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-[* black] Nine Phillips screws later, the plastic midframe + antenna doesn't come off. But after we find a tenth screw hiding under a liquid damage indicator, it does.
+[* black] Nine Phillips screws bite the dust and the plastic antenna frame doesn't budge. But a secret tenth screw behind a liquid damage indicator grants access.
[* black] Under the plastic midframe, we get up-close and personal with that oversized slider mechanism.
-[* icon_note] The slider moves this hefty metal plunger, which flips a mechanical switch on the motherboard.
-[* black] Why the seemingly overwrought design? Is it something to do with ingress protection? Or maybe to give the switch better tactile feedback? Share your best guesses in the comments.
-[* black] Here's an X-ray to further fuel the speculative fire.
+ [* black] The slider button moves a hefty metal plunger, which flips a mechanical switch soldered to the motherboard. The X-ray image provides and even better view.
+[* icon_note] Why the seemingly overwrought design? Is it something to do with ingress protection? Or maybe it gives the switch better tactile feedback? Share your best guesses in the comments.