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iPhone XS and XS Max Teardown

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On the hunt for signs of improved ingress proofing, we turn our attention to the largest unsealed gap in the device—the SIM card slot.

Although shaped a little differently, upon closer inspection the gaskets (the important bits) look largely unchanged from last year's iteration. That said, if we were in China there would be a whole other side to this SIM story.

With the topside set of peripherals dispatched, we can finally turn our attention to the most important part of every S-series iPhone—the logic board!

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