Samsung Galaxy Ring is non-repairable | Infinium-tech

iFixit performed a teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Ring and the conclusion is clear – the $399/€449 smart ring will be useless if it ever gets damaged or runs out of battery. There’s no way to replace the battery on the Galaxy Ring without destroying the entire device and the rest of the components are soldered on, so good luck with any repairs. Taking the Galaxy Ring apart involves melting the epoxy resin coating on the inside and peeling it off with a pick.

Teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Ring

iFixit has also shared a computed tomography (CT) scan of the Galaxy Ring, which gives us a great look at the inside of the device.

Fitting so many components inside the thin frame of the Galaxy Ring is truly an engineering marvel, but that is also its weakness, as everything is sealed and designed in such a way that you can’t do any repairs.

Galaxy Ring features Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 The system on chip which offers 2x Arm Cortex-M33 cores with 512 KB of RAM, 1 MB of storage as well as Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. Also on the ring is a small wireless charging coil and a battery pack next to it and an NFC tag as well as an antenna to transfer signals between the ring and your paired smartphone.

Process to break down Galaxy Ring

Interestingly, the charging coil on the Galaxy Ring is not soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB) like other smart rings, but instead opts for a repair-friendly press connector. Ironically, the PCB is sealed to the Galaxy Ring’s frame, so there’s no way to replace the component without breaking the ring.

Galaxy Ring Teardown Process Part 2

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