
Bad thing is the waterproofing goes out the window after you crack it open, so you gotta be careful from then on.
The S8 is very similar to the S10 in construction! Very repairable with proper know how. I recommend looking up ifixit videos for specific repairs, they are easy to digest and in depth instructions.
Battery repairs are easy but you will still need to heat up the back of the phone to separate the glue holding on the back. If there's visible bloating to the battery inside the phone, I'd either be extremely careful at this stage or opt for a new phone entirely. Battery fires aren't common, but they aren't straightforward to extinguish either.
For screen repairs it depends on part availability. Often Samsung OEM screen will come with a new frame preattached to a screen and it's a simple matter to remove the battery, motherboard, subboard with charge port, and cables from the original frame and I stall them all into the new frame with the new screen. No gluing of the screen necessary!
Eh.....Galaxy S5 is a bitch to repair. Specifically for the display.
S5 is definitely harder to repair than an s8 or above. But that's kind of comparing apples to oranges as far as phone model construction goes.
Samsung have some of the best handsets in the market hands down, but pixel isn't too bad either
I'd agree to that. I've been a pixel user for a few years now, the only reason I chose them over Samsung is that I don't like Samsung's software preload.
Arent all the batteries old stock at this point?
Samsung certainly isn't making any more but you can still find some reputable 3rd party replacements for batteries. iFixit comes in highly recommend here again. Screens are the only thing I'd recommend getting an OEM part for, and luckily Samsung still makes those.