Galaxy S26 Ultra Scores 9/10 for Repairability in New Teardown

A teardown of Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, offers a comprehensive look at its repairability and heat management. A video from PBKreviews shows that the phone uses a new four-layer cooling stack over the main chipset and memory, with graphite film, thermal pads, a graphite pad, and a vapor chamber; thermal paste ties everything together across the hottest components. This is a step ahead of Galaxy S25 Ultra, which relied more heavily on pads and graphite.

But even with this change, the company has managed to prioritize modular parts and repair-friendly design. The back glass comes off with heat and prying, revealing the wireless charging coil, NFC and UWB antennas, and a graphite film for heat distribution.

Under that, the 5,000mAh battery sits on adhesive strips with pull tabs, so users can take it out without solvents or aggressive prying. The vapor chamber runs under ...