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| - | [* black] We're a little short-handed in this 2-in-1 teardown, so we called in an local expert to help open up the phones. |
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| - | [* black] We appreciate the local help, but—while they do have five-finger paws—the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo|kangaroo's|new_window=true] lack of opposable thumbs makes them no good for loosening screws. |
| - | [* icon_note] Plus, standing on a battery is never really a good idea. |
| + | [* black] We're a little short-handed in this 2-for-1 teardown, so we called in some local muscle to help kick things off. |
| + | [* black] It turns out lack of opposable thumbs slows things down a little, but our drivers make it so easy even a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo|kangaroo|new_window=true] can do it. |
| [* black] With the displays out of the way, we start to notice a few differences between the XS and XS Max. | |
| - | [* black] The Taptic Engine inside the XS Max has been resized— |
| - | [* black] The XS Max also gets an extended logic board with one of the display connectors moved to the bottom. |
| - | [* black] The XS battery looks |
| + | [* black] The Taptic Engine inside the XS Max has been resized—big phone, bigger vibrations? |
| + | [* black] The XS Max also gets an extended logic board, with one of the display connectors moved to the bottom. |
| + | [* black] The XS battery looks weird, and new, while the XS Max battery sticks to a [guide|98975|familiar design|stepid=182883|new_window=true]. |