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-[* black] Screens of smartwatches which are opened through the back are usually hard to remove and the Mi Watch sadly doesn't make an exception.
-[* black] To get the display assembly off we had to use a heat gun at about 300 °C (572 °F) and a razor blade which caused the screen to suffer some damage.
- [* icon_reminder] Using also [product|IF145-349-1|playing cards|new_window=true] as our softest cutting tool we had the layers decide to separat during the removal and the actual screen shattered in our hands.
-[* black] Last thing to come off are the two side buttons which are held in place by small metal rings on the inside of the watch body.
- [* icon_note] Luckily—if at all—its more likely that the flex cable [guide|141415|from earlier|stepid=283237|new_window=true] with the electric buttons breaks than their physical extension on the outside.
+[* black] It's been a pretty good experience so far, but here's the part we've been avoiding. Smartwatches that open through the back usually come with very difficult screen repairs, and the Mi Watch is no exception.
+[* black] To free up the display assembly, we had to use a heat gun at about 300 °C (572 °F) and a razor blade, causing the screen to suffer some damage.
+ [* icon_reminder] We also gave [product|IF145-349-1|playing cards|new_window=true] (our softest cutting tool) a try, only for the display layers to separate. And then the actual screen shattered in our hands.
+[* black] Last thing to come off are the two side buttons, held in place by tiny metal washers (rings) on the inside of the watch body.
+ [* icon_note] On the upside, you're probably more likely to see failure of the flex cable [guide|141415|from earlier|stepid=283237|new_window=true] with its integrated buttons, rather than their physical extensions on the outside.