IFixit says that the switch 2 is more difficult to fix from the original

After retrosomed Reducing the original repair degree in Nintendo Switch from 8 of 10 To only 4 out of 10 to reflect 2025 criteria, IFIXIT is found that the 2 key is difficult to fix. After fully rupture of the new control unit, the IFixit Switch 2 A3 is granted out of 10 degrees repair, partly due to a battery “it is glued again with a strong adhesive” and flash storage units and USB-C ports that are welded on the main plate.

Nintendo continues to rely on three -point screws that the company used to assemble its control and hand units for decades, and on key 2, many of which are hidden behind the stickers that were damaged in the process of removing them to reach the screws. The company has never released parts or repair evidence for the original key, and there is currently nothing available for switching 2, so you will need a third -party alternative to reassemble the console.

It is easy to remove components such as headphone socket, loudspeakers, microphone and MicroSD reader on key 2. As well as the buttons that are welded on hacking panels, and the console cooling fan that is placed in place with three screws.

But IFixit describes the Switch 2 battery removal as “an absolute task” and “bad like the original key”. There was a lot of ISopropyl alcohol and “a full range of PRY tools” to remove it, and in this process, the foam that was attached to the battery was left to disintegrate, making a future and chaotic future battery.

The Switch 2 Gamecard reader, which was relatively and easy to remove and replace it in the original key and switching models, is now welding the main plate of the control unit as is the case in the switch. IFixit also found three different types of thermal dough used in the 2 key, which in the original key will unite over time, making it difficult to remove and less effective in preventing high temperature.

until Mons is difficult to dismantle the new joy on the key 2This is a problem because the control stick uses the same voltage scale technology as the original joy that depends on a resistance material that you can wear over time. This is one of the reasons for the famous erosion issue in the original switching key, and this time it will be difficult to make repairs or replace sticks completely Hall effect or TMR alternatives.