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| [title] Final Thoughts | |
| - | [* black] The 5th |
| - | [* green] The LCD is easy to remove once the front panel is |
| - | [* green] The battery is not soldered to the logic board. We'll give it that. |
| - | [* red] Just like in previous iPads, the front panel is glued to the rest of the device, greatly increasing the chances of cracking the glass during a repair. |
| - | [* red] Gobs |
| - | [* red] The LCD has foam sticky tape adhering it to the front panel, increasing chances of it being shattered during disassembly. |
| - | [* red] You can't access the front panel's connector until you remove the LCD. |
| + | [* black] The 5th-Generation iPad earns a ***2 out of 10*** on our repairability scale (10 is the easiest to repair): |
| + | [* green] The LCD is easy to remove once the front panel is separated from the iPad. |
| + | [* green] The battery is not soldered to the logic board. We'll give it that. |
| + | [* red] Just like in previous iPads, the front panel is glued to the rest of the device, greatly increasing the chances of cracking the glass during a repair. |
| + | [* red] Gobs of adhesive hold everything in place. As with its Air 1 predecessor, this ranks among the most difficult battery removal procedures we've seen in an iPad. |
| + | [* red] The LCD has foam sticky tape adhering it to the front panel, increasing chances of it being shattered during disassembly. |
| + | [* red] You can't access the front panel's connector until you remove the LCD. |