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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Display Assembly
- Remove the battery cover and the battery itself.
Remove the battery cover and the battery itself.
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Step 2
- Using a Torx T5 screwdriver, remove both screws near the camera.
Using a Torx T5 screwdriver, remove both screws near the camera.
Step 3
- Using the Torx T5 screwdriver, remove all 7 screws around the mobile: 3 on each side + 1 on the botton.
Using the Torx T5 screwdriver, remove all 7 screws around the mobile: 3 on each side + 1 on the botton.
Step 4
- Using a plastic opener tool, open the device removing the back cover.
- Remove the power button and volume button.
Using a plastic opener tool, open the device removing the back cover.
Remove the power button and volume button.
Step 5
- After opening the device, carefully, using the plastic opening tool, peel off the lcd and digitalizer conectors from the mainboard.
After opening the device, carefully, using the plastic opening tool, peel off the lcd and digitalizer conectors from the mainboard.
Step 6
- Remove the two yellow rubber protectors near the screws. The rectangular yellow rubber protector might fall off too so put it aside.
Remove the two yellow rubber protectors near the screws. The rectangular yellow rubber protector might fall off too so put it aside.
Step 7
- Separate the Frame + Digitizer, the LCD and the mainboard.
Separate the Frame + Digitizer, the LCD and the mainboard.
Step 8
- Now, using a plastic opening tool, carefully insert it between the frame and the glass and force it slowly to remove the adhesive. You may also heat it to help.
- Now, Remove the rest of adhesive from the frame to better apply the new digitizer on it.
- Follow this backwards to reassemble the mobile.
Now, using a plastic opening tool, carefully insert it between the frame and the glass and force it slowly to remove the adhesive. You may also heat it to help.
Now, Remove the rest of adhesive from the frame to better apply the new digitizer on it.
Follow this backwards to reassemble the mobile.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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