Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

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Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Rear Housing
  • 3 steps
  • Logic Board
  • 6 steps
  • Front Camera
  • 2 steps

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Step 1

              Placement
  • Begin by turn the device over to it’s back, with the screen facing down.

Begin by turn the device over to it’s back, with the screen facing down.

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Step 2

              Battery Door Removal
  • At the top of the device there is a small notch that is used to remove the battery door.
  • Using a pry tool or your fingernail, pry off the battery door from the main housing.

At the top of the device there is a small notch that is used to remove the battery door.

Using a pry tool or your fingernail, pry off the battery door from the main housing.

Step 3

              Battery Removal
  • Place the battery door to the side.
  • Using a pry tool or your fingernail, pry the battery up towards you.
  • You have now removed the battery!

Place the battery door to the side.

Using a pry tool or your fingernail, pry the battery up towards you.

You have now removed the battery!

Step 4

              Heads Up!
  • Make sure when replacing the battery that the arrow on the bottom is facing down.

Make sure when replacing the battery that the arrow on the bottom is facing down.

Step 5

              Screw Removal
  • Remove the 6 Phillips head screws that hold the rear housing in place.

Remove the 6 Phillips head screws that hold the rear housing in place.

Step 6

              Prying
  • Using a spudger or plastic pry tool, slowly go around the phone between the display & rear housing to release the clips.

Using a spudger or plastic pry tool, slowly go around the phone between the display & rear housing to release the clips.

Step 7

              Remove Housing
  • Lift the rear housing from the display assembly.

Lift the rear housing from the display assembly.

Step 8

              Logic Board
  • Using your spudger/plastic pry tool, disconnect the headphone jack flex cable.

Using your spudger/plastic pry tool, disconnect the headphone jack flex cable.

Step 9

  • Using your spudger/plastic pry tool, disconnect the rear speaker flex cable.

Using your spudger/plastic pry tool, disconnect the rear speaker flex cable.

Step 10

  • Using a spudger/pry tool, carefully remove the vibration motor from its housing. This has a mild adhesive on the bottom.

Using a spudger/pry tool, carefully remove the vibration motor from its housing. This has a mild adhesive on the bottom.

Step 11

  • After removing both flex cables, slowly move the logic board to the left of the screen assembly.
  • Do not try and remove the logic board all the way, as you still have to remove the display assembly flex cable!

After removing both flex cables, slowly move the logic board to the left of the screen assembly.

Do not try and remove the logic board all the way, as you still have to remove the display assembly flex cable!

Step 12

  • Using your spudger/plastic pry tool, disconnect the LCD/Digitizer flex cable.

Using your spudger/plastic pry tool, disconnect the LCD/Digitizer flex cable.

Step 13

  • You have now removed the logic board from the display assembly.

You have now removed the logic board from the display assembly.

Step 14

              Front Camera
  • Using a spudger/plastic pry tool lift the brown ZIF tab on the front-facing camera connector.
  • Do not pry at the black part, as this will damage the connector on the board.

Using a spudger/plastic pry tool lift the brown ZIF tab on the front-facing camera connector.

Do not pry at the black part, as this will damage the connector on the board.

Step 15

  • Carefully pull the camera out of it’s connector and set to the side.

Carefully pull the camera out of it’s connector and set to the side.

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

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