Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

5

  • Rear Cover
  • 1 step
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • microSD
  • 1 step
  • SIM Card
  • 1 step
  • SIM Card Port
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Cover
  • Open up the back case on the phone from the groove in the bottom of the phone.
  • You can do this by inserting a fingernail or similarly thin object into the groove and pulling up with mild force.

Open up the back case on the phone from the groove in the bottom of the phone.

You can do this by inserting a fingernail or similarly thin object into the groove and pulling up with mild force.

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Step 2

              Battery
  • Below the left part of the bottom of the battery area there will be a groove large enough to fit in a finger or screw driver head.
  • Use the groove to lever out the battery gently, in order to not damage either the battery or phone. Store the battery in a safe place.

Below the left part of the bottom of the battery area there will be a groove large enough to fit in a finger or screw driver head.

Use the groove to lever out the battery gently, in order to not damage either the battery or phone. Store the battery in a safe place.

Step 3

              microSD
  • Push the SD card further into its metal slot until you hear a click.
  • Release the card, and it should automatically eject itself.
  • Remove the SD card.

Push the SD card further into its metal slot until you hear a click.

Release the card, and it should automatically eject itself.

Remove the SD card.

Step 4

              SIM Card
  • Slide the SIM card out of its casing by pushing on it and sliding it upward.

Slide the SIM card out of its casing by pushing on it and sliding it upward.

Step 5

              SIM Card Port
  • Carefully remove the back cover.
  • Locate the 7 small black screws located around the edge of the phone.
  • With a small philips head screwdriver, remove each of the screws, and place them in a secure location.

Carefully remove the back cover.

Locate the 7 small black screws located around the edge of the phone.

With a small philips head screwdriver, remove each of the screws, and place them in a secure location.

Step 6

  • Removal of the back half of the casing.
  • Using a thin plastic flat head screw driver, or similar item. On the side of the phone insert the thin edge into the visible split between the 2 halves of the phone.
  • Use a prying motion to lift the casing up. This will separate the phone casing.
  • Repeat this motion all around the screen edge until the casing pops off.

Removal of the back half of the casing.

Using a thin plastic flat head screw driver, or similar item. On the side of the phone insert the thin edge into the visible split between the 2 halves of the phone.

Use a prying motion to lift the casing up. This will separate the phone casing.

Repeat this motion all around the screen edge until the casing pops off.

Step 7

  • Locate and release the volume button flex cable on the right.
  • Locate and release the pop connector on the motherboard located to the left of the SIM card port.

Locate and release the volume button flex cable on the right.

Locate and release the pop connector on the motherboard located to the left of the SIM card port.

Step 8

  • Your SIM card port is now unattached.
  • Remove SIM card port from motherboard.

Your SIM card port is now unattached.

Remove SIM card port from motherboard.

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

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