Hmmm, keep in mind, we do get broken phones from bad guys, they break them just before arrest, they throw them in water just before arrest, phone are subject to other cases like arsons where they are found damaged, etc. In same cases, the bad guy has an old broken phone in the residence and has moved on to a new phone, might have dated evidence on that. Normal wear and tear, USB port broken, screen broken, digitizer broken, etc. Not ever phone that Police seize is a fully functioning phone.
Having cell phone repair skills and tools is an asset for every mobile forensics lab.
Pre-heater - used on 90% of Chipoff phones
Microscope - used on 90% of Chipoff to examine pinouts and 90% of JTAG to examine your solder work.
The kit has been condensed to the most important and used items from all the tools that they/we sell.
The full cell phone repair course is 5 days, we condense the most important stuff for our purposes in 2 days for the JTAG class, you get less than a day for the Chipoff class.
If you want to learn the whole process and get certified, then you should take the 5 day Cell Phone Repair class.
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