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| - | [* black] Finally, Samsung might be listening to us. Not only is there a headphone jack here, it's also modular! |
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| - | [* black] Next we turn to the front cameras—these two siblings share a singular front camera looking through a hole-punched display, while the bigger S10+ has a dual front-facing setup featuring an RGB depth sensor. |
| - | [* black] Our teardown engineer executes a flawless synchronized motherboard lift. |
| - | [* icon_note] If we thought Samsung was listening to us, they proved us wrong here. What used to be one of the Galaxy phones' few positive repair points—a modular, replaceable USB-C port—is now just a figment of the past. |
| + | [* black] Samsung's headphone jacks are only about 12 mm tall and 8 mm across, and they're 100% modular, which we really like. It's just a shame there's [guide|67384|not enough room for one in an iPhone|stepid=136473|new_window=true]—or even [guide|115457|an iPad|stepid=221994|new_window=true]. |
| + | [* icon_reminder] ... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utfbE3_uAMA|or is there?|new_window=true] |
| + | [* black] We'll talk cameras in a moment, but for now we jettison the selfie cams to make way for motherboard extraction. |
| + | [* black] Our teardown engineer executes a flawless synchronized motherboard lift ... |
| + | [* icon_note] ... and unfortunately the USB-C ports come along for the ride. What used to be one of the Galaxy phones' few positive repair points—a modular, replaceable USB-C port—is now just a figment of the past. |