Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Screen
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

Before using this guide, make sure your device is unplugged and turned off.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off your phone before removing the battery.
  • Pry the cover off the back of the phone using your fingers.

Power off your phone before removing the battery.

Pry the cover off the back of the phone using your fingers.

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Step 2

  • Pry the battery from the phone using your fingers.

Pry the battery from the phone using your fingers.

Step 3

              Back Panel
  • Remove four 4 mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Use a tweezers to remove the lock sticker from the bottom right screw. Remove the 4 mm screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove four 4 mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Use a tweezers to remove the lock sticker from the bottom right screw. Remove the 4 mm screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Insert an opening pick between the midframe and the digitizer.
  • Move the pick around the midframe to detach the midframe from the digitizer.
  • The lock button and volume buttons may fall out during this process.

Insert an opening pick between the midframe and the digitizer.

Move the pick around the midframe to detach the midframe from the digitizer.

The lock button and volume buttons may fall out during this process.

Step 5

  • Remove the midframe from the digitizer.

Remove the midframe from the digitizer.

Step 6

              Screen
  • Use tweezers to pull the lock button and volume stickers out from the side panels.
  • Use the iFixit Opening Tool to unlock the ribbon connector above the camera. Pull the ribbon from the connector.

Use tweezers to pull the lock button and volume stickers out from the side panels.

Use the iFixit Opening Tool to unlock the ribbon connector above the camera. Pull the ribbon from the connector.

Step 7

  • Use a spudger tool to unlock the screen ribbon cable.
  • Pull the ribbon cable from the connecter with a pair of tweezers.

Use a spudger tool to unlock the screen ribbon cable.

Pull the ribbon cable from the connecter with a pair of tweezers.

Step 8

  • Remove the motherboard to access the screen. Lift the screen away from the front cover and replace.

Remove the motherboard to access the screen. Lift the screen away from the front cover and replace.

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

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