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| [* black] HTC One M9 Repairability Score: ***2 out of 10*** (10 is easiest to repair) | |
| [* red] The battery is buried beneath the motherboard and adhered to the midframe, hindering its replacement. | |
| [* red] The display assembly cannot be replaced without tunneling through the entire phone. This makes one of most common repairs—a damaged screen—very difficult to accomplish. | |
| - | [* red] Intense |
| + | [* red] Intense adhesives make many components difficult, and even dangerous, to remove and replace. |
| [* red] HTC thought they could Have Their Cake and eat it too, by making a flagship phone that's tough to repair. Sorry HTC, but this design Has To Change. | |
| + | [* green] Design streamlining (upper access panel and reduced tape/shielding) makes for slightly easier access to some components. |