Apple Watch Series 2 teardown reveals secret to waterproofing, beefier battery, 2nd mic

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Apple Watch Series 2 teardown reveals secret to waterproofing, beefier battery, 2nd mic

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<p>iFixit didn’t waste any time on a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/15/ifixit-teardown-reveals-exactly-what-replaced-the-iphone-7s-headphone-jack/" target="_blank">teardown of the iPhone 7 Plus[/url], and has now done the same with the new <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-watch-2/" target="_blank">Apple Watch Series 2[/url].</p>
<p>The main discovery is a much higher-capacity battery. The 273mAh battery offers almost a third more capacity than the 205mAh one in the first-gen Watch. However, all that extra power doesn’t extend the battery-life of the device – it’s rated for the same 18 hours as the original – it instead powers the built-in GPS and much brighter screen.</p>
<p>iFixit also identified what seems to be the main secret to the greatly-improved waterproofing of the Series 2 …</p>
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