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Step 1

              Motorola Moto G3 Teardown
  • Remove back cover.
  • Moto G3 plastic panel can be easily removed with the fingernails.

Remove back cover.

Moto G3 plastic panel can be easily removed with the fingernails.

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Step 2

  • Remove camera&flashlight metal cover. Use tweezers to cut strong adhesives underneath.

Remove camera&flashlight metal cover. Use tweezers to cut strong adhesives underneath.

Step 3

  • Undo 3 screws by T4 Torx screwdriver.
  • Take away plastic securing part.

Undo 3 screws by T4 Torx screwdriver.

Take away plastic securing part.

Step 4

  • Heat up the LCD screen for a while.
  • Then with the help of suction cup, insert guitar picks to open a gap. Slide guitar picks or plastic opening tool to cut strong adhesives.
  • There is LCD screen connector on the left side, so be careful to slide guitar picks.

Heat up the LCD screen for a while.

Then with the help of suction cup, insert guitar picks to open a gap. Slide guitar picks or plastic opening tool to cut strong adhesives.

There is LCD screen connector on the left side, so be careful to slide guitar picks.

Step 5

  • Release LCD screen connector firstly.
  • Remove LCD screen.

Release LCD screen connector firstly.

Remove LCD screen.

Step 6

  • Undo 14 screws by T4 Torx screwdriver
  • Pry up motherboard assembly.
  • Battery flex connector is connected with motherboard, so be careful to pry the assembly up.

Undo 14 screws by T4 Torx screwdriver

Pry up motherboard assembly.

Battery flex connector is connected with motherboard, so be careful to pry the assembly up.

Step 7

  • Release battery flex connector.
  • Separate motherboard assembly from back cover assembly.

Release battery flex connector.

Separate motherboard assembly from back cover assembly.

Step 8

  • Undo 3 screws here.
  • Use spudger to cut adhesives and pry the SIM&SD card reader board, then remove it.

Undo 3 screws here.

Use spudger to cut adhesives and pry the SIM&SD card reader board, then remove it.

Step 9

  • Remove front-facing camera.

Remove front-facing camera.

Step 10

  • Remove rear camera.

Remove rear camera.

Step 11

  • Remove earpiece.

Remove earpiece.

Step 12

  • Remove loudspeaker.

Remove loudspeaker.

Step 13

  • Here is the motherboard.

Here is the motherboard.

Step 14

  • Use spudger to cut adhesive and pry the battery up.

Use spudger to cut adhesive and pry the battery up.

Step 15

  • Take away headphone jack.

Take away headphone jack.

Step 16

  • Done

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Manoel - May 14, 2016

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Muito bom, parabéns!

setsuoleandro - Aug 11, 2016

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Could you guys tell me if the main speaker, at the bottom, has a special protection agains water spills, like a membrane or so, or is it pretty fine too spill water there?

Seoni Seoni - Sep 12, 2016

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Wi fi not trun on ..moto g3

guest - Apr 14, 2017

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When you heat up the display, do you heat up the entire display or just around the edges? What heat gun/setting should i use? Can i use a blowdryer?

Biswajit Saha - Jul 11, 2017

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Thanks. ………………….