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-[* black] Not including the repair-disappointment [guide|24016|Galaxy S5|stepid=61553|new_window=true] of last year, this is the point where you could pop out and replace the battery (after peeling off a plastic rear cover with a fingernail).
- [* icon_note] Samsung is keeping us [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY|disappointed|new_window=true], and has buried the battery in a whole new way, this time beneath the midframe.
+[* black] Even including the repair-disappointment [guide|24016|Galaxy S5|stepid=61553|new_window=true] of last year, this is the point where you could pop out and replace the battery from any Samsung Galaxy phone.
+ [* icon_note] Samsung is keeping us [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY|disappointed|new_window=true], and has chosen to fully burry the battery beneath the midframe.
[* black] With the help of our old standby [product|IF145-000|Plastic Opening Tool|new_window=true], we pop the display assembly off the midframe. This feels a bit like
[* black] We're pleased whenever we can exhume the display assembly and motherboard from a device this quickly. Let's hope that Samsung adheres to our wishes and leaves out hidden adhesives between components.