LG G Watch: a complete review of iFixit (and 9 out of 10 on the repair scale)

The guys from iFixit continue to disassemble new devices, literally, on cogs. Now they have disassembled smart watches from LG, LG G Watch.

Interestingly, such a small device turned out to be very rationally assembled, and in such a way that almost any workshop can repair the watch. A score of 9 out of 10 on the repairability scale (10 is the highest point) speaks for itself.

This is not Microsoft Surface Pro 2, which received one point out of 10.
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Here is what was used to disassemble the watch:











We unscrew all 4 T5 Torx screws, snap off a pair of fasteners, and that’s all - you can open the case.









Remove the battery. This is a 3.8 V, 400 mAh battery. By the way, in a similar model from Samsung, a 300 mAh battery is installed.









But a miniature rubber gasket, which serves to protect the watch from dust, and also makes them waterproof (up to diving to a depth of 1m for half an hour). In general, diving is not recommended, usually “diving under 1m” is a marketer’s method. But you can wash the dishes in them. Maybe take a shower too (check? :))







Remove the miniature motherboard.

Some elements are outlined in color.

• Red: SK Hynix H9TU32A4GDMC 512 MB DRAM (Qualcomm APQ8026 is located under this chip);
• Orange: Qualcomm PM8226 chip, power management;
• Yellow: InvenSense MPU-6515 6-Axis Accelerometer;
• Green: InvenSense INMP441 microphone;
• Blue: 2407 DSH 12EDF

Reverse side of the board

• Red: Synaptics S3402B ClearPad 3400 Display Controller;
• Orange: Broadcom BCM20715 Bluetooth 4.0 Chip

Here, in fact, that's all, the clock is disassembled:



If suddenly with your smart watch LG G Watch something suddenly happens, and the warranty is out, you know that you can repair the watch without any problems.

Via ifixit