Samsung Galaxy Ring is non-repairable
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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...
  • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1433·
    3 months ago

    IDK, this one seems pretty unsurprising. That’s a damned tiny package, I can’t really see another way of fastening it together.

    Now if it were me, that would be a reason not to make the damn thing in the first place but what do I know…

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    891·
    3 months ago

    Me as I read the title: “well, obviously, they must have sunk everything into epoxy to make it waterproof and relatively resistant”.

    The article: “all the components are covered in epoxy!”

    Well, duh.

  • Kokesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    498·
    3 months ago

    I don’t think this is a case for bitching about irreparability. I’m pretty sure it’s so tight it can’t be really open.

    • filcuk@lemmy.zipEnglish
      124·
      3 months ago

      Yeah, not sure what people expect.
      So many knee-jerk reactions.

  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
    373·
    3 months ago

    Lmao bruh, that thing is the size of a single screw, you expected them to hold it together with what exactly? Of course it’s all glued and soldered up.

    • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
      37·
      3 months ago

      You realize that simply because of its size, there’s less e-waste here than like an electric toothbrush, right?

      • latenightnoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
        102·
        3 months ago

        I think size is the wrong point of comparison, considering this is literally pointless tech. I’m not opposed to wearables, but we’re just not at the point where we have small and relevant enough tech to make a ring more advantageous than a fitness band.

        Plus we really need to prioritise repairability in all cases, regardless of the tech’s application. I’d say we shouldn’t even produce something we couldn’t then subsequently fix if the need should arise.

        • hakobo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          3 months ago

          I’ve ordered the ring because I have the watch, but I don’t like wearing the watch at home. Sometimes I put it on at home, but instinctively I find myself taking it off within a few hours. I especially don’t like wearing the watch while I sleep. However I have no problem wearing a ring all day. The form factor itself is more advantageous for me, because it’s the difference between wearing it or not. When I leave the house, I have no problem putting my watch on and keeping it on. Same way I don’t have a problem putting on shoes and keeping them on. But like the watch, I don’t like wearing shoes at home.

          • latenightnoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            In this point we disagree, and this being the internet, I feel the need to specify that I’m not being combative, nor mean any disrespect toward your preferences or beliefs.

            In my opinion, we’re at the point where we have other, bigger things to prioritise over creature comforts.

        • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
          42·
          3 months ago

          Man, if you’re going to start gatekeeping about pointless tech than a fitness band is also pointless.

          Go out and run til you’re tired and eat right and you’ll get fit.

          • latenightnoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            3 months ago

            I honestly don’t see the fitness tech in itself as useless, it holds clear benefits for us. I’m just not one to encourage creating increasingly wasteful and predatory iterations of said tech.

      • Exec@pawb.socialEnglish
        72·
        3 months ago

        If you have to argue about how little ewaste it creates when it gets thrown away then the thing shouldn’t have been made in the first place

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    16·
    3 months ago

    This is just an Ōura clone.

    Same subscription grift too.

    I’m ditching ōura for this exact bullshit, and it’s for this same scam that I’m not getting the Samsung unit.

    Yeah, it’s not repairable. None of them are. My Ōura g2 is still running, but I’ll be in the market when its battery goes completely sour.

    Anyway. Ultrahuman. Unless they enshittified also. Maybe a different ring if they can charge off a standard Qi rig AND it has no slimeball subscription scam.

  • warm@kbin.earth
    62·
    3 months ago

    If you ever want a giggle, read the GSMArena comment sections!

  • dumbassEnglish
    41·
    3 months ago

    this thing would last a week with me before being broken, my hands are always smashing against something.