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  • Digitizer
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Digitizer
  • Remove the 6 silver torx screws marked in red

Remove the 6 silver torx screws marked in red

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Step 2

  • Remove the 7 black torx screws marked in yellow.

Remove the 7 black torx screws marked in yellow.

Step 3

  • Using a plastic prying tool, go around the outside of the phone releasing the plastic clips.

Using a plastic prying tool, go around the outside of the phone releasing the plastic clips.

Step 4

  • Remove the plastic housing revealing the motherboard
  • Remove the two Phillips screws.

Remove the plastic housing revealing the motherboard

Remove the two Phillips screws.

Step 5

  • Remove the headphone jack by carefully moving the dark plastic clip on the connector to 90 degrees

Remove the headphone jack by carefully moving the dark plastic clip on the connector to 90 degrees

Step 6

  • Slide the phone to the open position

Slide the phone to the open position

Step 7

  • Remove the display connector marked in orange using a plastic spudger to pry it upwards
  • Remove the connector for the front buttons by prising the retaining clip to 90 degrees

Remove the display connector marked in orange using a plastic spudger to pry it upwards

Remove the connector for the front buttons by prising the retaining clip to 90 degrees

Step 8

  • Remove motherboard

Remove motherboard

Step 9

  • Remove the buttons from the phone

Remove the buttons from the phone

Step 10

  • Remove the three Phillips screws.

Remove the three Phillips screws.

Step 11

  • Slide the metal frame across revealing the last screw . Make sure to keep the plastic cover after removing the screw
  • Disconnect the digitizer cable

Slide the metal frame across revealing the last screw . Make sure to keep the plastic cover after removing the screw

Disconnect the digitizer cable

Step 12

  • Insert a plastic spudger around the edge of the frame and take the lcd assembely from the glass
  • Using a heat gun heat around the edges of the glass to soften the glue, and use your prying tool between the glass and the frame to take the glass off.

Insert a plastic spudger around the edge of the frame and take the lcd assembely from the glass

Using a heat gun heat around the edges of the glass to soften the glue, and use your prying tool between the glass and the frame to take the glass off.

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

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