Annnnd we're off! The delightful duo Heat and Pick get under the back cover without breaking a sweat (although the same may not be said for their wielders). It's almost like they do this every day.

This is standard procedure for most modern, glue-laden smartphones, but we sure wish that wasn't the case.

As we slice away at the adhesive, we notice that, this year, the cover is contoured around the volume and Bixby power buttons—not quite the change to the opening procedure we hoped for.