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Moderate

Steps

25

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

Sections

5

  • Rear Glass
  • 8 steps
  • Battery Disconnection
  • 4 steps
  • SIM Card Tray
  • 1 step
  • Loudspeaker
  • 4 steps
  • Screen
  • 8 steps

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Introduction

If the frame is deformed, it’s important to replace it to make sure the new screen will mount correctly and won’t suffer damage from uneven pressure.

If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions. Before disassembling your device, discharge the battery below 25%. This reduces the risk of a dangerous thermal event if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair.

Note: This guide instructs you to replace only the screen while leaving the original frame and motherboard in place. However, some replacement screens come pre-installed in a new frame (a.k.a. chassis), which requires a very different procedure. Make sure you have the correct part before starting this guide.

You’ll need replacement adhesive in order to complete this repair.

What you need

Step 1

              Heat the rear glass
  • Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the rear glass for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath.
  • A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the screen and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the rear glass for at least two minutes to loosen the adhesive underneath.

A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the screen and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

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Step 2

              Insert an opening pick
  • Secure a suction handle to the right edge of the rear glass, as close to the edge as possible.
  • If the rear glass is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.
  • Lift the rear glass with the suction handle to create a small gap between the rear glass and the frame.
  • In case you have trouble creating a gap, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
  • Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.

Secure a suction handle to the right edge of the rear glass, as close to the edge as possible.

If the rear glass is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.

Lift the rear glass with the suction handle to create a small gap between the rear glass and the frame.

In case you have trouble creating a gap, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.

Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.

Step 3

              Slice the adhesive
  • Slide the opening pick to the top right corner to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the opening pick to the top right corner to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 4

  • Insert a second opening pick at the top right corner.
  • Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the opening pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a second opening pick at the top right corner.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 5

  • If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it has most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener for one to two minutes to reheat it.
  • Insert a third opening pick in the bottom right corner.
  • Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the opening pick in the bottom left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

If the adhesive becomes hard to cut, it has most likely cooled down. Use your iOpener for one to two minutes to reheat it.

Insert a third opening pick in the bottom right corner.

Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge of your phone to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick in the bottom left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 6

  • Insert a fourth opening pick in the bottom left corner of your phone.
  • Slide the opening pick along the left edge to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a fourth opening pick in the bottom left corner of your phone.

Slide the opening pick along the left edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 7

  • Insert a fifth opening pick underneath the top left corner.
  • Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the rear glass to slice the remaining adhesive.

Insert a fifth opening pick underneath the top left corner.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the rear glass to slice the remaining adhesive.

Step 8

              Remove the rear glass
  • Remove the rear glass.
  • Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).
  • Secure the new rear glass with pre-cut adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape. After installing the rear glass, apply strong, steady pressure to your phone for several minutes to help the adhesive form a good bond—a stack of heavy books works well.

Remove the rear glass.

Apply new adhesive where necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).

Secure the new rear glass with pre-cut adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape. After installing the rear glass, apply strong, steady pressure to your phone for several minutes to help the adhesive form a good bond—a stack of heavy books works well.

Step 9

              Unscrew the motherboard cover
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eleven screws securing the motherboard cover:
  • Ten 3.4 mm-long screws
  • One 1.5 mm-long screw

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eleven screws securing the motherboard cover:

Ten 3.4 mm-long screws

One 1.5 mm-long screw

Step 10

              Lift up the motherboard cover
  • Insert the tip of an opening pick under the bottom left edge of the motherboard cover.
  • Use the opening pick to lift up the motherboard cover and release the plastic clips that hold the cover in its place.
  • Don’t remove the motherboard cover all the way yet! It’s still connected to the motherboard.

Insert the tip of an opening pick under the bottom left edge of the motherboard cover.

Use the opening pick to lift up the motherboard cover and release the plastic clips that hold the cover in its place.

Don’t remove the motherboard cover all the way yet! It’s still connected to the motherboard.

Step 11

              Disconnect the motherboard cover
  • Use your fingers to lift up the motherboard cover to access the connector on the motherboard.
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the motherboard cover by prying the connector straight up from its socket at the motherboard.
  • Remove the motherboard cover.

Use your fingers to lift up the motherboard cover to access the connector on the motherboard.

Use a spudger to disconnect the motherboard cover by prying the connector straight up from its socket at the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard cover.

Step 12

              Disconnect the battery
  • The battery connector is covered by a graphite foil. Carefully fold it up or tape it to the top edge of the Poco F3 to access the battery connector.
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

The battery connector is covered by a graphite foil. Carefully fold it up or tape it to the top edge of the Poco F3 to access the battery connector.

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 13

              Remove the SIM card tray
  • Insert a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located on the left bottom edge of the Poco F3.
  • Press firmly to eject the tray.
  • Remove the SIM card tray from the phone.

Insert a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located on the left bottom edge of the Poco F3.

Press firmly to eject the tray.

Remove the SIM card tray from the phone.

Step 14

              Unfasten the loudspeaker screws
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the seven 3.5 mm-long screws securing the loudspeaker.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the seven 3.5 mm-long screws securing the loudspeaker.

Step 15

              Disconnect the antenna cable
  • Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the black antenna cable from the motherboard.
  • During reassembly, these can be tricky to reconnect. Hold the connector in place over its socket and press down with the flat end of a spudger. The connector should snap into place.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the black antenna cable from the motherboard.

During reassembly, these can be tricky to reconnect. Hold the connector in place over its socket and press down with the flat end of a spudger. The connector should snap into place.

Step 16

              Pry up the loudspeaker
  • Insert an opening pick between the frame and the top left of the loudspeaker.
  • Use the opening pick to pry up the loudspeaker by tilting it downwards.

Insert an opening pick between the frame and the top left of the loudspeaker.

Use the opening pick to pry up the loudspeaker by tilting it downwards.

Step 17

              Remove the loudspeaker
  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the loudspeaker.
  • Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components like the antenna cable.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the loudspeaker.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components like the antenna cable.

Step 18

              Disconnect the screen cable
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the screen flex cable connector on the daughterboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the screen flex cable connector on the daughterboard.

Step 19

              Soften the screen adhesive
  • Apply a heated iOpener to the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the screen to loosen the adhesive underneath. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.

Step 20

              Insert an opening pick
  • Secure a suction handle to the bottom of the screen, as close to the edge as possible.
  • If the phone’s screen is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.
  • Lift the screen with the suction handle to create a small gap between the screen and the frame.
  • Insert an opening pick into the gap.
  • If you have trouble, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.
  • Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner.

Secure a suction handle to the bottom of the screen, as close to the edge as possible.

If the phone’s screen is cracked, the suction handle may not stick. Try lifting it with strong tape, or superglue the suction handle in place and allow it to cure so you can proceed.

Lift the screen with the suction handle to create a small gap between the screen and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

If you have trouble, apply more heat to further soften the adhesive. Follow the iOpener instructions to avoid overheating.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner.

Step 21

              Slice the adhesive
  • Insert a second opening pick in the gap you just created and slide it to the bottom left corner to cut the adhesive.
  • Leave the pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a second opening pick in the gap you just created and slide it to the bottom left corner to cut the adhesive.

Leave the pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 22

  • Insert a third opening pick under the bottom right corner of the phone.
  • Slide the opening pick up to the top right corner to slice the adhesive. Leave it there to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
  • If slicing becomes too difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.

Insert a third opening pick under the bottom right corner of the phone.

Slide the opening pick up to the top right corner to slice the adhesive. Leave it there to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

If slicing becomes too difficult, reheat and reapply the iOpener.

Step 23

  • Insert a fourth opening pick at the top right corner.
  • When slicing around the front camera, only insert the tip of the pick to avoid damaging or smearing the lens.
  • Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to cut the adhesive.
  • Leave the pick in the top left corner of the screen to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a fourth opening pick at the top right corner.

When slicing around the front camera, only insert the tip of the pick to avoid damaging or smearing the lens.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to cut the adhesive.

Leave the pick in the top left corner of the screen to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 24

  • Insert a fifth opening pick and slide it along the left edge of the phone to cut the remaining adhesive.
  • Don’t remove the screen all the way yet. The screen cable is still threaded through the frame and possibly adhered on the inner side of the midframe.

Insert a fifth opening pick and slide it along the left edge of the phone to cut the remaining adhesive.

Don’t remove the screen all the way yet. The screen cable is still threaded through the frame and possibly adhered on the inner side of the midframe.

Step 25

              Remove the screen
  • Thread the display flex cable through the gap in the midframe and remove the display.
  • Apply new adhesive where it’s necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).
  • During reassembly, follow this guide in case you’re using a pre-cut adhesive card.

Thread the display flex cable through the gap in the midframe and remove the display.

Apply new adhesive where it’s necessary after cleaning the relevant areas with isopropyl alcohol (>90%).

During reassembly, follow this guide in case you’re using a pre-cut adhesive card.

If possible, turn on your device and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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