Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
15 - 20 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Back Panel
- 3 steps
- Camera
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Hold the phone camera-side up and locate the rear cover.
Hold the phone camera-side up and locate the rear cover.
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Step 2
- Place a thumb below the camera, apply a little pressure, and slide the cover toward the bottom of the phone.
Place a thumb below the camera, apply a little pressure, and slide the cover toward the bottom of the phone.
Step 3
- Place the plastic opening tool in the small slot below and to the left of the battery.
- Pry the battery upward to remove it.
Place the plastic opening tool in the small slot below and to the left of the battery.
Pry the battery upward to remove it.
Step 4
Back Panel
- Using the #00 Philips screw driver, unscrew the four 4.5mm screws located around the battery compartment.
Using the #00 Philips screw driver, unscrew the four 4.5mm screws located around the battery compartment.
Step 5
- Wedge the plastic opening tool between the screen and the body of the device, using care to avoid damaging internal components.
- Gently move the tool around the perimeter of the screen to separate it from the body.
- You should not completely separate the screen from the device in this step.
Wedge the plastic opening tool between the screen and the body of the device, using care to avoid damaging internal components.
Gently move the tool around the perimeter of the screen to separate it from the body.
You should not completely separate the screen from the device in this step.
Step 6
- Flip the device over so the battery compartment faces up.
- Press the scroll wheel, located in the upper-left corner, into the device to avoid damage.
- Gently insert the plastic opening tool into the seam between the frame and front cover to separate the back panel from the device.
- The volume, lock, and camera buttons are loose, so be careful not to misplace them.
Flip the device over so the battery compartment faces up.
Press the scroll wheel, located in the upper-left corner, into the device to avoid damage.
Gently insert the plastic opening tool into the seam between the frame and front cover to separate the back panel from the device.
The volume, lock, and camera buttons are loose, so be careful not to misplace them.
Step 7
Camera
- Locate the camera near the upper-left corner and use the metal tweezers to carefully detach the black tab.
Locate the camera near the upper-left corner and use the metal tweezers to carefully detach the black tab.
Step 8
- Carefully slide the metal tweezers underneath the camera in order to lift it out.
- Do not puncture the gold lining surrounding the camera.
- The camera is glued in place, so there may be a slight resistance.
Carefully slide the metal tweezers underneath the camera in order to lift it out.
Do not puncture the gold lining surrounding the camera.
The camera is glued in place, so there may be a slight resistance.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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