🇧🇪 Dafotec Belgium · 3 drop-off points · ISO 5 lab in Roubaix
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Service · Smartphone iPhone & Android

Smartphone data recovery

Cracked screen, water damage, crushed, won't turn on, stuck after an update. Your photos, messages and contacts aren't lost because the phone is dead: as long as the memory is intact, we read it — by repairing the board or at component level.

Flat feefrom €300 excl.
Treated within 48h80%
BrandsiPhone · Android
Diagnosisfree · 24h
Symptoms we treat

Does your phone show one of these signs?

Fell in water

Won't boot, flickering screen, corrosion. Every hour counts — electricity speeds up the damage.

80% treated within 48h
Cracked / black screen

The phone works but the screen is unresponsive, or you need to extract data from a dead display.

90%+ if board intact
Won't turn on / won't charge

Broken charge connector, blown power circuit, short. The memory often stays healthy.

board-level repair
Crushed / bent

Deformed chassis, cracked board after a hard drop or a crush.

CPU swap if needed
Our method

What the laboratory actually does.

Water damage

Desoxidation in an ultrasonic station

The board is removed and cleaned in an ultrasonic bath with specific solvents that strip corrosion down into the micro-vias. Oxidized components (coils, capacitors) are replaced one by one under a microscope. The faster the intervention, the less the corrosion.

Damaged board

Precision micro-soldering

Under a stereo microscope and hot-air station, we repair cut traces, replace power circuits (PMIC), charge connectors and blown components. Micro-soldering can bring a board back to life just enough to extract the data.

Unrecoverable board

Processor transplant (CPU swap)

When the board is too damaged, we desolder the processor and its memory (which, on iPhone, form an inseparable cryptographic pair) to transplant them onto a donor board of the same model. Extreme micro-soldering, behind our most spectacular recoveries.

iPhone & encryption

Secure Enclave chain of trust

On iPhone, data is encrypted and bound to the Secure Enclave. The processor and memory can't be separated without losing the key. We preserve this pair through any operation; decryption requires a working device and the user's passcode.

Android

FBE encryption, eMMC & UFS

On Android (Samsung Knox, File-Based Encryption), we repair the board or read the eMMC / UFS memory directly. Depending on model and version, unlocking requires the PIN or pattern. Chip-off is possible on some chips.

Proof in the numbers

Smartphone success rates across 120,000+ cases.

Averages observed since 2004. The free diagnosis refines the prognosis for your model.

Cracked / black screen, board intact95%
Won't charge / dead connector90%
Water damage treated within 48h80%
Cracked board — CPU swap70%
Memory physically destroyed10%
Coverage

All brands, iPhone & Android.

Apple iPhoneSamsung GalaxyGoogle PixelXiaomiHuaweiOnePlusOppoSony XperiaHonorMotorola

iPhones with A-series chips and Secure Enclave, Android with eMMC and UFS memory, Samsung Knox and FBE encryption. Smartphones, tablets (iPad, Galaxy Tab) and smartwatches.

What you must never do to a failing phone

  • Power on or charge a wet phone — electricity speeds up corrosion and can destroy everything.
  • Put it in rice — ineffective; corrosion continues inside.
  • Shake it to "get the water out" — water spreads to still-healthy areas.
  • Keep trying to start it — each attempt on a damaged board worsens the shorts.
  • Hand it to a "screen" repair shop with no care for the data — clumsy disassembly can damage the board.

The golden rule: power the phone off, don't charge it, and hand it over quickly. For water, the under-48h window makes a real difference.

FAQ

Specialist answers on smartphones.

My phone won't turn on — photos recoverable?+
Yes, in most cases. If the memory isn't physically destroyed, we repair the board at component level (connector, power) or read the memory directly. Photos, contacts and messages are recoverable even without boot.
My iPhone fell in water — what should I do?+
Don't try to power it on or charge it — electricity speeds up corrosion. No rice. Power it off and bring it quickly for desoxidation. Treated within 48h, the success rate stays high.
The screen is cracked — is my data lost?+
No. A cracked screen doesn't affect memory. We temporarily replace the screen to extract the data, or read the memory at board level.
Can you recover an iPhone without the passcode?+
iPhone data is encrypted and bound to the Secure Enclave: decryption requires a working device and your passcode. We repair the hardware to enable access, but we don't bypass Apple's security — that's a guarantee for your privacy.
How much does smartphone recovery cost?+
The flat fee starts at €300 excl. VAT, up to €950 excl. VAT for a processor transplant. Free diagnosis, no data – no fee: only €25 due if we fail.
For water, every hour counts

Phone dead? Your memories aren't.

Power it off, don't charge it, and send it to us. Free diagnosis within 24h, your file list before any payment.