Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

13

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps
  • Screen
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Detach the mid frame
  • Use the Phillips Head 00 screw driver to unscrew the seven 0.1mm screws from the phone’s mid frame.

Use the Phillips Head 00 screw driver to unscrew the seven 0.1mm screws from the phone’s mid frame.

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Step 2

              Separate the mid frame and the digitizer
  • Wedge the flat end of the spudger between the mid frame and the digitizer.

Wedge the flat end of the spudger between the mid frame and the digitizer.

Step 3

              Expose the motherboard
  • Gently pry the mid frame away from the rest of the phone to expose the motherboard.

Gently pry the mid frame away from the rest of the phone to expose the motherboard.

Step 4

              Remove the ribbon wires
  • Use the tweezers to remove the four ribbon wires on the sides of the device.

Use the tweezers to remove the four ribbon wires on the sides of the device.

Step 5

              Orient the motherboard
  • Orient the motherboard to expose the mid frame.

Orient the motherboard to expose the mid frame.

Step 6

              Remove the connector
  • Remove the connector to free the motherboard from the screen.

Remove the connector to free the motherboard from the screen.

Step 7

              Remove the cover
  • Remove the back cover from the phone.

Remove the back cover from the phone.

Step 8

              Remove battery
  • Pry the battery up and out of the phone.

Pry the battery up and out of the phone.

Step 9

  • Gently wedge the spudger in between the glass screen and the mid frame.

Gently wedge the spudger in between the glass screen and the mid frame.

Step 10

              Separate the motherboard from the screen
  • Carefully pry the screen away from the motherboard.

Carefully pry the screen away from the motherboard.

Step 11

              Remove the ribbons
  • Be careful when removing the ribbon wires. They are delicate.

Be careful when removing the ribbon wires. They are delicate.

Step 12

              Remove the remaining ribbons
  • Remove the remaining two ribbon wires from their connectors.

Remove the remaining two ribbon wires from their connectors.

Step 13

              Expose the digitizer
  • Wedge the plastic spudger between the screen and the digitizer.
  • Gently pry apart the screen from the digitizer.

Wedge the plastic spudger between the screen and the digitizer.

Gently pry apart the screen from the digitizer.

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

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