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-[* black] The way to a repair advocate's heart is through swift and easy battery replacements, but this one looks looks set to give us a stomachache.
-[* black] To clear the way, we start by removing the bottom shield covering the main flex cable.
-[* black] After unplugging the bridging antenna cable, we remove the main flex—including the USB-C charging port.
-[* black] The charging port is a common point of failure, so it's nice to see this one isn't soldered to anything too expensive (like a main board).
+[* icon_note] The way to a fixer's heart is through swift and easy battery replacements, but Huawei's not winning any of us over this time.
+[* black] We continue digging our way through components to get to the battery, and arrive at our next stop—the charging port.
+[* black] After some nimble driver and spudger work the charging port comes out alone (to our relief).
+ [* icon_note] The charging port is a common point of failure, so it's nice to see this one isn't soldered to anything too expensive (like the motherboard).