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Apple Watch Series 3 Teardown

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Apple Watch Series 3 Teardown, Final Thoughts: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
Final Thoughts
  • The Apple Watch Series 3 earns a 6 out of 10 on our repairability scale (10 is the easiest to repair):

  • Watch band replacements remain fast and simple.

  • Screen replacements are difficult but do-able—it's the first thing to come off, and detaches via simple ZIF connectors.

  • Battery replacements are tricky but fairly straightforward once you're inside, provided you're armed with a Y000 screwdriver.

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

  • Replacing any of the component cables requires microsoldering.

  • The mostly resin-encased S3 system makes most board-level repairs impossible.

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