Samsung Galaxy Ring is non-repairable
www.gsmarena.com
There’s no way to replace the battery without breaking the device. iFixit performed a teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Ring and the conclusion is clear – if...
    • SomeGuy69@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 months ago

      For that price, kinda. But only if you ignore how it’s build, probably all sunk in epoxy for the waterproofing.

        • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          The warranty is 2 years. Warranty is the confidence a company has that it will last as longer as that. Batteries eventually die, so that is the one part in mobile devices we can guarantee needs to be replaced.

          Manufacturers make bigger devices difficult to repair - so it being a small form factor is just an excuse. When they try and it fails then is the time to consider if it’s feasible. Fairphone products are probably average at best but you can at least replace the batteries in a small device like their earbuds (Fairbuds), and assume they will get better at making repairable devices.

          • jake_jake_jake_@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            I would say the warranty is probably confidence that a percentage will last that long, and the amount they have to replace is cheaper than the business they lose not offering it.

            edit: and no argument that companies are also working to make devices less repairable, i’m cynical that more often then not they are trying to design devices that last exactly as long as the warranty.

          • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
            1·
            2 months ago

            Two years is the minimum legal warranty here anyway, most stuff has a two year warranty. That includes phones with seven years of guaranteed updates and TVs.

            Until someone can produce a repairable version of this product (that’s also watertight, for obvious reasons) I doubt an equivalent can be made without the price exploding beyond even its currently exorbitant price.

            • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              Modularity and accessiblity costs more in research, design and testing but there are many factors to the purchase price and if that’s actually better than replacing it over and over.

              Personally I don’t think the industry will change until consumers value more than just the price.

  • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    None of the samsung devices are in my book. Especially since they strive to physically destroy all of your devices if their certified services detected that you have done any servicing to it.

    By the way, does anyone know if this also applies to replacing the software?
    Because then, thanks to their e-fuses, flashing the original software will not save you either.

  • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
    3·
    2 months ago

    I think in this particular case people who can’t afford/object to pay for a new ring every few years or so isn’t the target market anyway. I can’t really think of anything more “gadget for rich people” than a smart ring.

  • lud@lemm.ee
    42·
    2 months ago

    Fair enough.

    Edit: lol someone downvoted me. Did they really think a repairable fucking ring is feasible at all?