Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

11

Time Required

                          20 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Charging port flex
  • 9 steps
  • Screen
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Charging port flex               
  • 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

  • Remove all 10 Phillips screws.
  • Disconnect NFC clip and flashlight clip.

Remove all 10 Phillips screws.

Disconnect 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

  • Remove charging port flex.

Remove charging port flex.

Step 10

              Screen               
  • Remove the motherboard/battery assembly.
  • Using a spudger, release the battery connector from the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard/battery assembly.

Using a spudger, release the battery connector from the motherboard.

Step 11

  • Using a suction cup, create a space between the screen and the phone.
  • Using an opening tool, pry the LCD screen up.

Using a suction cup, create a space between the screen and the phone.

Using an opening tool, pry the LCD screen up.

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

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