• Google heavily promoted the Pixel Watch 4’s reparability, and a teardown confirms big improvements. • Instead of glue, the hardware is held together with screws and gaskets, for easy service. • Everything from the battery to the display is replaceable.

Of all Google’s new hardware this season, could the breakout star be a lowly smartwatch? We maybe weren’t expecting a lot from the Pixel Watch 4 early on, when it sounded like it might be just a minor refresh of past generations. But as we started hearing more about the wearable we found a lot to start getting excited about, and ultimately came to appreciate it as the best-in-class model it really is.

One of the big improvements Google’s been using to promote the Watch 4 is its reparability — a consideration that’s all too often over

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