Surprisingly, the heated adhesive doesn't stick too well to the back cover, and with the use of some Opening Picks we separate it from the main body. Is this the reason for the liquid damage indicators on the back cover and this beefy fingerprint sensor cable bracket?

Like the Mate 9, the 10 Pro's fingerprint flex cable still tethers the back cover to the rest of the phablet.

Behold, the wonderful inner workings of Huawei's new flagship! The first thing to catch our eye is a huge flex cable running from the daughterboard up to the main board, where all the exciting chips live.

Silead fingerprint controller is seen on the left side of the flex cable.