the apple watch series 6 has some new
sensors and a brighter screen
but other than that it looks pretty
similar to last year's series 5.
of course we're never content with
surface level comparisons around here
so today we're going to dismantle
apple's latest timepiece welcome
to the apple watch series 6 tear down
opening the series 6 is pretty much the
same as previous versions
a good deal of heat and prying
eventually gets the display lifted up
but the series 6 does have a couple of
interesting changes right off the bat
now that force touch has been removed
there is of course no forced touch
gasket underneath the screen
which actually makes things easier the
force touch gasket was almost a
guaranteed casualty of any screen or
battery or replacement
in fact it was so commonly damaged that
we just started including them in our
screen replacement
kits now that it's gone screen
replacement will be a much less
destructive process
the other big change is that once we're
past the adhesive the screen opens to
the side rather than from the bottom up
this feels like it makes unsticking and
disconnecting the display cables a
little easier but the process
is still tricky and as always these
apple watch cables are extremely
delicate
the series 6 display uses the same
variable refresh rate
ltpo technology that the series 5 did
but according to apple this new
display's always on mode is two and a
half times brighter in the sun with your
wrist down
for more info on this really cool
display technology check out our series
5 teardown where we dive into the
technical details of what makes this
watch display tick
disconnecting the battery still requires
prying it out before you can access the
connector
and just like we saw with the series 5
this 40 millimeter series 6's battery is
encased in a metal pouch that the 44
millimeter battery doesn't have
this battery is rated at 1.024 watt
hours which is an 8.5
increase from the 40 millimeter series
5. next we set our sights on the taptic
engine
according to apple this component is
made using 100
recycled rare earth and tungsten which
is really really cool
but don't forget reuse is much better
for the environment than recycling
with the taptic engine removed we can
see what a complex device this really is
every nook and cranny of this case is
filled with tiny sensors and components
and we're impressed but that doesn't
make this thing any less tricky to deal
with to give you an idea of how tiny
these components are if you've never
opened an apple watch before
here is a grain of rice and here is a
screw from the inside of the series 6.
this is not an especially easy device to
work with but given its size and
complexity it's a lot better than it
could be
to get the brains out of this watch
we're going in through the back and some
gentle prying lifts the rear sensor
right off the new pulse oximeter has red
green and infrared lights which shine on
your skin
and based on how they bounce back to the
photodiode the sensor can tell how
oxygenated your blood is
a very neat new trick for the apple
watch but as always
you should take the results with a grain
of salt with the sensor out of the way
the resin encased s6 system in package
comes right out
the resin hides most of the s6's secrets
and unfortunately the s6 package still
has a number of cables soldered to it
so if you damage one of those you're
looking at a very complicated or
expensive repair
with our apple watch series 6
disassembled it's time to talk
repairability
the apple watch series 6 scored a 6 out
of 10 on a repairability scale
the good news is that screen
replacements are safer than ever now
that there's no force touch gasket
and battery replacements are easy enough
once you're inside
there are still too many tripoint screws
for our liking though
and it's a bummer to see so many
delicate cables still permanently
attached to the s6 package
thanks for watching our apple watch
series 6 teardown if you enjoyed this
video give it a thumbs up and check out
our apple watch series 5 tear down to
see what's changed
or if you want to see even more tiny
tech you can check out our galaxy beans
tear down