Xiaomi Mi 4 Display Assembly Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          2 hours

Sections

Rear Case/Midframe
3 steps
Battery
2 steps
Motherboard
2 steps
Display Assembly
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Case/Midframe

Check to make sure that the device is powered off.
Use a pin or paper clip to insert in the hole on the side of the phone next to the micro SIM cardholder to remove the tray.
Remove the SIM card tray from the Xiaomi Mi 4 and store it somewhere safe.

Check to make sure that the device is powered off.

Use a pin or paper clip to insert in the hole on the side of the phone next to the micro SIM cardholder to remove the tray.

Remove the SIM card tray from the Xiaomi Mi 4 and store it somewhere safe.

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Step 2

Using the flat metal spudger and curved metal spudger, make a wedge between the plastic back cover and the inner frame
Using the second spudger, slowly work your way around the perimeter of the device
Listen for clicking sounds as you are prying the back cover away from the frame
As the back cover is almost completely removed, use the suction-cup tool to remove the plastic cover without damaging the back

Using the flat metal spudger and curved metal spudger, make a wedge between the plastic back cover and the inner frame

Using the second spudger, slowly work your way around the perimeter of the device

Listen for clicking sounds as you are prying the back cover away from the frame

As the back cover is almost completely removed, use the suction-cup tool to remove the plastic cover without damaging the back

Step 3

Use a 000 phillips head screwdriver to remove the 10 1.2mm phillips head screws in the plastic frame that hold the motherboard and battery.
Use a 000 phillips head screwdriver to remove the 3 0.5mm phillips head screws in the plastic frame that hold the motherboard and battery.
Use the small plastic opening tool and place it in the slot on the bottom right corner of the inner frame and carefully pry it off.

Use a 000 phillips head screwdriver to remove the 10 1.2mm phillips head screws in the plastic frame that hold the motherboard and battery.

Use a 000 phillips head screwdriver to remove the 3 0.5mm phillips head screws in the plastic frame that hold the motherboard and battery.

Use the small plastic opening tool and place it in the slot on the bottom right corner of the inner frame and carefully pry it off.

Step 4

              Battery

Use tweezers to gently disconnect the connections that run across the battery and are connected to the motherboard.
Proceed to gently remove the tape like connector from the battery until it is completely off.
Use tweezer to disconnect battery’s wire from the motherboard.

Use tweezers to gently disconnect the connections that run across the battery and are connected to the motherboard.

Proceed to gently remove the tape like connector from the battery until it is completely off.

Use tweezer to disconnect battery’s wire from the motherboard.

Step 5

Use the plastic opening tool to gently pry the battery out of its casing for removal.

Use the plastic opening tool to gently pry the battery out of its casing for removal.

Step 6

              Motherboard

With the battery removed locate the left-hand cable connected to the motherboard. With the tweezers, firmly grasp the wires of the connector and gently disconnect the cable from the motherboard.
Find the other cable connecting the motherboard to the device at the top right-hand side of the phone, and carefully use the tweezers to remove that as well.

With the battery removed locate the left-hand cable connected to the motherboard. With the tweezers, firmly grasp the wires of the connector and gently disconnect the cable from the motherboard.

Find the other cable connecting the motherboard to the device at the top right-hand side of the phone, and carefully use the tweezers to remove that as well.

Step 7

Wedge the plastic opening tool, between the motherboard and the inner region of the phone in the slot atop the motherboard.

Wedge the plastic opening tool, between the motherboard and the inner region of the phone in the slot atop the motherboard.

Step 8

              Display Assembly

After removing your device’s back cover, battery, and motherboard, turn your phone over to start removing the LCD screen.
Start by fixing the suction cup firmly on the screen. Then wedge a plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the screen while maintaining a pulling force on the suction cup.

After removing your device’s back cover, battery, and motherboard, turn your phone over to start removing the LCD screen.

Start by fixing the suction cup firmly on the screen. Then wedge a plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the screen while maintaining a pulling force on the suction cup.

Step 9

Once you have pulled the screen completely off the device, there will be a ribbon wire that you previously detached from the motherboard that can be pulled gently through a hole.
Make sure you carefully dispose of the LCD screen if it is cracked in any way as to not be cut from the glass shards it may contain

Once you have pulled the screen completely off the device, there will be a ribbon wire that you previously detached from the motherboard that can be pulled gently through a hole.

Make sure you carefully dispose of the LCD screen if it is cracked in any way as to not be cut from the glass shards it may contain

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

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Tobia Apolloni - Mar 25, 2017

This guide is completely useless. It skip passages like how to deal with the flash module, some ribbon cables to disconnect from the motherboard, the antenna, and most important of all, IT DOES NOT TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED A HEAT GUN FOR THE SCREEN REMOVAL. Terrible guide.

Fittest Darwin - Jun 24, 2017

I’ve damaged some part of the silver coating( of the base plate) while trying to remove the existing screen module.Is that fine ?

fmstasi - Jul 1, 2017

I agree with Tobia above, this guide is far too lacking in details to be really useful. If you need to replace the screen (or even simply the battery) of your xiaomi mi 4, you bettere refere to this video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A693MYIg…

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