The highly-customisable Motorola Moto X smartphone is now on sale in the US but not in the UK. Aside from being able to customise the handset according to your taste, it is also fairly easy to repair, according to repair expert iFixit.
According to the site, “Motorola Moto X Repairability Score: 7 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).”
Why was it given a repairability score of 7? First of all, “Pressure contacts and cable connectors make the modular components (cameras, buttons, headphone jack and speakers) easy to replace.”
Secondly, “The Moto X uses a single kind of screw, although it’s a fairly uncommon size (T3).”
One hiccup is, “The taped-in battery is less accessible than we’d like, but at least it’s near the top of the stack once you get the rear cover off (as opposed to the HTC One).”
Another is, “The digitizer is fused to the display, increasing repair costs for a cracked screen. But the display midframe can be separated, potentially lowering the cost of the replacement part.”
The only thing that will give you problems is, “Sticky adhesive on the back cover is annoying and will slow opening the phone.”
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