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No (e-)waste of time: Why fixing the Apple Watch makes sense
The Apple Watch is small but still repairable.
13.7 million smartwatches were sold worldwide in the first quarter of 2020, and more than half of them were Apple Watches. Apple just released its sixth Watch, the Series 5, in September 2019 (with a new model expected this year), but upgrading has its costs.
Tiny gadget, large environmental impacts
But even though smartwatches are small, their CO2 footprint is bigger than expected: According to Apple, a single Apple Watch has a carbon footprint of 40 kg, which is a thousand times as much as its average weight of 40 g. More than 70% of these emissions are created during manufacturing. For comparison: a MacBook Pro creates 400 kg of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to the weight of 200 MacBook Pros.
Smooth as glass but still repairable
That means that each newly produced and purchased Apple Watch is—despite its size—an environmental burden that shouldn’t be underestimated. And even if those small devices with tiny, shiny surface don’t seem so: they are repairable. In order to increase repair options, ifixit.com provides step-by-step guides and spare parts for Apple Watch battery replacements and other repairs—even for models out of warranty, and for models Apple no longer supports.
Dorothea Kessler
iFixit Europe PR & Outreach
Traenkestr. 7 | 70597 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 157 80608359
Email: dorothea.kessler@ifixit.com
iFixit is the world's largest online community for repair and was founded by Kyle Wiens and Luke Soules in 2003. ifixit.com connects people all across the globe and shows them how to easily fix their stuff. The website offers more than 60,000 free repair guides for phones, consoles, coffee makers and other everyday life items—written by a global community of fixers and DIY experts.
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