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| [* black] What? No iOpener? That's right! While it would definitely help, the phone was easy enough to open that our friend got to take a much needed break. | |
| [* black] The display is secured by a spongy adhesive that separates pretty easily—great for repair. Unfortunately, that adhesive is probably part of the reason this phone isn't water resistant. | |
| [* black] Unfortunately tiny side bezels mean the OLED risks damage from our opening pick. Expecting this, we safely slice our way under the display and free it from the phone. | |
| [* black] Just like [guide|71237|old times|stepid=142645|new_window=true], the display is connected to the motherboard by a single ribbon cable. | |
| [* black] Let's pause to take a closer look at this display. | |
| [* icon_note] Markings on the display cable lead us to believe that our 3a and the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/TsNBX5kdnpnuvXdK.full|3a XL that our video team tore down|new_window=true] are both sporting Samsung displays. | |
| - | [* red] Synaptics [https://www.synaptics.com/company/news/S3706|S3706|new_window=true] touchscreen controller |
| + | [* red] Here's a Synaptics [https://www.synaptics.com/company/news/S3706|S3706|new_window=true] touchscreen controller. |