SOSav

What SOSav does

SOSav is a French privately-held e-commerce retailer founded in 2011 and headquartered in Les Portes-en-Ré, France, that sells spare parts, accessories, and repair tools for consumer electronics. The company's catalog covers smartphones across more than twenty brands (including iPhone, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus, Sony, Honor, LG, Oppo, Wiko, Motorola, and Nokia), tablets (iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Microsoft Surface, Xiaomi Pad), gaming consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 1–5, Xbox 360/One/Series X, PSP/Vita), MacBooks (11–17 inch across multiple generations), and Apple Watch. Product depth extends beyond parts to a full accessories line (chargers, cases, tempered glass, hydrogel films, audio) and a professional tools catalog (screwdrivers, opening tools, tweezers, soldering equipment, consumables, cleaning supplies).

Name

SOSav

Legal name

SOSav

Website

https://sosav.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SOSav is a French e-commerce retailer selling replacement parts, accessories, and repair tools for smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, and MacBooks, serving DIY self-repair consumers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Electronics Spare Parts Retail

akta.pro primary industry

Spare Parts & Replacement Components Retail (Batteries, Screens, Chargers) (CRACAJAG)

Keywords

• Consumer electronics spare parts
• Smartphone replacement parts
• DIY device repair parts
• Gaming console replacement parts
• MacBook repair components

Headquarters

HQ city

Lognes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SOSav operates a French e-commerce storefront (sosav.fr) that sells spare parts and accessories — including screens, batteries, cameras, speakers, charging components, and casings — for self-repair of smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, and MacBook computers across multiple brands. The catalog is complemented by a curated range of repair tools, accessories, and a free library of more than 5,000 illustrated and video repair guides that support DIY customers through the repair process.

Product overview

SOSav operates as a single unified e-commerce platform offering replacement parts and repair solutions for consumer electronics. The core product portfolio consists of spare parts (screens, batteries, cameras, charging components, casings) for smartphones spanning major brands (iPhone, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus, Sony, Honor, LG, Oppo, Wiko, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, and others), tablets (iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Microsoft Surface, Xiaomi Pad), gaming consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox), and MacBook computers. The offering is extended by complementary product modules: a comprehensive range of repair tools (screwdrivers, opening tools, tweezers, soldering equipment, tool kits), accessories (chargers, cases, screen protectors, audio), and a library of over 5,000 free repair guides and video tutorials. All parts undergo quality testing before shipment and are backed by a 2-year warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Replacement Parts for Smartphones Spare parts including screens, batteries, cameras, speakers, charging components, and casings for a wide range of smartphone brands including iPhone, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus, Sony, Honor, LG, Crosscall, Oppo, Wiko, HTC, Alcatel, Asus, BlackBerry, Realme, Google, Meizu, Microsoft Lumia, Motorola, and Nokia. Sold to individual consumers seeking to self-repair personal devices.
• Replacement Parts for Tablets Spare parts for iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Microsoft Surface, and Xiaomi Pad, including screens, batteries, and various internal components sold to individual consumers for self-repair.
• Replacement Parts for Game Consoles Spare parts for gaming consoles including Nintendo Switch, Nintendo DS/DSi/3DS, PlayStation (PS1 through PS5), Xbox (360, One, Series X), and PSP/Vita. Targeted at individual owners repairing personal gaming hardware.
• Replacement Parts for MacBook Spare parts for MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Neo across various generations and screen sizes (11 through 17 inches), including logic boards, screens, batteries, and keyboards. Sold to individual consumers for self-repair.
• Accessories Accessories including chargers, audio equipment, phone cases and covers, tempered glass screen protectors, hydrogel films, smartphone supports, Apple Watch accessories, Mac accessories, console accessories, remote work accessories, and batteries.
• Repair Tools Professional repair tools including opening tools, tweezers and suction cups, cutting tools, tool kits, inspection equipment, soldering and wiring supplies, measurement tools, organization systems, ESD discharge tools, consumables, cleaning supplies, screwdrivers and keys, gTool professional tools, and hygiene products. Sold to individual DIY repair consumers and hobbyists.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Injured Gadgets: Injured Gadgets sells replacement parts, tools, and accessories for smartphones, tablets, and game consoles, with a DIY-leaning catalog similar to SOSav's. Overlapping product lines make it a direct cross-border peer.
• iFixit: iFixit is the global benchmark for DIY consumer electronics repair, combining a massive free repair guide library with a parts and tool marketplace. It overlaps directly with SOSav on parts retail (screens, batteries, tools) and on content-led acquisition via repair guides.
• MyPhoneRepair: MyPhoneRepair sells spare parts, tools, and accessories for smartphones and tablets via its own storefront, serving both DIY consumers and repair shops. Its product mix and target use cases closely mirror SOSav's.
• Replace Base: Replace Base is a UK-based e-commerce retailer of spare parts, tools, and accessories for smartphones, tablets, and laptops, with a comparable catalog breadth and warranty proposition. It is the closest geographic and category analogue to SOSav outside France.
• Fixshop: Fixshop is a Benelux-based online retailer of spare parts and tools for smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It competes head-to-head with SOSav in the European DIY repair parts category with a similar value proposition.
• Mobile Sentrix: Mobile Sentrix is a major North American wholesale and retail supplier of smartphone and tablet repair parts, tools, and accessories. It is a direct functional peer on parts catalog and warranty proposition, albeit at larger scale and primarily B2B.
• Repairs Universe: Repairs Universe is an online retailer of smartphone, tablet, and gaming console replacement parts and tools. It is a direct peer on product category, customer type (DIY consumers and small repair shops), and warranty-backed parts.
• Mobiltron: Mobiltron is a French/European retailer of spare parts for mobile devices, laptops, and gaming consoles. It targets a similar DIY customer base as SOSav with overlapping brand coverage (Apple, Samsung, etc.).

Emerging players

• iSmash: iSmash is a UK-based chain offering in-store smartphone, tablet, and laptop repair services using OEM-grade parts. It represents the "professional repair" alternative that SOSav positions against on price, useful as a strategic reference for the trade-off between DIY parts and managed repair services.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon (Parts & Accessories marketplace): Amazon is the largest indirect competitor in consumer electronics spare parts via its French marketplace, aggregating thousands of third-party parts sellers. It competes on price and convenience rather than curated quality and warranty, and dwarfs SOSav on reach and logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sosav_fr

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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