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Introduction

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Step 1

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  • Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool under the slit and pull the cover up.

Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool under the slit and pull the cover up.

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Step 2

  • Place your fingernail or plastic tool into the hole beneath the camera and carefully lift out the battery.

Place your fingernail or plastic tool into the hole beneath the camera and carefully lift out the battery.

Step 3

  • Use a Phillips #00 precision screwdriver to remove the six screws from the back of the phone.

Use a Phillips #00 precision screwdriver to remove the six screws from the back of the phone.

Step 4

  • Use the plastic opening tool to remove the inside back cover.
  • Use the plastic opening to pry the front and the back case apart.
  • As you lift the cover, move the plastic tool around the phone to pry up all of the screen.
  • Carefully disconnect the ribbon cables and slowly lift the inside back cover to remove it.

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the inside back cover.

Use the plastic opening to pry the front and the back case apart.

As you lift the cover, move the plastic tool around the phone to pry up all of the screen.

Carefully disconnect the ribbon cables and slowly lift the inside back cover to remove it.

Step 5

  • Lift the motherboard slowly.
  • Carefully disconnect the volume button from the motherboard.
  • Disconnect the two ribbon cables from the back of the motherboard.

Lift the motherboard slowly.

Carefully disconnect the volume button from the motherboard.

Disconnect the two ribbon cables from the back of the motherboard.

Step 6

  • Pull back on the five clips on the sides of the phone to remove the shield.
  • Be careful not to break the ribbon cables.

Pull back on the five clips on the sides of the phone to remove the shield.

Be careful not to break the ribbon cables.

Step 7

  • Use the plastic opening tool to unlatch the ribbon cable to disconnect it.
  • Place the plastic opening tool under the edge of the screen and lift the screen up carefully.

Use the plastic opening tool to unlatch the ribbon cable to disconnect it.

Place the plastic opening tool under the edge of the screen and lift the screen up carefully.

Step 8

  • Insert new screen into the phone frame and reconnect the ribbon cable.
  • Follow steps in reverse order (omitting step eight) to reassemble the phone.

Insert new screen into the phone frame and reconnect the ribbon cable.

Follow steps in reverse order (omitting step eight) to reassemble the phone.

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

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