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| - | [* black] After spending that much time ogling the exteriors, we're keen to see what the interiors have to offer — maybe a new rocket drive? |
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| - | [* black] Both watches can be opened in the same way. After removing four magnetic tri-point screws we're able to pry off the rear covers with the help of our ~~super special all purpose spaceship multi tool~~ [product|IF145-335-2|Opening Tool]. |
| - | [* black] With that being said neither of the watches needed heating for this disassembly step. There is a rubber gasket which provides the IP 68 rating, however with a bit of levering here and there you do not need to bring your heat gun to the party. |
| - | [* black] That being said Samsung is still a big fan of spaceship traps and didn't want to miss the chance of installing the same [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/f11osZKFDQstvwPc.full%7Cnew_window=true|Watch3 tripe wire] in form of a flex cable. |
| - | [* black] We're glad that we bought different sizes of the two watches because the inside looks [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/tRcPaGWOwqadJjvD.full%7Cnew_window=true|confusingly similar] at the first glance. |
| - | [* black] Compared to the rear assembly of the [guide|135891|Watch3|new_window=true], the only additional components we're able to remove are the flex cables. |
| - | [* red] The only silicon we can spot is the [link|https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/afe4500.pdf?ts=1630166055460&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FAFE4500%7C|Texas Instruments AFE4500S|new_window=true], which handles the optical biosensing. |
| + | [* black] After spending that much time ogling the exteriors, we're keen to see what the interiors have to offer—maybe a new warp drive? |
| + | [* black] Both models can be opened the same way we know from [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/f11osZKFDQstvwPc.full|the Watch3|new_window=true]: Removing four tri-point screws we're able to pry off the rear covers with the help of our ~~super special all purpose spaceship multi~~ [product|IF145-335-2|Opening Tool|new_window=true] and disconnect the rear sensor unit from the motherboard. |
| + | [* icon_note] That being said neither of the watches required heating at this point. The rubber gasket, which provides the IP 68 rating, keeps it shut tight—no need for adhesive here. Horray! |
| + | [* black] Compared to the rear assembly of the [guide|135891|Watch3|new_window=true], the only additional components we’re able to remove are the flex cables themselves which have ZIF connectors on the sensor side and what seems to be a wire to measure your body composition. |
| + | [* red] The only silicon we can spot here is the [link|https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/afe4500.pdf?ts=1630166055460&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FAFE4500|Texas Instruments AFE4500S|new_window=true], which handles the optical biosensing. |