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| - | [* black] Down under we have a removable motherboard. |
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| - | [* black] Sadly the USB-C is soldered but semi-modular. |
| - | [* black] The headphone jack is present and modular. We find this ''essential'' on premium headsets. |
| - | [* black] sensor assembly with some flexy coppery tape |
| - | [* black] s pen cavity |
| + | [* black] We reserve the right to continue bellyaching about the opening procedure on these phones, but once inside it's not all bad news. |
| + | [* black] Here for instance is a separate daughterboard containing the USB-C port. Ports are known weak points, but at least here you can replace it without swapping the entire motherboard. |
| + | [* black] Meanwhile, the 3.5 mm headphone jack is present (huzzah!) and completely modular. We find this ''essential'' on premium handsets. |
| + | [* black] All that, plus an IP68 water/dust ingress protection rating that [http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/what-is-ip68-ip-ratings-explained-2947135|bests Apple's efforts|new_window=true]. Not too shabby. |
| + | [* black] Last to flop out is this front-facing sensor assembly with its flexy coppery tape. |
| + | [* black] Time to blow the lid off this S-Pen. |