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-[* black] Like most brains, the grey matter in this Series 6 is pretty inscrutable—although the gray here is hardened resin.
+[* black] Like most brains, the grey matter in this Series 6 is pretty inscrutable. Unlike most brains though, the gray matter here is hardened resin.
[* black] We spot a Skyworks chip marked 239-7 riding the back along with a couple friends, but nothing marked U1.
- [* icon_note] Probably a big ask to hope for a labeled U1 package, but there's been [https://www.ifixit.com/News/33257/inside-the-tech-in-apples-ultra-wideband-u1-chip|more obvious printing in the past|new_window=true].
-[* black] frame has a new layout for the adhesive gasket to spare out the band mechanism. Also the adhesive seemed thicker/tougher
-[* black] For the detail-oriented, a final case tidbit: the display adhesive is not only tougher, but also rerouted to skirt the band mechanisms. Perhaps to allow for a thinner frame and more room for internals?
+ [* icon_note] It was probably too much to ask for a labeled U1 package, but there ''has'' been [https://www.ifixit.com/News/33257/inside-the-tech-in-apples-ultra-wideband-u1-chip|more obvious printing in the past|new_window=true].
+[* black] Sans-brains, we can see the Series 6 frame has a slightly modified footprint with a narrower lip for the adhesive gasket, which is conveniently routed around the band mechanism.
+ [* black] And maybe our minds are playing tricks on us, but the adhesive here seemed to put up more of a fight than we remember.