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[* 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 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_note] It provides 1.85 Wh (500 mAh @ 3.7 V) which ought to re-juice those twin 0.1 Wh earbud batteries a handful of times.
+[* 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 (open/closed).
[* 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.