"Alasdair" <mail@bobaxter.coo.uk> wrote in message
news:00vi13tj9mct1tludvp1t91o5he9orf1o3@4ax.com...
>I find great difficulty in removing the back from a modern mobile
> phone. It always says "press and slide" but I'm afraid I'll bust it
> if I press too hard to get the necessary friction to slide the back
> off.
>
> How do the girls who work in phone shops manage as this needs a very
> high degree of strength?
>
> Is there a tool available for this purpose?
>
> --
> Alasdair.

yes, my SE has pics of how too do it and how not too do it.............

SE W800i.............its hold with the right hand, thumb and first finger on
the sides, press down with thumb of left hand, while pushing with thumb and
first finger of right hand, while stopping the phone moving with first
finger of left hand..............I am doing this while typing, well during,
to confirm the sequence.

Shop girls and boys have the knack after doing so many.