TechSmartwatchesBroken Apple Watch Ultra? We’ve got some bad newsTeardown reveals fragile water seal and a huge batteryWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesBroken Apple Watch Ultra? We’ve got some bad newsTeardown reveals fragile water seal and a huge batteryWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Teardown reveals fragile water seal and a huge battery
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
Four exposed screwheads on the case of the newApple Watch Ultramight have you reaching for the toolkit in a bid to see what’s inside. But you really,reallyshouldn’t do that.
This is the guidance from iFixit, which took apartApple’s new smartwatch in a teardown video to see what’s inside, and how easy the components are to fix or replace.
What they found was, those four exposed screws are mostly decorative. Because, according toiFixit, once you take those screws out and remove the ceramic rear case of theApple WatchUltra, a glue-like gasket contributing to its 150-metre waterproofing credentials is broken.
Furthermore, it found that parts like the battery and Taptic Engine, which provides the watch with its haptic feedback, required the removal of the display first.
Speaking of the battery, iFixit found the Ultra’s battery is much larger than that of the equally new Watch Series 8. The regular watch’s is 308 mAh, while the Ultra’s battery measures in at 542 mAh, a full 76 percent larger. This is of course required to power the Ultra’s larger screen and extra features, but also helps it last significantly longer battery life, of up to 36 hours compared to 18 for theSeries 8.
None of this is particularly surprising, but the apparent lack of repairability for theWatch Ultrais disappointing.
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