Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

18

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

5

  • Rear Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Battery Housing
  • 6 steps
  • Motherboards
  • 7 steps
  • Front Speaker
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Cover
  • Using two fingers, push up on the rear cover.

Using two fingers, push up on the rear cover.

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Step 2

  • The rear cover slides up and off.

The rear cover slides up and off.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Using the plastic opening tools, pry the left bottom corner of the battery up.

Using the plastic opening tools, pry the left bottom corner of the battery up.

Step 4

  • Pull the battery up and out.

Pull the battery up and out.

Step 5

              Battery Housing
  • Remove the two Torx T5 screws.
  • Remove the one Philips #00 screw.

Remove the two Torx T5 screws.

Remove the one Philips #00 screw.

Step 6

  • Using the plastic opening tool, pry up the battery housing upwards.
  • Push pry tool down, undoing the plastic tab.

Using the plastic opening tool, pry up the battery housing upwards.

Push pry tool down, undoing the plastic tab.

Step 7

  • Pry the upper left tab open on the battery housing.

Pry the upper left tab open on the battery housing.

Step 8

  • Pry the top tab of the battery housing.

Pry the top tab of the battery housing.

Step 9

  • Pry the right side tab of the battery housing.

Pry the right side tab of the battery housing.

Step 10

  • Pull up on the battery housing.
  • Slide the battery housing out to remove it.

Pull up on the battery housing.

Slide the battery housing out to remove it.

Step 11

              Motherboards
  • Insert the spudger under the connector.
  • Push the spudger up and twist to release the connector.
  • Repeat for the next connector.

Insert the spudger under the connector.

Push the spudger up and twist to release the connector.

Repeat for the next connector.

Step 12

  • Push on the USB port to expose the black connector.
  • Use the spudger to pry the connector upwards.

Push on the USB port to expose the black connector.

Use the spudger to pry the connector upwards.

Step 13

  • Place the spugder under the antenna connector.
  • Pry connector up vertically.

Place the spugder under the antenna connector.

Pry connector up vertically.

Step 14

  • Insert the spudger into tab above the camera.
  • Slide upwards until the board detaches from the case.

Insert the spudger into tab above the camera.

Slide upwards until the board detaches from the case.

Step 15

  • Press the pointed tip of the spudger into the space below the button assembly.
  • Wiggle the spudger tip towards the outside of the button.
  • The button assembly is under some tension and may fly off.

Press the pointed tip of the spudger into the space below the button assembly.

Wiggle the spudger tip towards the outside of the button.

The button assembly is under some tension and may fly off.

Step 16

  • Push the pointed tip of the spudger into the base of the side button board.
  • Lift up, the board will disconnect from the case.

Push the pointed tip of the spudger into the base of the side button board.

Lift up, the board will disconnect from the case.

Step 17

  • Push on the lower motherboard until it slides under the case support.
  • The motherboard assembly comes out as a single piece.
  • Save the small black rubber rectangular sound guide under the motherboard, to replace over the microphone.

Push on the lower motherboard until it slides under the case support.

The motherboard assembly comes out as a single piece.

Save the small black rubber rectangular sound guide under the motherboard, to replace over the microphone.

Step 18

              Front Speaker
  • Using the spudger, pop up the end of the speaker.

Using the spudger, pop up the end of the speaker.

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

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