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[title] Final Thoughts | |
[* black] The Mate 9 earns a ***6 out of 10*** on our repairability scale (10 is the easiest to repair): | |
[* green] Most of the components—like both camera units, the loudspeaker or the USB board—can be replaced. Even the proximity sensor and the NFC antenna are modular. | |
- | [* green] Despite the annoying |
+ | [* green] Despite the annoying pentalobe screws the Mate 9 comes along with only a few standard Phillips screws on the inside. |
[* yellow] The battery is trapped behind some flex cables and is glued tightly into place but still can be swapped out when its power starts to fade away. | |
[* yellow] Although we are happy to find a headphone jack, it is soldered to the motherboard and calls for special soldering skills if it should fail. | |
- | [* red] Replacing a broken display— |
+ | [* red] Replacing a broken display—one of the most common repairs—will be one of the most difficult ones on this phablet. |