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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Teardown

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  • Peeling back the hinge's "protective" tape reveals the highest concentration of our purple-y powder yet.

  • Looks like that tape kept the powder away from the display, but held it all in the hinge. At least that powder goes well with the rest of the phone.

  • We're gonna need further disassembly to clean out all the powder. Let's go ahead and pull everything out.

  • First we find some clever interconnect cables, shaped to route them safely around the hinge.

  • Next we spot the lauded brushes, standing guard over a dust-covered phone. What's that? They look a little embarrassed? Yeah they probably should.

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