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| [* black] iPad Mini Retina Display Repairability: 2 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair). | |
| [* green] The LCD and glass are not fused together and can be replaced independently. | |
| [* green] The battery is not soldered to the logic board or other components. | |
| - | [* yellow] Teeny-tiny screws can be easily misplaced if you're not careful. Don't sneeze too hard while taking them off. |
| [* red] Copious amounts of adhesive hold many components in place—front glass, battery, front camera, back camera, ribbon cables—making repair extremely difficult. | |
| [* red] The Lightning connector is soldered to the logic board, so don't bend its pins. | |
| - | [* red] Hidden screws mean you'll need to be very diligent when trying to remove internal components. |
| - | [* red] The home button's Touch ID cable is threaded through the display cables, complicating both opening procedure and home button cable replacement. |
| + | [* red] Removing the home button is now a much more difficult job. If you want to keep Touch ID functionality after a screen replacement, you'll have to transfer the home button to the new front panel. |