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[* black] Continuing the repair-friendly (or at least friendl''ier'') trend, we find stretchy adhesive pull tabs under these elongated speakers!
[* black] We don't ''love'' adhesive—reusable screws are nearly always better—but hey, pulling out this [guide|97481|iPhone-esque|stepid=178963|new_window=true] stretch-release stuff is loads better than [guide|108512|gooey solvents and blind prying|stepid=208951|new_window=true].
[* black] Plus, the mere presence of stretch-release adhesive generally means that someone at least thought about possible repair and disassembly situations.
[* icon_note] Are you there, Apple? It's us, iFixit. Have you heard our pleas?
-[* black] Three (likely Goertek) MEMS microphones are seen in picture 3.
+[* icon_note] Three (likely Goertek) MEMS microphones can be seen peeking out from underneath the battery tray.