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-[* black] Flipping the digitzer on its back reveals the most significant change thus far: the addition of Touch ID, and its associated hardware.
- [* red] NXP 8461A1, also visible as the 5x4 ball grid array hiding under the speaker in this sweet X-ray.
- [* icon_note] Thumbs up for fingerprint reading, thumbs down for a harder repair, due to the logic board pairing.
-[* black] At least this lovely button is still a button. Peep that switch under the Lightning port traces.
+[* black] Flipping the digitizer on its back reveals the most significant change thus far from the lookalike iPad Air: the addition of Touch ID, and its associated hardware.
+ [* red] NXP 8461A1—also visible as a 5x4 ball grid array hiding under the speaker in this sweet X-ray image.
+ [* icon_note] Thumbs up for fingerprint reading. Thumbs down for a harder repair, since the sensor is uniquely paired to its logic board at the factory.
+[* black] At least this lovely button is still a button (unlike the solid-state un-button that debuted on 7-series iPhones). Peep that switch under the Lightning port traces.