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iPad Mini 5 Teardown

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  • After all that glue, we're treated to some less frustrating fasteners.

  • Knowing Apple's penchant for goofy screw heads, we brought our whole set of drivers. Thankfully this part of the Mini hasn't changed—we're just dealing with standard Phillips heads here.

  • Our drivers make short work of those screws and we remove the bracket covering the display and battery connectors ...

  • ... and it brings along a friend! Turns out the battery flex connector is now adhered to that cover bracket, automatically disconnecting the battery when the bracket is removed. Nifty!

  • Hopefully this will help fixers to not accidentally kill the backlight on their displays.

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