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-[* black] At least the battery is only sled into its plastic housing and we don't have to tangle through adhesive.
+[* black] No adhesive for its protective sleeve, but this battery is certainly securely soldered.
[* icon_note] It provides 1.85 Wh (500 mA @ 3.7 V) which will re-juice the earbuds x times.
-[* black] The other three wires going to the top section of the case are also soldered on. On there lives a hall sensor reading if the lid is closed or not.
- [* black] We wonder why Fairphone didn't use any [guide|25629|no-fuss ribbon cable|stepid=64970|new_window=true] or [guide|25629|power|stepid=64976|new_window=true] connectors in here like the ones you can find in [guide|143811|not so much bigger devices|stepid=291107|new_window=true]. The charging case offers enough space and they sit tight enough to not disconnect by accident. Additionally and most important they would've been way more repair friendly.
+[* black] The rest of the cables are similarly soldered, we also spot a simple [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_effect_sensor|hall effect sensor|new_window=true] up top to track the lid state.
+ [* icon_reminder] This charging case seems to have enough room for [guide|25629|no-fuss ribbon cables|stepid=64970|new_window=true] and [guide|25629|power|stepid=64976|new_window=true] connectors, without much risk of disconnection. Fairphone may have fair reasons, but repairs—and device life—will certainly suffer without these aids.