Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

14

Time Required

                          55 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 5 steps
  • LCD Screen
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

Before beginning this guide, turn off your phone completely and remove it from any external power source.

Warning: Removing the back cover and screen without properly sealing the phone with new adhesive will make it no longer waterproof.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Insert the opening pick in the crease between the rear cover and the body of the phone.
  • Pry along the edge to lift and remove the back cover.

Insert the opening pick in the crease between the rear cover and the body of the phone.

Pry along the edge to lift and remove the back cover.

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Step 2

  • Using the T4 Torx screwdriver, remove five 5 mm screws from the panel above the battery.
  • Remove the panel by grabbing its bottom edge and lifting upwards.

Using the T4 Torx screwdriver, remove five 5 mm screws from the panel above the battery.

Remove the panel by grabbing its bottom edge and lifting upwards.

Step 3

  • Use the opening pick to pry off the battery flex cable.

Use the opening pick to pry off the battery flex cable.

Step 4

  • Using the T4 Torx screwdriver, remove two 5 mm screws from the bottom corners of the battery.

Using the T4 Torx screwdriver, remove two 5 mm screws from the bottom corners of the battery.

Step 5

  • Firmly press the suction cup onto the battery.
  • Pull the battery out using the suction handle.

Firmly press the suction cup onto the battery.

Pull the battery out using the suction handle.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Use the opening pick to pry off the camera flex cable.
  • Continue to lift the flex cable upward until the camera pops out.

Use the opening pick to pry off the camera flex cable.

Continue to lift the flex cable upward until the camera pops out.

Step 7

  • Use the opening pick to pry off the three flex cables on the bottom of the motherboard.
  • Do the same for the one flex cable at the top of the motherboard.

Use the opening pick to pry off the three flex cables on the bottom of the motherboard.

Do the same for the one flex cable at the top of the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Use the opening pick to pry off the black plastic cover above the top of the motherboard.

Use the opening pick to pry off the black plastic cover above the top of the motherboard.

Step 9

  • Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the motherboard.
  • If you are having trouble removing the motherboard, try lifting up the left edge first and sliding the rest of the motherboard out.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the motherboard.

If you are having trouble removing the motherboard, try lifting up the left edge first and sliding the rest of the motherboard out.

Step 10

  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the pin connection on the motherboard.
  • Fully remove the motherboard from the device.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the pin connection on the motherboard.

Fully remove the motherboard from the device.

Step 11

              LCD Screen
  • Using the T4 Torx screwdriver, unscrew the single 5 mm screw from the bottom left corner of the loudspeaker cover.

Using the T4 Torx screwdriver, unscrew the single 5 mm screw from the bottom left corner of the loudspeaker cover.

Step 12

  • Slide the opening pick under the edge of the loudspeaker cover.
  • Gently lift and pry up the loudspeaker cover.

Slide the opening pick under the edge of the loudspeaker cover.

Gently lift and pry up the loudspeaker cover.

Step 13

  • Use your fingers to slowly peel back the black flex cable in the middle of the phone until it is only connected at the bottom of the phone.

Use your fingers to slowly peel back the black flex cable in the middle of the phone until it is only connected at the bottom of the phone.

Step 14

  • Gently slide the opening pick underneath the screen.
  • Lift the opening pick upward to remove the screen.
  • If needed, use a heat gun to loosen the adhesive holding the screen by aiming it around the edge of the screen.

Gently slide the opening pick underneath the screen.

Lift the opening pick upward to remove the screen.

If needed, use a heat gun to loosen the adhesive holding the screen by aiming it around the edge of the screen.

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

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