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Moderate

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10

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Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Back Plate
  • 5 steps
  • Antenna
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Insert the plastic opening tool into the seam between the front of the device and the rear cover.
  • Slide the plastic opening tool from the bottom of the phone to the top.
  • Use the plastic opening tool to free all the clips attached to the phone.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the seam between the front of the device and the rear cover.

Slide the plastic opening tool from the bottom of the phone to the top.

Use the plastic opening tool to free all the clips attached to the phone.

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Step 2

  • Lift the cover away from the phone.

Lift the cover away from the phone.

Step 3

  • Insert the plastic opening tool into the groove between the bottom of the phone and the battery.
  • Lift the battery with the plastic opening tool and finish removing battery by hand.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the groove between the bottom of the phone and the battery.

Lift the battery with the plastic opening tool and finish removing battery by hand.

Step 4

              Back Plate
  • Remove the two 5mm T4 screws on the sides of the small orange plate.

Remove the two 5mm T4 screws on the sides of the small orange plate.

Step 5

  • Gently remove the small orange plate by pulling it down.

Gently remove the small orange plate by pulling it down.

Step 6

  • Remove the following screws securing the back plate to the device:
  • Two silver 2mm T3 screws
  • Five black 3mm T3 screws

Remove the following screws securing the back plate to the device:

Two silver 2mm T3 screws

Five black 3mm T3 screws

Step 7

  • Slightly lift up the bottom corner of the backplate.
  • Release the four clips on both sides by pulling them away from the device.

Slightly lift up the bottom corner of the backplate.

Release the four clips on both sides by pulling them away from the device.

Step 8

  • Lift the backplate away from the device.

Lift the backplate away from the device.

Step 9

              Antenna
  • Unfasten the black wire from the metal clamps by hand and lift the black wire away from the device.
  • Unfasten the plastic clamps attached to the antenna.

Unfasten the black wire from the metal clamps by hand and lift the black wire away from the device.

Unfasten the plastic clamps attached to the antenna.

Step 10

  • Gently lift the antenna and flip it over to reveal a ZIF connector on the back.
  • Flip up the small retaining flap on the ZIF connector and pull the ribbon cable out.

Gently lift the antenna and flip it over to reveal a ZIF connector on the back.

Flip up the small retaining flap on the ZIF connector and pull the ribbon cable out.

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

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