Hello, I just found a few weeks ago a Fairphone 4 into a vent grill into the street (i was searching for my keys)
It seems that it didn’t stay more than a few days and the area was humid, maybe with some drops of water but it wasn’t dived into water.
I dissasembled it removed screws and battery and sim card. Then I did wait 1 week into my flat, and then I tryed to charge it and turn the phone on. It did vibrate but the screen was black.
Then I did turn off the phone again, and managed toi scratch the contacts of the screen. Then I waited few days and turned it on again. The screen just worked for a second then It did the same, and then I just dropped.
Now I tryed to see again the phone and there was more oxyde inside but it seems totally dry.
Do you think I can do something for it?
Sorry for my moderate english. I hope you have another solution to save or recycle this phone.
Yeah I thought about it. But I’m not willing to make that effort. I’m juste curious about how repairable is that phone. The rest isn’t important for me.
Wow, so you basically want to keep a found property of someone else with you? I don’t know where you come from, but in my country this is clearly a criminal act.
Set aside how I’d judge this from a morality standpoint.
I once lost my Fairphone 3. I’m still happy and grateful that it was found by an honest and nice person.
Don’t do that because of some unfriendly users. If it wasn’t you, that phone would remain in that vent grill for eternity. See if you can repair it, it’s your lucky phone.
