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[title] Final Thoughts | |
[* black] Apple Watch Series 2 Repairability Score: ***6 out of 10*** (10 is easiest to repair) | |
[* green] While not an industry standard, the watch band is easily removed and swapped out for a replacement. | |
- | [* green] Removing the screen is difficult, but not impossible—it's the first component out, |
+ | [* green] Removing the screen is difficult, but not impossible—it's the first component out, and is connected with easy to use ZIF connectors. |
[* green] Once you're inside, the battery is fairly easy to remove—if you have the proper tri-point Y000 driver. | |
[* yellow] While not proprietary, incredibly tiny tri-point screws are a repair hinderance. | |
[* yellow] Replacing any of the component cables requires microsoldering—but does not require removing the SiP as in the previous generation Apple Watch. | |
[* red] The fully encased S2 system makes board-level repairs impossible. |