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Being that the soft buttons are no longer attached to the charge port, i would think this would make changing out a charge port easier since no removal of the screen is nessicary, and other than the fingerprint sensor on the back glass with its flex cable, can anyone see why this would be easier or harder than previous models?

joshr45 , Samsung Galaxy S8 has the charge port attached/soldered to the daughter board, The links below may help you decide if it is easier, the repairman in the video says it is easier. Good luck. I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. Samsung Galaxy S8 Teardown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5NNbfhp