Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          25 - 35 minutes

Sections

5

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard Cover Assembly
  • 3 steps
  • Power & Volume Button Cable
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
  • Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover.
  • Pry the back cover up to separate its plastic clips.

Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.

Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover.

Pry the back cover up to separate its plastic clips.

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Step 2

  • Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
  • In case you can’t lift the back cover completely, slide your fingernail or your prying tool around the midframe to release the remaining clips.
  • To reinstall the back cover, press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips to form a seamless connection with the rear side of the phone.

Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.

In case you can’t lift the back cover completely, slide your fingernail or your prying tool around the midframe to release the remaining clips.

To reinstall the back cover, press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips to form a seamless connection with the rear side of the phone.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.

Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.

Step 4

  • Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.

Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.

Step 5

              Loudspeaker
  • Remove the four Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

Remove the four Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

Step 6

  • Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover you used earlier to remove the back cover.
  • Pry up the plastic panel, including the loudspeaker, until you can get a good grip.

Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover you used earlier to remove the back cover.

Pry up the plastic panel, including the loudspeaker, until you can get a good grip.

Step 7

  • Carefully remove the plastic panel including the loudspeaker by gently pulling it away from the phone assembly.

Carefully remove the plastic panel including the loudspeaker by gently pulling it away from the phone assembly.

Step 8

              Motherboard Cover Assembly
  • Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

Step 9

  • Insert an opening pick between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the motherboard.
  • Pry up the motherboard cover to open the plastic clips which hold the cover in its place.
  • The clips can be a bit resistive. If you’re having trouble prying up the motherboard cover, slightly rotate the opening pick sideways to make the process easier.
  • Work your way along the right edge.

Insert an opening pick between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the motherboard.

Pry up the motherboard cover to open the plastic clips which hold the cover in its place.

The clips can be a bit resistive. If you’re having trouble prying up the motherboard cover, slightly rotate the opening pick sideways to make the process easier.

Work your way along the right edge.

Step 10

  • Carefully lift the right edge of the motherboard cover.
  • The remaining plastic clips should open during this process or can be unhinged easily by hand.
  • Remove the motherboard assembly.

Carefully lift the right edge of the motherboard cover.

The remaining plastic clips should open during this process or can be unhinged easily by hand.

Remove the motherboard assembly.

Step 11

              Power & Volume Button Flex Cable
  • Remove the last screw attaching the rear camera lens to the frame.
  • Now use a plastic spudger to carefully remove the camera lens.

Remove the last screw attaching the rear camera lens to the frame.

Now use a plastic spudger to carefully remove the camera lens.

Step 12

  • Using the spudger, release power & volume button flex from adhesive carefully.

Using the spudger, release power & volume button flex from adhesive carefully.

Step 13

  • Finally, remove the flex.

Finally, remove the flex.

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

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mitoll - Jan 15, 2018

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I bought a more powerful battery. 6800 mah .instead of the 3000mah OEM . Ia there any problem using it?