Casting the battery and rear panel aside, we turn our attention to the front panel and all of its goodies.

Be still, our hearts—this Lighting connector cable looks suspiciously unsoldered and removable.

Sure enough, we flip the ZIF latch, remove the T3 screws, and voilà—the Lightning connector springs free!

That's good news for repair—a combined charging and data port suffers frequent use and can be a common point of failure.