Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

22

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

4

  • Back Cover
  • 4 steps
  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Camera
  • 7 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Open the SD/SIM card cover to start prying off the back cover.

Open the SD/SIM card cover to start prying off the back cover.

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Step 2

  • Start using the iFixit Opening Tool in the SD/SIM area to release the clips holding the back panel on.

Start using the iFixit Opening Tool in the SD/SIM area to release the clips holding the back panel on.

Step 3

  • Follow along the edge of the device to undo all of the retaining clips.

Follow along the edge of the device to undo all of the retaining clips.

Step 4

  • Once all the clips are undone, the back panel should come off with little effort.

Once all the clips are undone, the back panel should come off with little effort.

Step 5

              Battery
  • Remove the bottom piece of tape securing the battery making sure you are not peeling up anything else in the process.

Remove the bottom piece of tape securing the battery making sure you are not peeling up anything else in the process.

Step 6

  • Remove the top piece of tape using an iFixit opening tool.

Remove the top piece of tape using an iFixit opening tool.

Step 7

  • Once you have a hold on the tape, carefully remove it making sure you aren’t damaging the battery in the process.

Once you have a hold on the tape, carefully remove it making sure you aren’t damaging the battery in the process.

Step 8

  • Unplug the battery power connector by sliding the white plastic plug down away from the board.

Unplug the battery power connector by sliding the white plastic plug down away from the board.

Step 9

  • The battery should be free to come out of the device. Make sure not to bend or damage the battery.

The battery should be free to come out of the device. Make sure not to bend or damage the battery.

Step 10

              Camera
  • Remove 4 M1.5 screws holding in the labeled LTE module.

Remove 4 M1.5 screws holding in the labeled LTE module.

Step 11

  • Use a nylon spudger to pry up the module.
  • It’s held in with some clips so there will be a little bit of resistance.

Use a nylon spudger to pry up the module.

It’s held in with some clips so there will be a little bit of resistance.

Step 12

  • Remove the 4 M1.5 screws holding in the labeled auxiliary LTE/GPS module.
  • The module should come up with a little resistance.

Remove the 4 M1.5 screws holding in the labeled auxiliary LTE/GPS module.

The module should come up with a little resistance.

Step 13

  • Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the front camera off its locating post.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the front camera off its locating post.

Step 14

  • Remove the non-conductive tape covering the camera ribbon cable.
  • You may need to remove the white antenna cable to remove the tape.

Remove the non-conductive tape covering the camera ribbon cable.

You may need to remove the white antenna cable to remove the tape.

Step 15

  • Carefully unplug the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Carefully unplug the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Step 16

  • Peel up the ribbon cable carefully as it is glued to the device.
  • After having peeled up the cable, the cameras should be free to come out of the device.

Peel up the ribbon cable carefully as it is glued to the device.

After having peeled up the cable, the cameras should be free to come out of the device.

Step 17

              Motherboard
  • Remove the non-conductive tape covering two ribbon cables.

Remove the non-conductive tape covering two ribbon cables.

Step 18

  • Gently unplug both the orange and white ribbon cables.

Gently unplug both the orange and white ribbon cables.

Step 19

  • Use tweezers to pry/disconnect both the black and white antenna cables from the top of the motherboard.

Use tweezers to pry/disconnect both the black and white antenna cables from the top of the motherboard.

Step 20

  • Unplug the last ribbon cable from the bottom of the motherboard.

Unplug the last ribbon cable from the bottom of the motherboard.

Step 21

  • Remove all M1.5 screws holding in the motherboard.

Remove all M1.5 screws holding in the motherboard.

Step 22

  • Once all screws are removed, the motherboard should easily come off the device without any resistance.

Once all screws are removed, the motherboard should easily come off the device without any resistance.

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

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