Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Midframe
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

Before disassembling your phone, discharge the battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the back cover
  • Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
  • Insert the edge of the spudger into the notch on the bottom right corner of the phone.
  • Twist the spudger to start releasing the back cover from the phone.
  • Slide the spudger along the bottom edge to separate the back cover from the phone.

Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.

Insert the edge of the spudger into the notch on the bottom right corner of the phone.

Twist the spudger to start releasing the back cover from the phone.

Slide the spudger along the bottom edge to separate the back cover from the phone.

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Step 2

  • Lift the phone unit out of the back cover.

Lift the phone unit out of the back cover.

Step 3

              Midframe
  • Remove the eighteen 3.3 mm Phillips screws securing the midframe assembly.

Remove the eighteen 3.3 mm Phillips screws securing the midframe assembly.

Step 4

  • Remove the charging board cover.

Remove the charging board cover.

Step 5

  • Remove the battery cover.

Remove the battery cover.

Step 6

  • Insert an opening pick underneath the bottom left corner of the motherboard cover.
  • Slide the opening pick between the cover and the second SIM tray to release the plastic clip.

Insert an opening pick underneath the bottom left corner of the motherboard cover.

Slide the opening pick between the cover and the second SIM tray to release the plastic clip.

Step 7

  • Insert an opening pick underneath the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover.
  • Use the opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover.

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

Use the opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover.

Step 8

  • Remove the motherboard cover.

Remove the motherboard cover.

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

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