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-[* black] After the motherboard, there isn't much left in the barrel. That's not a bad thing, especially when each part comes out easily in one piece.
+[* black] After the motherboard, there isn't much left in the barrel. That's not a bad thing, especially when each part comes out easily and in one piece.
[* black] First we fish out the fingerprint sensor, complete with its wavy ~~tail~~ flex cable.
-[* black] Next to come out are the plastic rails, serving dual-purpose as wire routers and brackets which press the squeeze sensors in place.
-[* black] Down at the bottom edge of the phone we find a modular USB-C connector! This is a welcome design, especially when the 3a does not have wireless charging.
-[* black] Not pictured: the headphone jack also makes a cool modular comeback. (We have a shot taken for this which could be linked in as desired)
+[* black] Next, these plastic rails—serving dual purposes as both cabling routers and brackets which press the squeeze sensors in place.
+[* black] Down at the bottom edge, we find a ''modular'' USB-C port! This is a welcome design for this high-wear component, especially since the 3a does not offer wireless charging.
+[* black] Not pictured: the headphone jack also makes a cool modular comeback.
[* black] Down south we also spot the vibration motor—a small, round LRA (''Linear Resonant Actuator'') as found in just about every smartphone not made by Apple or Google. No fancy [guide|113656|precision haptic motor|stepid=217260|new_window=true] for this Pixel.