A sticker, some clips, and a few—ahem, ELEVEN—screws around the perimeter of the Bionic are all that prevent us from peeking inside.

Stickers have never stopped us before and a few T5 Torx screws or metal clips are no match for our 54-piece bit driver kits, plastic opening tools, and nimble fingertips.

We remove the rear case and are instantly greeted by a forest of EMI shields.

We remove the loudspeaker from the otherwise unexciting rear case, a speaker ideal for proclaiming the characteristic Drooooooiiiiid upon powering on the phone.