Good news—this opening procedure doesn't require heat! Our pick/suction handle combo performs with gusto, so we skip the bonfire for now.

There are also no booby trap cables or hidden components—our journey is off to a good start.

There's no wireless charging to be found here—but who needs that when you can charge from 0–70 % in 30 minutes with the stock 30 W charger?

Wireless charging does have its benefits—namely, reducing wear on the charge port—but it's so dreadfully inefficient that we're having a hard time warming up to it, other than as a backup feature. Still, the iPhone SE (2020) did manage to pack in wireless, and at a lower price.