Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
5
Time Required
1 hour
Sections
1
- 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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