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[title] Backbone One Teardown
-[* black] This portable controller may look like a gadget, but it has some nice specs. Let's unpack a few of them here:
- [* red] D-pad and thumbstick on the left. A-B-X-Y buttons and thumbstick on the right. Both shoulder and trigger buttons on each side.
- [* orange] Lightning port for pass-through charging of your iPhone with a standard lightning cable.
- [* yellow] The lightning port can also be used for accessories such as a headset.
- [* icon_note] If you still use the tried and true 3.5mm headphone jack headphones, there is also a connector for them on the left side.
- [* light_blue] We can’t decide if having no internal battery and no bluetooth is a feature. But it sure reduces the number of components that can fail and need replacing.
+[* black] This Joy Con-esque portable controller may look like any other mobile gamepad, but it comes packing with some interesting features. Let's unfurl a few of them here:
+ [* red] D-pad, A-B-X-Y buttons, a couple of joysticks, complete with shoulder and trigger buttons on each side.
+ [* orange] Lightning port for passthrough charging and connecting accessories, like a headset.
+ [* yellow] 3.5 mm headphone jack
+ [* green] Specialty buttons for instant muting, launching the Backbone app, and recording gameplay.
+[* icon_note] A couple interesting things missing: Bluetooth and an internal battery. The Backbone One connects to—and draws power from—your iPhone directly. It's simplicity at its finest, and we'll see how this affects its repairability.