Fairphone 3 Teardown Step #5 History

Changes to Step #5

Edit by Tobias Isakeit — Aug 27, 2019

	[* black] Fairphone decided to forgo the nifty [guide\|52523\|display lock mechanism\|stepid=115063\|new_window=true] in the previous iteration and went with standard Phillips #00 screws instead.
	[* icon_note] A tiny screwdriver is provided, which is nice, though we admit we still prefer our larger handle from the [product\|IF145-299-4\|Mako Driver Kit\|new_window=true] for a bit more comfort.
	[* red] With the screws gone, we unsnap the display unit from the frame to find the same pogo pin connector with its breakout board below [guide\|52523\|as in the previous iteration\|stepid=115063\|new_window=true].
-	[* orange] While we are always happy to see visual instructions inside devices, we're not sure this one is of much help ''after'' we already loosened a number of screws.
+	[* orange] While we are always happy to see visual instructions inside devices, we're not sure this one is of much help ''after'' we already loosened a number of screws. Fairphone thought the same way and nixed this graphic in the final consumer version.

	[* black] Fairphone decided to forgo the nifty [guide\|52523\|display lock mechanism\|stepid=115063\|new_window=true] in the previous iteration and went with standard Phillips #00 screws instead.
	[* icon_note] A tiny screwdriver is provided, which is nice, though we admit we still prefer our larger handle from the [product\|IF145-299-4\|Mako Driver Kit\|new_window=true] for a bit more comfort.
	[* red] With the screws gone, we unsnap the display unit from the frame to find the same pogo pin connector with its breakout board below [guide\|52523\|as in the previous iteration\|stepid=115063\|new_window=true].
-	[* orange] While we are always happy to see visual instructions inside devices, we're not sure this one is of much help ''after'' we already loosened a number of screws.
+	[* orange] While we are always happy to see visual instructions inside devices, we're not sure this one is of much help ''after'' we already loosened a number of screws. Fairphone thought the same way and nixed this graphic in the final consumer version.