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| [* black] As with most phones, the screws are the first to go once we're inside. And our [product|IF145-348-2|Essential Electronics Toolkit|new_window=true] is here, ready and waiting to take them out. | |
| [* icon_note] Despite their other non-repair-friendly tendencies, one thing Galaxy phones always score points for are the standard Phillips #00 screws. | |
| - | [* black] A few extremely tight midframe screws later, here's our first good look inside (in the visible-light spectrum, anyway). |
| - | [* black] Both phones get their earpiece speaker mounted to the upper antenna assembly, which |
| - | [* black] Both phones also get a rear-facing mic that piggybacks directly onto the back cover. Thankfully they connect via repair-friendly spring contacts, which is why we didn't encounter any booby traps opening these things up. |
| + | [* black] A few ''extremely'' tight midframe screws later, here's our first good look inside (in the visible-light spectrum, anyway). |
| + | [* black] Both phones get their earpiece speaker mounted to the upper antenna assembly, which contains a dedicated speaker enclosure—that's a first! The speaker is the rectangular bit framed with a bright red gasket. It still fires through a channel in the midframe, much like it did on the [guide|125590|Note10|stepid=242801] and [guide|131607|S20|stepid=260635]—but the new enclosure ought to boost audio quality a bit. |
| + | [* black] Both phones also get a rear-facing mic that piggybacks directly onto the back cover. Thankfully they connect via repair-friendly spring contacts, which is why we didn't encounter any booby traps opening these things up. |