Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          25 - 50 minutes

Sections

5

  • SIM Card
  • 2 steps
  • Back Cover
  • 6 steps
  • Motherboard Cover
  • 4 steps
  • Battery Disconnect
  • 2 steps
  • Daughterboard
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              SIM Card
  • Insert a SIM card eject tool, bit, or a straightened paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray.
  • Press to eject the tray.

Insert a SIM card eject tool, bit, or a straightened paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray.

Press to eject the tray.

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Step 2

  • Remove the SIM card tray from the phone.
  • The SIM card(s) and SD card will fall out of the tray easily.
  • When reinserting the tray, ensure the SIM card and SD card are in the correct slots and oriented correctly.
  • For dual-SIM versions of this phone, there may be two SIM cards. Ensure the SIM cards are placed in the slots corresponding to the correct phone lines.

Remove the SIM card tray from the phone.

The SIM card(s) and SD card will fall out of the tray easily.

When reinserting the tray, ensure the SIM card and SD card are in the correct slots and oriented correctly.

For dual-SIM versions of this phone, there may be two SIM cards. Ensure the SIM cards are placed in the slots corresponding to the correct phone lines.

Step 3

              Back Cover
  • The back cover is held in place by plastic clips.
  • Insert an opening pick between the screen and the back cover on the bottom of the phone where the charging port is located.

The back cover is held in place by plastic clips.

Insert an opening pick between the screen and the back cover on the bottom of the phone where the charging port is located.

Step 4

  • Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to release the clips.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to release the clips.

Step 5

  • Slide the opening pick along the left edge to the top left corner of the phone, to release the clips.

Slide the opening pick along the left edge to the top left corner of the phone, to release the clips.

Step 6

  • Slide the opening pick from the top left corner to the top right corner to release the plastic clips.

Slide the opening pick from the top left corner to the top right corner to release the plastic clips.

Step 7

  • Slide the opening pick from the top right corner to the bottom right corner to release the remaining clips.

Slide the opening pick from the top right corner to the bottom right corner to release the remaining clips.

Step 8

  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 9

              Motherboard Cover
  • Remove screws from the motherboard antenna cover.
  • 3 Phillips #00, 3mm length.

Remove screws from the motherboard antenna cover.

3 Phillips #00, 3mm length.

Step 10

  • Use the tip of a spudger or tweezers to remove the antenna cover.

Use the tip of a spudger or tweezers to remove the antenna cover.

Step 11

  • Remove screws from the motherboard cover.
  • 3 Phillips #00, 3mm length

Remove screws from the motherboard cover.

3 Phillips #00, 3mm length

Step 12

  • Use the tip of a spudger or tweezers to remove the motherboard cover.

Use the tip of a spudger or tweezers to remove the motherboard cover.

Step 13

              Battery Disconnect
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 14

  • Gently flex the battery connector away from its socket.

Gently flex the battery connector away from its socket.

Step 15

              Daughterboard Cover
  • Remove screws from daughterboard cover.
  • 7 Phillips #00, 3mm length.

Remove screws from daughterboard cover.

7 Phillips #00, 3mm length.

Step 16

  • There is a plastic tab securing the top left corner of the daughterboard cover.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the bottom of the daughterboard cover to a ~30 degree angle.
  • Pull the daughterboard cover straight out, away from the phone.

There is a plastic tab securing the top left corner of the daughterboard cover.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the bottom of the daughterboard cover to a ~30 degree angle.

Pull the daughterboard cover straight out, away from the phone.

Step 17

              Interconnect Flex
  • Insert the flat end of a spudger under the interconnect flex connector, and gently pry it straight up.

Insert the flat end of a spudger under the interconnect flex connector, and gently pry it straight up.

Step 18

  • Using a pair of tweezers, gently disconnect one of the antenna connectors.

Using a pair of tweezers, gently disconnect one of the antenna connectors.

Step 19

  • Using a pair of tweezers, gently disconnect the other antenna connector.

Using a pair of tweezers, gently disconnect the other antenna connector.

Step 20

  • Remove screw from daughterboard.
  • 1 Phillips #00, 2mm length.

Remove screw from daughterboard.

1 Phillips #00, 2mm length.

Step 21

              Remove Daughterboard
  • Remove the daughterboard.

Remove the daughterboard.

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

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ryley niemi - Apr 3, 2021

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a common issue with the A10E is the phone notifying you that you have water damage in the usb type-C port this can be fixed by replacing the daughter board which has a IC which is commonly faulty.