Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

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Introduction

What you need

Video Overview

Step 1

              LCD Screen Assembly
  • Power off and remove SIM card tray.

Power off and remove SIM card tray.

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Step 2

  • Heat up the back cover to soften the adhesive.
  • Place the suction cup to open a gap from top side, then insert guitar picks and slide it to cut the adhesive underneath.
  • Remove back cover.

Heat up the back cover to soften the adhesive.

Place the suction cup to open a gap from top side, then insert guitar picks and slide it to cut the adhesive underneath.

Remove back cover.

Step 3

  • Twist off 10 Phillips screws all.
  • Loosen NFC clip and flashlight clip.

Twist off 10 Phillips screws all.

Loosen NFC clip and flashlight clip.

Step 4

  • Remove the plastic bracket.
  • Pry up and remove back frame.

Remove the plastic bracket.

Pry up and remove back frame.

Step 5

  • Remove front camera.

Remove front camera.

Step 6

  • Remove rear camera.

Remove rear camera.

Step 7

  • Remove loudspeaker.

Remove loudspeaker.

Step 8

  • Release charging port connector.
  • Remove plastic protective bar.
  • Pry up motherboard assembly from this side. There are three flex connectors connecting the motherboard underneath. So pry up the motherboard assembly gently.

Release charging port connector.

Remove plastic protective bar.

Pry up motherboard assembly from this side. There are three flex connectors connecting the motherboard underneath. So pry up the motherboard assembly gently.

Step 9

  • Push audio jack out of the slot, no adhesive underneath.
  • Release LCD flex connector and main flex connector by flipping up the white locking tab of the connector base.
  • Separate motherboard assembly from middle housing.

Push audio jack out of the slot, no adhesive underneath.

Release LCD flex connector and main flex connector by flipping up the white locking tab of the connector base.

Separate motherboard assembly from middle housing.

Step 10

  • The sticker underneath LCD assembly is a little bit strong, so use heat gun to soften it for a few minutes.
  • Remove LCD with digitizer assembly carefully.

The sticker underneath LCD assembly is a little bit strong, so use heat gun to soften it for a few minutes.

Remove LCD with digitizer assembly carefully.

Step 11

  • Done.

Done.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Ronen Yudzinsky - Mar 31, 2016

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But what kind of glue do we need to use when we reconnect the screen and the case?

Toby Liedke - Apr 14, 2016

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screen replacement is possible without removing the back cover and logic board, similar to the Z1 compact. Simply remove the metal cover once you took the screen off to disconnect the lcd/digi cable.

Brian Santero - Oct 28, 2016

Yeah, I’m confused as to why everything from the back needs to be taken out, when you have to heat up the front sticker anyways and disconnect it. Seems fairly simple to just heat up, cut side adhesive, lift, unplug.

jesinisterra - Nov 3, 2016

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Have you done the repair that way, Toby Liedke?

bvo - Feb 4, 2017

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nice guide, for my first reparation, all was fine. Thanks!