Nowadays a lot of our devices tend to have designs that don’t allow its battery to be easily replaced, as opposed to back in the day where one could just pop off the back cover and purchase a new battery. This is especially concerning if you’re talking about smartwatches where some users might not be pleased to find that after a year, its battery barely lasts them a day.
The good news is that if you were eyeing LG Watch Urbane and are wondering how its battery replacement fares, you’re in luck as the folks at iFixit have found that its battery is actually pretty easy to replace. According to their description of the battery’s removal, “With a quick twist of our opening pick, we remove the battery faster than a mariachi player running through his scales.”
Like we said this is good news because it means that in the event that the battery begins to lose its charge, you should be able to send it in for a quick battery replacement and given its ease of removal, it shouldn’t be too tough of a job. In fact if you know what you’re doing, you could even replace it yourself if you know where to get the parts, although we’re not sure if this is recommended.
The LG Watch Urbane is currently available for purchase via carriers and the Google Play Store where it is priced at $350. This makes it more expensive than other Android Wear smartwatches out there, but if you think its design is worth paying for, why not?
[Image credit – iFixit]
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