Sinchu Alagie · Serekunda · The Gambia
Cracked glass, a battery that dies by lunchtime, a charging port that only works if you hold the cable at an angle — most of what people call a dead phone is a two-hour job. We have been repairing handsets in Serekunda since 2016, and we tell you the price before we open anything.
Walk-ins welcome · Most screens done same day · No fix, no fee
We work on Android and iPhone, from the ₦-cheap Tecno and Itel handsets that most of Serekunda carries to the Samsung and iPhone models people bring back from trips abroad. Prices below are starting points — the final figure depends on the part and the model, and you hear it before we begin.
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The most common repair by a wide margin. We replace the full display assembly — not just the glass — so touch response and colour come back properly. Tecno, Itel, Infinix and Redmi panels are usually in stock; Samsung and iPhone panels are ordered in, typically 24 to 48 hours.
From D650 · most models same day
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If the phone shuts down at 40%, swells at the back, or needs three charges a day, the cell is done. We fit a replacement battery and run a full charge cycle test before you take it home, so you know the number you are seeing is real.
From D350 · about 45 minutes
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Lint, bent pins, or a port that has simply worn out. We clean and re-tension first — sometimes that is all it needs and we charge you nothing. If the connector itself is finished, we desolder it and fit a new one.
From D300 · cleaning is free
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Rainy season is our busiest time for this. Bring it in switched off and do not charge it. We strip the board, clean it in an ultrasonic bath, and dry it properly before powering anything up. Recovery is not guaranteed, but the attempt is honest and we tell you what we find.
From D500 · assessment first
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No display, no charging, no network — the faults that other shops send away. We work under magnification with a hot-air station and an iron: shorted capacitors, dead charging ICs, corroded traces, damaged backlight circuits. This is the work we are known for.
Quoted after diagnosis · 2–5 days
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Stuck on the logo, forgotten pattern, bloated storage, a phone that will not accept a SIM. We reflash firmware, clear locks on handsets you own, and pull photos and contacts off a phone that will not boot — onto a card or a stick you bring with you.
From D200 · bring your ID
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The same bench handles tablets, Bluetooth speakers, power banks and earbuds. We also stock tempered glass, cases, chargers and cables — fitted while you wait, and we will tell you honestly when a cheap accessory is a waste of money.
Varies · ask at the counter
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For businesses, schools and anyone with a stack of handsets rather than one, we come to you anywhere in Kanifing — offices, guesthouses, compounds. Bulk screen and battery work, invoiced per device, done on site where the phones already are.
By arrangement · call to book
A bench, a lamp, a hot-air station and a shelf of labelled parts drawers. Nothing here is a showroom — it is a working room, and the phones on it belong to people from Sinchu Alagie, Latrikunda, Bakau and Serrekunda Market.
Abdullah started repairing handsets on a folding table outside a friend's shop in Sinchu Alagie, with one screwdriver set and a borrowed heat gun. The first year was mostly cracked screens for people who could not afford to replace a phone they had saved for months to buy. That is still most of the work, and it is still the reason the shop exists.
The bench moved indoors in 2019. Since then the work has gone deeper — the board-level repairs that used to mean a phone was simply written off. A shorted charging IC or a corroded trace is a twenty-minute job with the right tools and a very expensive one without them. We bought the tools.
What has not changed is the way a repair is quoted. You describe the fault, we look at the handset, and you get a number and a time before anything is opened. If the diagnosis turns up something worse, we call you and you decide. If we cannot fix it, you pay nothing — and we will tell you plainly when a phone is genuinely past saving rather than take money for a repair that will not hold.
— Abdullah Sanneh, Sinchu Alagie
No appointment needed for screens, batteries and ports — walk in with the phone and we will look at it while you wait. For board-level work, call first so we can set aside bench time.
The fastest way to reach us. Send a photo of the damage on WhatsApp and you will usually get a price back the same day.
Abdullah's Phone Repair Services
98F9+J5G, Sinchu Alagie
Serekunda, Kanifing
The Gambia
On the Sinchu Alagie stretch, a few doors from the junction — look for the blue shutter and the parts drawers in the window. Ask anyone nearby for Abdullah the phone man.
| Monday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 – 13:00, 15:00 – 19:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed for Friday prayers between 13:00 and 15:00. If you are coming from outside Serekunda, call ahead — we will wait for you.
A phone that still holds your photos, your contacts and your business is worth more than the repair costs.
Bring it in. We will tell you straight.