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-[* black] We are pleased to get to use a Phillips [product|IF145-299-1|driver|new_window=true] to remove the midframe/NFC antenna/PMA and Qi wireless charging coil combo.
-[* black] With all that plus the speaker module removed, we get our first look at the insides.
- [* icon_note] Familiar components, [guide|66389|unfamiliar places|stepid=135827|new_window=true]—with the battery now placed nearly dead-center, and the vibrator having migrated from the top left to the bottom right, it seems this phone represents a reorganizing of the standard Note/Galaxy S layout.
+[* black] We are pleased that we get to use a Phillips [product|IF145-299-1|driver|new_window=true] to remove the midframe/NFC antenna/PMA and Qi wireless charging coil combo.
+[* black] After removing that maxed-out midframe, we remove the bottom speaker assembly to get our first peek at the internals.
+ [* icon_note] Familiar components, [guide|66389|unfamiliar places|stepid=135827|new_window=true]— the battery is placed nearly dead-center, and the vibrator migrated to the bottom right. Goodbye standard Note/Galaxy S layout.
[* black] Is this a subtle response to past battery woes, or just Samsung working to tidy up? Time to take a look at that power plant.