Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

33

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

4

  • Back Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard Cover
  • 12 steps
  • Front Camera
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 14 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Unclip the back cover
  • Use an opening tool or your fingernail to pry the back cover away from the frame using the notch at the bottom right corner.

Use an opening tool or your fingernail to pry the back cover away from the frame using the notch at the bottom right corner.

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Step 2

              Unclip the right edge
  • Use an opening tool or your fingernail to release the clips on the right edge by sliding up and around the top right corner.

Use an opening tool or your fingernail to release the clips on the right edge by sliding up and around the top right corner.

Step 3

              Unclip the top edge
  • Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail across the top edge to release the clips securing the back cover to the frame.

Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail across the top edge to release the clips securing the back cover to the frame.

Step 4

              Unclip the left edge
  • Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail down the left edge to release the clips.

Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail down the left edge to release the clips.

Step 5

              Remove the back cover
  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 6

              Remove the SIM and SD cards
  • Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the Micro SD card, the Micro SIM card, and the Nano SIM card.

Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the Micro SD card, the Micro SIM card, and the Nano SIM card.

Step 7

              Remove the white sticker
  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker covering the screw below the audio jack port.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker covering the screw below the audio jack port.

Step 8

              Remove the screws
  • Use a Torx T3 driver to remove the five 3.6 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover to the frame.
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws.

Use a Torx T3 driver to remove the five 3.6 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover to the frame.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws.

Step 9

              Peel back the button sticker
  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the sticker covering the volume buttons.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the sticker covering the volume buttons.

Step 10

              Pry up the motherboard cover
  • Use an opening tool to release the clip to the left of the motherboard flex cable.

Use an opening tool to release the clip to the left of the motherboard flex cable.

Step 11

  • Insert a spudger along the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Insert a spudger along the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Step 12

              Pry up the motherboard cover
  • Use an opening tool to release the clip next to the rear cameras.

Use an opening tool to release the clip next to the rear cameras.

Step 13

  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the sticker on the top edge of the motherboard cover.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the sticker on the top edge of the motherboard cover.

Step 14

              Pry up the motherboard cover
  • Use a spudger to lift up the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Use a spudger to lift up the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Step 15

              Dislodge the fingerprint sensor
  • Use a spudger to push and dislodge the fingerprint sensor off of the motherboard cover.
  • The fingerprint sensor is secured to the underside of the motherboard cover with some light adhesive.

Use a spudger to push and dislodge the fingerprint sensor off of the motherboard cover.

The fingerprint sensor is secured to the underside of the motherboard cover with some light adhesive.

Step 16

              Remove the motherboard cover
  • Use your fingers to twist the motherboard cover counterclockwise to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.

Use your fingers to twist the motherboard cover counterclockwise to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.

Step 17

  • Remove the motherboard cover.

Remove the motherboard cover.

Step 18

              Peel back the tape
  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the tape securing the front camera to the motherboard.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the tape securing the front camera to the motherboard.

Step 19

              Remove the front camera
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the front camera’s press connector straight up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
  • Remove the front camera.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the front camera’s press connector straight up to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Remove the front camera.

Step 20

              Remove the fingerprint sensor
  • Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the fingerprint sensor ZIF connector.
  • Pull the fingerprint sensor ribbon cable straight out of the connector to remove it.
  • Remove the fingerprint sensor.

Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the fingerprint sensor ZIF connector.

Pull the fingerprint sensor ribbon cable straight out of the connector to remove it.

Remove the fingerprint sensor.

Step 21

              Remove the rear cameras
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the rear camera from the motherboard by lifting straight up on the press connector.
  • Remove the rear camera.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the rear camera from the motherboard by lifting straight up on the press connector.

Remove the rear camera.

Step 22

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the depth information camera from the motherboard by lifting straight up on the press connector.
  • Remove the depth information camera.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the depth information camera from the motherboard by lifting straight up on the press connector.

Remove the depth information camera.

Step 23

  • Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the button ZIF connector.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the button ribbon cable straight out of the connector.

Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the button ZIF connector.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the button ribbon cable straight out of the connector.

Step 24

              Disconnect the motherboard flex cable
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the motherboard flex cable by lifting straight up on the press connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the motherboard flex cable by lifting straight up on the press connector.

Step 25

  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry the IR sensor out of the frame.
  • Remove the IR sensor gasket from the frame.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry the IR sensor out of the frame.

Remove the IR sensor gasket from the frame.

Step 26

              Remove the stickers
  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the right motherboard screw.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the right motherboard screw.

Step 27

  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the left motherboard screw.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the left motherboard screw.

Step 28

  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws securing the motherboard to the frame.
  • Do not attempt to completely remove the motherboard until the coaxial cable is disconnected.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws securing the motherboard to the frame.

Do not attempt to completely remove the motherboard until the coaxial cable is disconnected.

Step 29

  • Flip the motherboard assembly over.

Flip the motherboard assembly over.

Step 30

  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the coaxial cable by prying up on the cable as close to the connector as possible.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the coaxial cable by prying up on the cable as close to the connector as possible.

Step 31

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

Step 32

              Remove the IR sensor
  • Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the IR sensor ZIF connector.

Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the IR sensor ZIF connector.

Step 33

  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the IR sensor ribbon cable straight out of the connector.
  • Only the motherboard remains.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the IR sensor ribbon cable straight out of the connector.

Only the motherboard remains.

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

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