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| [* black] Although relieved of its many cameras, this board still feels like it's carrying some extra weight. | |
| - | [* black] We pry off this mysterious green rectangle—which turns out to be a Qualcomm [https://www.qualcomm.com/products/qtm052-mmwave-antenna-modules|QTM052] mmWave antenna module. |
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| + | [* black] We pry off this mysterious green rectangle—which turns out to be a Qualcomm [https://www.qualcomm.com/products/qtm052-mmwave-antenna-modules|QTM052|new_window=true] mmWave antenna module. |
| + | [* icon_note] "Millimeter wave" refers to RF signals with wavelengths measured in millimeters (24 GHz to 100 GHz). It offers super-''duper'' fast download speeds, but can't travel long distances or penetrate walls very well. TL;DR: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-the-reasons-not-to-buy-a-5g-phone-right-now-11563467389|YMMV|new_window=true]. |
| [* black] And one more thing: more board! Looks like Samsung took a note out of Apple's playbook and [guide|98975|stacked their motherboard|stepid=182892|new_window=true] for maximum space savings. | |
| [* black] We've been down this road before—and with a little help from our hot air station, we quickly carve through the vias and separate the boards. |