Difficulty

Easy

Steps

14

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

4

  • Back Cover
  • 4 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Rear Cameras
  • 7 steps
  • Earpiece Speaker
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Pry the back cover up
  • Be sure to power off your phone before you begin.
  • Insert your thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.
  • Pry the back cover up to start separating its plastic clips.

Be sure to power off your phone before you begin.

Insert your thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.

Pry the back cover up to start separating its plastic clips.

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Step 2

  • Using your thumbnail or an opening pick, slide along the right side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Using your thumbnail or an opening pick, slide along the right side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 3

  • Slide along the bottom of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Slide along the bottom of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 4

  • Slide along the left side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.
  • Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
  • To reinstall the back cover press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips.

Slide along the left side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.

To reinstall the back cover press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips.

Step 5

              Lever up the Battery
  • Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.
  • Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.
  • Remove the battery.

Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.

Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.

Remove the battery.

Step 6

              Unscrew the cable cover
  • Remove the 4.8 mm-long Phillips screw.

Remove the 4.8 mm-long Phillips screw.

Step 7

              Remove the cable cover
  • Insert an opening pick beneath the cover near the triangular mark.
  • Twist the opening pick to pry the cover up.
  • Remove the cover.

Insert an opening pick beneath the cover near the triangular mark.

Twist the opening pick to pry the cover up.

Remove the cover.

Step 8

              Disconnect cables
  • Use a spudger or an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the two camera connection cables.

Use a spudger or an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the two camera connection cables.

Step 9

  • Lift up the right connector to reveal the additional connector beneath it.
  • Use a spudger or an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the third camera connection cable.

Lift up the right connector to reveal the additional connector beneath it.

Use a spudger or an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the third camera connection cable.

Step 10

              Unscrew the rear camera module
  • Remove the five 4.8 mm-long Phillips screws.

Remove the five 4.8 mm-long Phillips screws.

Step 11

  • Use an opening pick to slide underneath the rear camera module.
  • Slide the opening pick along the rear camera module to release the clips that hold it in place.

Use an opening pick to slide underneath the rear camera module.

Slide the opening pick along the rear camera module to release the clips that hold it in place.

Step 12

  • Lift the rear camera module and remove it.

Lift the rear camera module and remove it.

Step 13

              Disconnect the earpiece speaker cable
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the earpiece speaker by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use a spudger to disconnect the earpiece speaker by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 14

              Remove the earpiece speaker
  • Use a spudger to lift the earpiece speaker so you can grab it.
  • Remove the earpiece speaker.

Use a spudger to lift the earpiece speaker so you can grab it.

Remove the earpiece speaker.

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

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