Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

30

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

Sections

6

  • SIM Card Tray
  • 1 step
  • Back Cover
  • 15 steps
  • Motherboard Cover Removal
  • 3 steps
  • Battery Disconnect
  • 1 step
  • Daughterboard
  • 8 steps
  • Vibration Motor
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

For your safety, discharge the battery below 25% before disassembling your phone. This reduces the risk of fire if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

You’ll need replacement adhesive to complete this repair.

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the SIM card tray
  • Insert a SIM eject tool, bit, or straightened paperclip into the SIM card tray hole on the bottom edge of the phone.
  • Press the SIM eject tool into the sim card tray hole to eject the SIM card tray.
  • Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the SIM card tray.

Insert a SIM eject tool, bit, or straightened paperclip into the SIM card tray hole on the bottom edge of the phone.

Press the SIM eject tool into the sim card tray hole to eject the SIM card tray.

Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the SIM card tray.

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Step 2

              Heat the left edge
  • Completely power off your phone before you begin.
  • Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover’s left edge for two minutes.
  • A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the back cover and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Completely power off your phone before you begin.

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the back cover’s left edge for two minutes.

A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the back cover and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Step 3

              Separate the left adhesive
  • Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close to the bottom left corner as possible.
  • Pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the midframe on the left edge.
  • Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you’re having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again.
  • Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Apply a suction cup to the back of the phone, as close to the bottom left corner as possible.

Pull up on the suction cup with a strong, steady force to create a gap between the back cover and the midframe on the left edge.

Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you’re having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Step 4

              Slice the left adhesive
  • Slide the pick along the left edge of the phone to slice the adhesive securing the back cover to the frame.
  • Leave the pick inserted in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the pick along the left edge of the phone to slice the adhesive securing the back cover to the frame.

Leave the pick inserted in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 5

              Heat the top edge
  • Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s top edge for two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s top edge for two minutes.

Step 6

  • Rotate the pick around the top left corner to slice the adhesive.

Rotate the pick around the top left corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 7

  • Slide the pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the opening pick inserted in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the pick along the top edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the opening pick inserted in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 8

  • Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s right edge for two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s right edge for two minutes.

Step 9

  • Rotate the pick around the top right corner to slice the adhesive.

Rotate the pick around the top right corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 10

  • Slide the pick along the right edge to slice the adhesive.
  • Leave the pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Slide the pick along the right edge to slice the adhesive.

Leave the pick inserted in the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Step 11

  • Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s bottom edge for two minutes.

Apply a heated iOpener to the back cover’s bottom edge for two minutes.

Step 12

  • Rotate the pick around the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Rotate the pick around the bottom right corner to slice the adhesive.

Step 13

  • Slide the pick along the bottom edge to slice the adhesive.

Slide the pick along the bottom edge to slice the adhesive.

Step 14

              Heat the camera adhesive
  • There’s a significant amount of adhesive to the right of the cameras that secures the back cover to the motherboard cover.
  • Apply a heated iOpener to the right of the cameras for two minutes.

There’s a significant amount of adhesive to the right of the cameras that secures the back cover to the motherboard cover.

Apply a heated iOpener to the right of the cameras for two minutes.

Step 15

              Slice the adhesive around the camera
  • Insert an opening pick between the back cover and motherboard cover on the top right edge.
  • Gently pull up on the back cover while sliding the opening pick back and forth along the right side of the cameras to slice the adhesive.
  • The back cover should detach from the phone at this point.

Insert an opening pick between the back cover and motherboard cover on the top right edge.

Gently pull up on the back cover while sliding the opening pick back and forth along the right side of the cameras to slice the adhesive.

The back cover should detach from the phone at this point.

Step 16

              Remove the back cover
  • Lift the back cover from the phone and remove it.
  • If the back cover is still stuck to the midframe, slide an opening pick around the edges of the phone until the cover separates completely.
  • During reassembly:
  • This is a good point to test your phone’s functionality before sealing it up. Use this guide to run a hardware test. Be sure to power your phone back down completely before you continue working.
  • Follow this guide to replace the back cover adhesive.

Lift the back cover from the phone and remove it.

If the back cover is still stuck to the midframe, slide an opening pick around the edges of the phone until the cover separates completely.

During reassembly:

This is a good point to test your phone’s functionality before sealing it up. Use this guide to run a hardware test. Be sure to power your phone back down completely before you continue working.

Follow this guide to replace the back cover adhesive.

Step 17

              Unfasten the motherboard cover
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 13 4 mm screws securing the motherboard cover.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 13 4 mm screws securing the motherboard cover.

Step 18

              Release the motherboard cover clips
  • Insert a spudger between the motherboard cover and midframe on the top right edge of the phone.
  • Pry up with the spudger to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.
  • During reassembly, press down around the perimeter of the motherboard cover to engage the clips.

Insert a spudger between the motherboard cover and midframe on the top right edge of the phone.

Pry up with the spudger to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.

During reassembly, press down around the perimeter of the motherboard cover to engage the clips.

Step 19

              Remove the motherboard cover
  • Gently pull the motherboard cover up and away from the phone and remove it.
  • Don’t pull quickly or forcefully, as the heat spreader very loosely secures the motherboard cover to the battery.

Gently pull the motherboard cover up and away from the phone and remove it.

Don’t pull quickly or forcefully, as the heat spreader very loosely secures the motherboard cover to the battery.

Step 20

              Disconnect the battery
  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery’s press connector.
  • To re-attach press connectors like this one, carefully align and press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Don’t press down on the middle. If the connector is misaligned, the pins can bend, causing permanent damage.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery’s press connector.

To re-attach press connectors like this one, carefully align and press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Don’t press down on the middle. If the connector is misaligned, the pins can bend, causing permanent damage.

Step 21

              Unfasten the daughterboard cover
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the six 4 mm screws that secure the daughterboard cover.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the six 4 mm screws that secure the daughterboard cover.

Step 22

              Remove the daughterboard cover
  • Use your fingers or tweezers to lift the daughterboard cover up and towards the top edge of the phone to remove it.
  • Be gentle when lifting, as a small heat spreader loosely connects the daughterboard cover to the battery.

Use your fingers or tweezers to lift the daughterboard cover up and towards the top edge of the phone to remove it.

Be gentle when lifting, as a small heat spreader loosely connects the daughterboard cover to the battery.

Step 23

              Disconnect the interconnect cable
  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect cable’s press connector from the daughterboard.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect cable’s press connector from the daughterboard.

Step 24

              Disconnect the antenna cable
  • Take care not to puncture the battery with your tweezers—a punctured battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a fire.
  • Use tweezers to grip the top and bottom of the white antenna’s coaxial connector, as close to the connector head as possible.
  • Lift straight up to disconnect the cable.
  • Be gentle when disconnecting the cable, as it’s very easy to tear the socket from the daughterboard.
  • To re-attach coaxial connectors like this one, hold the connectors in place and gently press them straight down with your finger or the pointed end of a spudger.

Take care not to puncture the battery with your tweezers—a punctured battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a fire.

Use tweezers to grip the top and bottom of the white antenna’s coaxial connector, as close to the connector head as possible.

Lift straight up to disconnect the cable.

Be gentle when disconnecting the cable, as it’s very easy to tear the socket from the daughterboard.

To re-attach coaxial connectors like this one, hold the connectors in place and gently press them straight down with your finger or the pointed end of a spudger.

Step 25

  • Use tweezers or your fingers to gently pull the white antenna cable up and towards the right edge of the phone until it’s freed from the clip securing it to the daughterboard.
  • During reassembly, make sure to put the cable back in its clip on the daughterboard.

Use tweezers or your fingers to gently pull the white antenna cable up and towards the right edge of the phone until it’s freed from the clip securing it to the daughterboard.

During reassembly, make sure to put the cable back in its clip on the daughterboard.

Step 26

  • Use the same technique to disconnect and loosen the blue and black antenna cables.
  • During reassembly, make sure to put the cables back in their clips on the daughterboard.

Use the same technique to disconnect and loosen the blue and black antenna cables.

During reassembly, make sure to put the cables back in their clips on the daughterboard.

Step 27

              Unfasten the daughterboard
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw securing the daughterboard.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw securing the daughterboard.

Step 28

  • Before you perform this step, be sure you’ve ejected the SIM tray.
  • Use your fingers or tweezers to pull the daughterboard up and towards the top edge to remove it.
  • During reassembly, make sure that all of the cables that connect to the daughterboard (interconnect and antennas) are out of they way so they don’t get stuck under the daughterboard when it’s reinserted.

Before you perform this step, be sure you’ve ejected the SIM tray.

Use your fingers or tweezers to pull the daughterboard up and towards the top edge to remove it.

During reassembly, make sure that all of the cables that connect to the daughterboard (interconnect and antennas) are out of they way so they don’t get stuck under the daughterboard when it’s reinserted.

Step 29

              Apply isopropoyl alcohol
  • Apply a few drops of high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol under the vibration motor and its contact pad to loosen the adhesive securing them.
  • Let the isopropyl alcohol soak for one minute.

Apply a few drops of high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol under the vibration motor and its contact pad to loosen the adhesive securing them.

Let the isopropyl alcohol soak for one minute.

Step 30

              Remove the vibration motor
  • Insert the pointed end of a spudger in the gap between the vibration motor and frame.
  • Pry up with the spudger to dislodge the vibration motor.
  • The vibration motor’s flex cable is very fragile. Work slowly to prevent tearing the cable.
  • Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the vibration motor.
  • If there’s any alcohol remaining, use a lint-free cloth to wipe it up or allow the alcohol to dry off before installing a new vibration motor.
  • Apply new adhesive to your vibration motor before installing it in the frame.

Insert the pointed end of a spudger in the gap between the vibration motor and frame.

Pry up with the spudger to dislodge the vibration motor.

The vibration motor’s flex cable is very fragile. Work slowly to prevent tearing the cable.

Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the vibration motor.

If there’s any alcohol remaining, use a lint-free cloth to wipe it up or allow the alcohol to dry off before installing a new vibration motor.

Apply new adhesive to your vibration motor before installing it in the frame.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—be sure to transfer remaining components and remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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