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Xiaomi Mi Watch 2021 Teardown

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  • A little prying frees the battery easily. It’s great to see this common repair got prioritized, with a simple modular connector—no soldering required.

  • The battery is a 1.62 Wh (420 mAh at 3.85 V) Li-ion block which charges wirelessly.

  • Xiaomi claims that this little cell powers the watch for 16 days straight, or 50 hours during sports. Compare to: Apple Watch Series 6 (44 mm): 1.17 Wh, Samsung Galaxy Watch 3: 1.3 Wh, Huawei Watch GT: 1.6 Wh

  • In addition to the battery, the bottom part of the watch case bears a cable assembly with a tiny vibration motor, the heart rate and SpO2 sensor array, a barometric sensor, and a MEMS microphone.

  • Removing the cable assembly requires cutting through some plastic rivets—not a reversible or repair-friendly process. Afterward, your only reassembly option is to glue the cable down. Better hope nothing on there breaks.

  • Hiding behind the sensor board and peeking through the metal shield is a Texas Instruments AFE44l30 Biosensor Analog Front End module.

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