Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

5

Time Required

                          1 hour            

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  • Screen Panel
  • 5 steps

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Step 1

              Back cover               
  • Broken screen ? that’s a pity
  • You’ll need hot air. Not too much thought, you’ll melt the plastic otherwise
  • Now just pry it open SLOWLY and apply heat.

Broken screen ? that’s a pity

You’ll need hot air. Not too much thought, you’ll melt the plastic otherwise

Now just pry it open SLOWLY and apply heat.

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Step 2

              Disconnect stuff               
  • Nice, I see you’ve got the cover off
  • Disconnect the battery (not with a metal tool)
  • Disconnect the touch screen ribbon (don’t pull hard, you have to lift the plastic bit before)

Nice, I see you’ve got the cover off

Disconnect the battery (not with a metal tool)

Disconnect the touch screen ribbon (don’t pull hard, you have to lift the plastic bit before)

Step 3

              Disconnecting more stuff               
  • Get the battery out (don’t bend it too much)
  • Disconnect the LCD ribbon
  • Disconnect the cameras

Get the battery out (don’t bend it too much)

Disconnect the LCD ribbon

Disconnect the cameras

Step 4

              Screws ! Finally               
  • Unscrew anything you see
  • Take the SIM trays out
  • Take the motherboard out. You will have to disconnect to ribbon cables

Unscrew anything you see

Take the SIM trays out

Take the motherboard out. You will have to disconnect to ribbon cables

Step 5

              Final               
  • Two screws here
  • To take this guy out, you can use heat again
  • Aaaaand with more heat, you will get the screen panel out !

Two screws here

To take this guy out, you can use heat again

Aaaaand with more heat, you will get the screen panel out !

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

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