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03-26-2014, 03:41 PM
The New HTC One Is Extrememly Hard to Repair
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A teardown of the new HTC One M8 (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/htc-one-m8/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) shows that the phone is extremely hard to pry open and repair, making it a tough choice for do-it-yourself types
While it does have some screws keeping certain component in place, making the repair process a bit more manageable, it also abounds with glue and adhesive tape — and that's several steps before you even get to the device's battery
See also: Can the New HTC One Swim? (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/htc-one-m8-water/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Looking at iFixit's teardown gallery (http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+%28M8%29+Teardown/23615), we're fairly certain we will never try to open the new HTC One. However, its repairability score (2 out of 10) is a tiny bit better than the score of the original HTC One, which iFixit proclaimed to be the hardest smartphone to repair, period Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/teardown-reveals-the-new-htc-one-is-very-hard-to-repair/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Teardown (http://mashable.com/category/teardown/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Ifixit (http://mashable.com/category/ifixit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Mobile (http://mashable.com/mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Htc One (http://mashable.com/category/htc-one/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/plynC_0rxXQ
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A teardown of the new HTC One M8 (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/htc-one-m8/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) shows that the phone is extremely hard to pry open and repair, making it a tough choice for do-it-yourself types
While it does have some screws keeping certain component in place, making the repair process a bit more manageable, it also abounds with glue and adhesive tape — and that's several steps before you even get to the device's battery
See also: Can the New HTC One Swim? (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/htc-one-m8-water/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Looking at iFixit's teardown gallery (http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+%28M8%29+Teardown/23615), we're fairly certain we will never try to open the new HTC One. However, its repairability score (2 out of 10) is a tiny bit better than the score of the original HTC One, which iFixit proclaimed to be the hardest smartphone to repair, period Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/teardown-reveals-the-new-htc-one-is-very-hard-to-repair/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Teardown (http://mashable.com/category/teardown/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Ifixit (http://mashable.com/category/ifixit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Mobile (http://mashable.com/mobile/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Htc One (http://mashable.com/category/htc-one/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/plynC_0rxXQ