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| [* black] Most of the Galaxy watches that pass through our hands are—in contrast with other [guide|141415|other smart watches|stepid=283239|new_window=true]—screen repair friendly. The Galaxy Watch4 series maintains that streak … at least half-way. | |
| - | [* black] The Watch4 Classic, like the Watch3, prioritizes simple display removal. |
| - | [* black] Unfortunately the standard Watch4 isn't so friendly. This time we're forced to grab our heating and prying tools to take on that screen. |
| + | [* black] The Watch4 Classic, like the Watch3, prioritizes simple display removal. With a little heating, we're able to separate the circular AMOLED screen from the frame with the push of a finger. |
| + | [* black] Unfortunately, the standard Watch4 isn't so friendly. This time we're forced to grab our heating and prying tools to take on that screen. |
| [* black] And we're rewarded with cracked display glass and a toasted yellow AMOLED. At least the screen isn't blocking access to any other repairs—if you're prying the screen off, it's probably already broken. | |
| - | [* icon_note] We wonder if there's any connection between these opening procedures and differences in the display glass. The Classic uses Corning Gorilla Glass with DX, while the standard model features the same glass with the more scratch-resistant DX+. |