Difficulty
Easy
Steps
9
Time Required
10 - 15 minutes
Sections
3
- Back Cover
- 4 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Loudspeaker
- 4 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 loudspeaker
- Remove the six 4.8 mm-long Phillips screws.
Remove the six 4.8 mm-long Phillips screws.
Step 7
Slide beneath the loudspeaker
- Use an opening pick to slide beneath the loudspeaker.
- Slide the opening pick to the right side of the loudspeaker to release the clips that hold it in place.
Use an opening pick to slide beneath the loudspeaker.
Slide the opening pick to the right side of the loudspeaker to release the clips that hold it in place.
Step 8
Lift up the loudspeaker
- Slide the opening pick to the left side of the loudspeaker to release the clips that hold it in place.
- Twist the opening pick to lift up the loudspeaker.
Slide the opening pick to the left side of the loudspeaker to release the clips that hold it in place.
Twist the opening pick to lift up the loudspeaker.
Step 9
Remove the loudspeaker
- Grab the loudspeaker and flip it towards the bottom to remove it.
Grab the loudspeaker and flip it towards the bottom to remove it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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