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iPhone SE Teardown

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Now for the step we don't like. Pentalobes: a five-pointed reminder that Apple doesn't really want you opening up your device.

Still, these pentalobes are totally cute and come in a matching rose gold.

Setting the pretty pink screws aside, we iSclack the top off—and there's no pesky, color-matching display adhesive in sight. Compared to Apple's S-series flagships, this opening procedure is a snap.

We had speculated that the display gasketing in the 6s and 6s Plus was added for water resistance or structural reinforcement supporting 3D Touch. Its absence from this model and some preliminary tests suggests it's the latter.

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