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...
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.
Modularity and accessiblity costs more in research, design and testing but there are many factors to the purchase price. The question is if a lower price is actually cheaper if you would be replacing it over and over again.
Personally I don’t think the industry will change until consumers value more than just the price.
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.
Modularity and accessiblity costs more in research, design and testing but there are many factors to the purchase price. The question is if a lower price is actually cheaper if you would be replacing it over and over again.
Personally I don’t think the industry will change until consumers value more than just the price.