Difficulty

Easy

Steps

12

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Cover
  • 6 steps
  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard/Screen
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Preparation
  • Flip the phone so it’s facing screen-side down.
  • Slide the back cover upward to open.

Flip the phone so it’s facing screen-side down.

Slide the back cover upward to open.

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Step 2

              Top Screws (2) Removal
  • Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the top two screws.

Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the top two screws.

Step 3

              Bottom Screws (3) Removal
  • Remove the back sticker.
  • Remove the three bottom Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the back sticker.

Remove the three bottom Phillips #00 screws.

Step 4

              Front Panel Removal
  • Flip the phone over so it’s facing screen-side up.
  • Slide the screen upward by a few millimeters without detaching the screen.
  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the front panel.

Flip the phone over so it’s facing screen-side up.

Slide the screen upward by a few millimeters without detaching the screen.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the front panel.

Step 5

              Bracket and Speaker Removal
  • Remove the bottom two Phillips #00 screws.
  • Remove the bracket.
  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the speaker.

Remove the bottom two Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the bracket.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the speaker.

Step 6

              Back Cover
  • Slide the back cover off.

Slide the back cover off.

Step 7

              Battery
  • Remove the Philips #00 screw
  • Remove the sliver metal piece

Remove the Philips #00 screw

Remove the sliver metal piece

Step 8

  • Remove the Philips screws #00
  • Remove the rear blue panel by prying both sides using the plastic opening tool

Remove the Philips screws #00

Remove the rear blue panel by prying both sides using the plastic opening tool

Step 9

  • Remove the black plastic sticker
  • Pull the tap up to remove the metal cap

Remove the black plastic sticker

Pull the tap up to remove the metal cap

Step 10

  • Remove the cable by pinching the sides and pulling
  • Pry off the battery with the plastic opening tool
  • Insert the new battery

Remove the cable by pinching the sides and pulling

Pry off the battery with the plastic opening tool

Insert the new battery

Step 11

              Motherboard/Screen
  • Remove Philips screw #00
  • Remove black plastic top part

Remove Philips screw #00

Remove black plastic top part

Step 12

  • Pull off the orange cable
  • Now the screen and the motherboard can be separated
  • Finished

Pull off the orange cable

Now the screen and the motherboard can be separated

Finished

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

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