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Apple Watch Series 2 Teardown

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Apple Watch Series 2 Teardown, Final Thoughts: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
Final Thoughts
  • Apple Watch Series 2 Repairability Score: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair)

  • While not an industry standard, the watch band is easily removed and swapped out for a replacement.

  • Removing the screen is difficult, but not impossible—it's the first component out, and is connected with easy to use ZIF connectors.

  • Once you're inside, the battery is fairly easy to remove—if you have the proper tri-point Y000 driver.

  • While not proprietary, incredibly tiny tri-point screws are a repair hinderance.

  • Replacing any of the component cables requires microsoldering—but does not require removing the SiP as in the previous generation Apple Watch.

  • The fully encased S2 system makes board-level repairs impossible.

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