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Apple made big strides in the direction of bettering repairability with the iPhone 16. Sadly, regardless of getting a giant inner redesign, the Apple Watch Collection 10 will not be as repair-friendly as the brand new iPhones.
A teardown from iFixit particulars the wearable’s innards and all of the adjustments Apple made to slim down its design.
Apple’s newest smartwatch packs massive inner adjustments
The Apple Watch Collection 10 is the corporate’s slimmest and lightest smartwatch but. Apple claims its latest wearable is 10% thinner and lighter regardless of retaining the identical performance as earlier than. Extra importantly, it packs a good higher show, which can also be brighter than earlier than.
Internally, the dimensions discount means even tighter tolerances for Apple to pack the whole lot. iFixit teardown notes there’s solely a niche of 0.176mm between the Apple Watch’s cowl glass and metallic casing. This additionally helps enhance the watch’s water resistance to 50ATM.
In contrast to the iPhone 16 sequence, getting contained in the Apple Watch Collection 10 will not be simple. It requires utilizing lots of warmth and prying across the edges. Eradicating the show reveals the massive 1.266Wh battery and the massive Taptic Engine, which take up virtually all the interior house.
Apple will not be utilizing its new electrically conductive glue, as seen on the iPhone 16 Professional, to carry the Apple Watch Collection 10’s battery in place. As an alternative, a beneficiant quantity of adhesive holds it in place, which fortunately permits for simple removing when wanted.
Apple Watch Collection 10 will not be simple to restore
Apparently, Apple claims the Apple Watch Collection 10’s show will seem 40% brighter when seen at an angle. Nevertheless, the iFixit workforce’s microscopic take a look at the show revealed virtually no adjustments in comparison with the Collection 9’s show.
Given the tight tolerances and restricted inner house, it’s not stunning that the Apple Watch Collection 10 doesn’t rating excessive in iFixit’s repairability rating. The workforce gave the watch a repairability rating of three out of 10, highlighting how troublesome it’s to entry the watch’s innards and perform repairs.