It used to be better: Xiaomi Poco M4 5G received only 5.5 points out of 10 for maintainability

Will it be easy to replace spare parts on the Xiaomi Poco M4 5G if they fail? As it turned out, not quite. Smartphone

received only 5.5 points out of 10 for maintainability. Discuss

The host of the YouTube channel PBKreviews found out how easy it will be to replace the parts of the Xiaomi Poco M4 5G with new ones. To do this, he completely dismantled the device and evaluated the device for maintainability.

The "tab" is used to remove the battery. This helps to remove the battery without additional tools.

If you want to change the display ofthis smartphone, you will need to remove the back of the case, unscrew the screws, remove the top and bottom plastic covers, disconnect the battery cable and screen cable, cables at the bottom of the device, remove the auxiliary board. After that, it will be possible to actually change the screen to a new one.

Overall, Xiaomi Poco M4 5G received 5.5 points out of 10.Of these – 1 point out of 2 for design (location of elements and time needed for repairs), 2 points out of 2 for ease of finding the necessary spare parts, 0.5 points out of 2 for ease of replacing the screen, 1 point out of 2 for ease of replacing the battery, 1 point out of 2 for ease of replacing other parts.

Other low maintainability scores include Realme 9 Pro Plus (4.5 points), OnePlus Nord CE 2 (3.5 points), and others.