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I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

ManOfMayhem — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:31:20 GMT

I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53 - how can I get a replacement for it?

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

Alex_M — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:45:35 GMT

Hi @ManOfMayhem,

You can buy them online super cheap (£3-4). Check out Replace Base or eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255931814343

Thanks,
Alex

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

ManOfMayhem — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:45:42 GMT

Hi, I have just ordered the SIM card tray from the link you posted - I will wait until I have received it and know that it is the right one for my phone before deciding if you resolved my query or not, as I have just had to return one that I got from Amazon that was supposed to be the right spec and found it was too big to fit the SIM card tray slot on the phone - I will now have to wait until either Monday or Tuesday before I find out

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

EssexBoyEE — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:13:14 GMT

Whilst you can get the cheap and cheerful Sim Trays from te likes of eBay and Amazon, that may or may not fit well, its probably worth pointing out that the Sammy A53 has a Water and Dust Resistance to IP67, and the Sim Tray will be one of the Outer Component Parts for this Rating.

So get a cheap one to get you out of trouble but you may want to consider getting a Genuine Samsung Tray in the future if you value your Phone for that unexpected moment.

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

ManOfMayhem — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:20:53 GMT

I would have gotten a genuine Samsung SIM card tray this time but nobody
has been able to point me in the direction of where to get one, because
guess what? I have been on the Samsung website and contacted their customer
service department and they couldn't help me at all

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

ManOfMayhem — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:26:40 GMT

Well you will never guess where I went to in the first instance to try and get a genuine Samsung SIM card tray? That's right, I went to Samsung's website, had a good in depth search, asked someone else if they could find them, then contacted the customer service department at Samsung and you will never guess what happened next - THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I tried to get a genuine one in the first place and it's because I couldn't that I had to buy a "cheap and cheerful" one from Amazon and then eBay. You might want to check your facts before you go around assuming you know what someone has and hasn't tried before they had to resort to getting a substitute

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

Chris_B — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:16:55 GMT

@ManOfMayhem steady on @EssexBoyEE was only trying to be helpful, how is anybody meant to know what you’ve already tried until you actually say it.

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

Alex_M — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:55:03 GMT

Uncalled for! Please be respectful, we are not mind readers.

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

ManOfMayhem — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 08:55:03 GMT

Hang on a second - he came on this post, had a go at me for getting "a cheap and cheerful" SIM card tray instead of going to Samsung and getting an official branded one, which I already had tried and couldn't get, and I tell him that and somehow that makes me the bad guy? No you aren't mind readers, but that didn't stop him from making a load of assumptions now, did it? He could have ASKED me if I had tried all the official routes first but he decided I was clearly too much of a Scrooge to do anything that sensible

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

Alex_M — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:53:51 GMT

Nobody had a go at you. I think you have mis-read his comment.

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

Chris_B — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:00:43 GMT

@ManOfMayhem @EssexBoyEE Only pointed out the issue you could face with getting one from eBay/Amazon.

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

ManOfMayhem — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:16:08 GMT

And I think you were entirely focused on one small part of my entire message and missed the point I was making by a large margin. But I suppose that's my fault somehow as well, right?

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

Alex_M — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:10:16 GMT

Nowhere in your original post did you mention that you had already tried getting an official Samsung one. You simply asked where you can get a replacement. How are we to know. Maybe you already looked at Amazon too.

I suggested a cost-effective route you could take, and @EssexBoyEE rightly mentioned that a non-OEM sim tray may not live up to the same level of resistance. Simply trying to be helpful.

There are many users in this community, with various levels of knowledge when it comes to technology. We don’t know if you’re a tech-savvy 20 year old who knows what you are doing or a 90 year old pensioner that has just upgraded from a Nokia 3310.

Hopefully you get your SIM card tray sorted. If not, then maybe go on Samsung’s forum instead and see where you can get one.

Re: I have lost the SIM card tray for my Samsung Galaxy A53

EssexBoyEE — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:40:55 GMT

Wow, well your a barrel of laughs, so much negativity from a single Post of mine to trying to advise and help you out with your issue!

I see you are a New Member, so first off by saying welcome to the EE Community, we're a friendly bunch on here, almost everyone is prepared to give up their own time in order to try and help others, especially New Members, so I hope your stay in the Forum is prosperous, last longing and rewarding.

Your responses - @ManOfMayhem wrote -

You might want to check your facts before you go around assuming you know what someone has and hasn't tried

he came on this post, had a go at me for getting "a cheap and cheerful" SIM card tray instead of going to Samsung and getting an official branded one

but that didn't stop him from making a load of assumptions now, did it?

He could have ASKED me if I had tried all the official routes first

he decided I was clearly too much of a Scrooge to do anything that sensible

So, I'm trying my to make a connection with the your comments (and a lot of assumptions) against my Post, which was purely to advise on the IP67 Protection, and, well, let's just forget it, as, as far as I am concerned your comments are unfunded and irrelevant, so we will leave it there.

I hope you achieve an answer to your original Post request, what ever it may be, (no assumptions there) , and hope you have an enjoyable stay on the EE Forum.