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| - | [* black] If this phone came with a repair manual, we're sure the first step would say "Apply heat to the surface marked in orange." So, we do just that. |
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| - | [* black] The adhesive we encounter is mercifully thin, but strong nonetheless. At this point, we'll take anything over the [guide|113656|thick goopy gunk from last year|stepid=217250|new_window=true]. |
| - | [* black] The fingerprint sensor's job as a booby trap is taken over by an even shorter front-sensor cable. Luckily we didn't slice it! |
| - | [* black] Looks like this cable is responsible for data passage between the main board and the miscellany of the camera bump: the flash, the microphone, and the spectral + flicker sensor. |
| - | [* black] The wireless charging coil & NFC coil are now affixed to the back panel by a sheet of adhesive. Looks to be possibly removable... |
| - | [* black] Since the coils on the cover use spring contacts for connection, the back cover adhesive needs to be strong. You don't want loose contacts when it comes to charging circuitry. |
| + | [* black] If this phone came with repair instructions, we're sure the first step would say "Apply heat to the surface marked in orange." So, we do just that. |
| + | [* black] The adhesive underneath is mercifully thin, but strong nonetheless. At this point, we'll take anything over that [guide|113656|thick goopy gunk from last year|stepid=217250|new_window=true]. |
| + | [* black] With no more fingerprint sensor, we hoped to cut in without encountering any flex cable booby traps—but alas, a new ''even shorter'' cable connects the miscellany on the rear camera bump: flash, microphone, and the spectral + flicker sensor. |
| + | [* black] Fortunately, the wireless charging coil & NFC coil, newly adhered to the back panel via a sheet of adhesive, use repair-friendly spring contacts. |
| + | [* black] But as a result, that back cover adhesive ''needs'' to be strong. You don't want loose contacts when it comes to charging circuitry. |