Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
10 - 20 minutes
Sections
3
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Rear Camera
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
- Turn the phone with the back cover facing towards you.
- Carefully remove the back cover by holding one corner of the case and carefully pulling it away from the phone.
- The plastic case and inner components can break if not pulled carefully, so pull cautiously.
Turn the phone with the back cover facing towards you.
Carefully remove the back cover by holding one corner of the case and carefully pulling it away from the phone.
The plastic case and inner components can break if not pulled carefully, so pull cautiously.
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Step 2
- Remove the back cover from your device.
Remove the back cover from your device.
Step 3
Battery
- Find the gap on the bottom of the battery.
- With a tool or with your hands, pull the battery upward and set it aside safely.
- Remember to return the battery once you are done, safely placing it in the correct position or as how you first saw it.
- Be careful with old or damaged batteries and dispose of it appropriately
Find the gap on the bottom of the battery.
With a tool or with your hands, pull the battery upward and set it aside safely.
Remember to return the battery once you are done, safely placing it in the correct position or as how you first saw it.
Be careful with old or damaged batteries and dispose of it appropriately
Step 4
Rear Camera
- Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the screws holding the rear mid-frame cover to the mid-frame assembly.
Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the screws holding the rear mid-frame cover to the mid-frame assembly.
Step 5
- Using either a plastic pry tool or your hands, pry the plastic cover away.
Using either a plastic pry tool or your hands, pry the plastic cover away.
Step 6
- Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the three screws holding the top logic board to the main frame.
Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the three screws holding the top logic board to the main frame.
Step 7
- Using the plastic pry tool, remove the flex cables for the screen, side buttons, and digitizer.
- Using the same tool, remove the antenna from the bottom logic board
Using the plastic pry tool, remove the flex cables for the screen, side buttons, and digitizer.
Using the same tool, remove the antenna from the bottom logic board
Step 8
- Carefully pull up on the upper logic board starting from the top and pull it straight up.
- Once the logic board is lifted perpendicular to the mid-frame, remove the flex cable on the bottom left side of the board.
Carefully pull up on the upper logic board starting from the top and pull it straight up.
Once the logic board is lifted perpendicular to the mid-frame, remove the flex cable on the bottom left side of the board.
Step 9
- Flipping the logic board upside down, use the plastic pry tool to disconnect the flex cable connecting the camera to the logic board.
- Pull straight up on the camera and it will slide out of the logic board.
Flipping the logic board upside down, use the plastic pry tool to disconnect the flex cable connecting the camera to the logic board.
Pull straight up on the camera and it will slide out of the logic board.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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