Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          30 - 35 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Mid-panel
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 1 step
  • Touchscreen
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the back cover.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the back cover.

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Step 2

  • Lift the battery out of place.
  • When replacing the battery, the (+) and (-) symbols must match up with the phone’s charging nodes.

Lift the battery out of place.

When replacing the battery, the (+) and (-) symbols must match up with the phone’s charging nodes.

Step 3

              Mid-panel
  • Remove eight 4mm screws using a Phillips head 000 screwdriver (PH000).

Remove eight 4mm screws using a Phillips head 000 screwdriver (PH000).

Step 4

  • Use a plastic opening tool to loosen the tabs around the edge of the phone.
  • Inserting a thin piece of plastic will help prevent opened tabs from locking back into place.
  • This step can be frustrating, but requires patience. Avoid the temptation to pry the panel loose. Using excessive force may break the delicate tabs.

Use a plastic opening tool to loosen the tabs around the edge of the phone.

Inserting a thin piece of plastic will help prevent opened tabs from locking back into place.

This step can be frustrating, but requires patience. Avoid the temptation to pry the panel loose. Using excessive force may break the delicate tabs.

Step 5

              Motherboard
  • Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the touchscreen from the motherboard.
  • The motherboard will be completely free from the front panel after this step.

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the touchscreen from the motherboard.

The motherboard will be completely free from the front panel after this step.

Step 6

              Touchscreen
  • Use a thin piece of plastic to carefully peel the frame away from the touchscreen glass.
  • When the frame is completely free, remove all of the glue.
  • When removing the glue, be sure the speaker grill and LED light spacer do not dislodge.

Use a thin piece of plastic to carefully peel the frame away from the touchscreen glass.

When the frame is completely free, remove all of the glue.

When removing the glue, be sure the speaker grill and LED light spacer do not dislodge.

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

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salah dholman - Apr 24, 2017

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thank you for all ypu work at web site

mikeknapik1 - Jun 8, 2017

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Can you peel away lens without taking apart ?

Deb Schell - Jun 28, 2018

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Must I remove the motherboard to replace the front cover with the glass?

bigestbabybratt - Nov 9, 2019

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I messed up the speaker is there a way to replace or fix it