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14

Time Required

                          3 hours

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Introduction

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Video Overview

Step 1

              LCD Screen
  • Remove SIM card tray.

Remove SIM card tray.

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Step 2

  • Heat the back cover to soften the adhesive sticker.
  • Place the suction cup and insert metal opening tool to open a gap from top side.

Heat the back cover to soften the adhesive sticker.

Place the suction cup and insert metal opening tool to open a gap from top side.

Step 3

  • Insert the guitar pick and slide it to cut the adhesive sticker underneath.
  • Remove back cover.

Insert the guitar pick and slide it to cut the adhesive sticker underneath.

Remove back cover.

Step 4

  • Release battery connector.
  • Pull off the adhesive tape underneath the battery.
  • Pry up battery.

Release battery connector.

Pull off the adhesive tape underneath the battery.

Pry up battery.

Step 5

  • Release rear camera connector, front camera connector, audio jack connector and main flex connector on the motherboard.
  • Twist off screws there.
  • Remove that rubber securing bracket.

Release rear camera connector, front camera connector, audio jack connector and main flex connector on the motherboard.

Twist off screws there.

Remove that rubber securing bracket.

Step 6

  • Remove metal cover and twist off two screws.
  • Loosen the bottom side of main flex assembly.

Remove metal cover and twist off two screws.

Loosen the bottom side of main flex assembly.

Step 7

  • Loosen side button contactors ( Attention: the fingerprint sensor is here, be careful to loosen it), then remove the whole main flex assembly.

Loosen side button contactors ( Attention: the fingerprint sensor is here, be careful to loosen it), then remove the whole main flex assembly.

Step 8

  • Remove rear camera.
  • Remove that securing bracket, then remove front camera.

Remove rear camera.

Remove that securing bracket, then remove front camera.

Step 9

  • Release LCD screen flex connector, charging port connector, microphone connector here.
  • Remove motherboard.

Release LCD screen flex connector, charging port connector, microphone connector here.

Remove motherboard.

Step 10

  • Remove charging port flex.

Remove charging port flex.

Step 11

  • Remove microphone.

Remove microphone.

Step 12

  • Remove the metal bracket covering on the LCD screen flex.

Remove the metal bracket covering on the LCD screen flex.

Step 13

  • The sticker underneath is strong, so use heat gun to soften it for a few minutes.
  • Remove LCD screen carefully.
  • Take extra care when prying along the bottom edge of the display to avoid damaging the display cable.

The sticker underneath is strong, so use heat gun to soften it for a few minutes.

Remove LCD screen carefully.

Take extra care when prying along the bottom edge of the display to avoid damaging the display cable.

Step 14

  • Done.

Done.

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

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Kiwi phone repairs - Mar 15, 2016

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Awesome guide. Helped me alot. However i got blank screen after installing the new screen. Dont panic. You must replace the tape that covers the lcd filters. If you dont the metal plate will bridge the connections and the LCD will not display. I thought i broke the LCD however just replaced the tape off the original LCD and BOOM!

Johnny - Jun 13, 2016

What are the filters? I have a repair shop and all screens are like these. Can’t find them anywhere.

Adrien Ould Madi - Jun 15, 2016

Hi, you need to reuse the black tape sticked on the original flex cable to cover the filters on the replacement part.

Patrick - Sep 24, 2016

I would like also to know which tape you replaced.

Barry - Mar 25, 2017

What r the lcd filters as I have replaced a screen on Sony z5 on 2 phones now and the backlight isn’t working on both phones but u can see that the screens r working any help would be great thanks