The Xiaomi Mi Mix will be remembered as one of the most impressive phones of 2016, but what makes it tick? One brave soul decided to find out. Popping off the back The back is the first to go, with no signs of glue but simple clips instead. That alone is a big boon to repairability (you do have to be careful not to snap the ribbon cables, though). The battery doesn't put up much of a fight, then you're a few plain Phillips screws away from the motherboard (not even the rarer Torx screws). Most removable components seem attached with ribbon cables, so they should be easy to swap...
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