Samsung Gear 2 earns high marks for repairability

The smartwatch earned a score of 8 out of 10 from iFixit for repairability.

iFixit Samsung's Gear 2 smartwatch is awfully easy to repair, a new teardown from iFixit has revealed.

The folks over at iFixit, who provide teardown treatment on tech and also sells product to help DIYers perform their own gadget surgeries, gave the Gear 2 smartwatch a score of 8 out of 10 for repairability on Wednesday, saying that just about everything but the display was easy to remove.

According to iFixit, the display assembly inside Samsung's recently unveiled smartwatch is fused and then glued to the front of the device, limiting repairability. The device's wristband was easy to remove, however. The same held true for the battery, which could be removed with no tools necessary.

Samsung showed off its Gear 2 smartwatch at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The device works with Samsung handsets and allows users to make and receive calls, view notifications, and capture photos, in addition to telling time.

That the Gear 2 is easy to take apart and its battery easily removable is to be expected. The device is partly designed to compete with watches people are wearing now, and taking those apart to remove batteries is extremely simple.

In addition to its repairability, iFixit took an inventory of what's under the hood. The company found that the smartwatch comes with a 1GHz dual-core CPU and Samsung's own gyroscope for movement-tracking. Other companies, including STMicroelectronics and Motorola, have components bundled with the smartwatch.

CNET has contacted Samsung for comment on the Gear 2 teardown. We will update this story when we have more information.