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| [* black] Per our usual SOP ([guide|125590|Samsung Opening Procedure|stepid=242790|new_window=true]), we start looking for a way in through the back, leading the way with some heat. | |
| [* icon_note] The adhesive here ''seems'' tougher than usual for Samsung, but we're not certain whether it's just normal variation or something more nefarious. | |
| [* black] Luckily, we brought our ultra-sized suction cup for such occasions. | |
| [* black] With all that adhesive, we're relieved that the back comes off without any cable-snapping booby traps. | |
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| + | [* icon_note] Look at the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/iPdd1ilOHrDwsfim.full|cone-shaped extensions|new_window=true] on those camera modules! No wonder that camera bump is so thick. Samsung is done with the [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-23/sony-can-t-make-image-sensors-fast-enough-to-keep-up-with-demand|Sony sensors that everyone else is using|new_window=true] and has decided to make their own for these S20 phones— and it seems they didn't stop at the sensor! These look like entirely new camera modules. |