Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

1

  • Screen
  • 11 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Screen
  • Flip the phone over and use your fingernail or an opening tool to remove the back cover.

Flip the phone over and use your fingernail or an opening tool to remove the back cover.

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Step 2

  • Remove the battery.
  • If your phone has a SIM card or MicroSD card, remove them.

Remove the battery.

If your phone has a SIM card or MicroSD card, remove them.

Step 3

  • Remove the 9 Phillips #00 screws from the mid-frame.

Remove the 9 Phillips #00 screws from the mid-frame.

Step 4

  • Use an opening pick to pry off the mid frame.

Use an opening pick to pry off the mid frame.

Step 5

  • Disconnect the following ribbon cables from the motherboard:
  • The digitizer and LCD assembly.
  • Headphone Jack and Earpiece.
  • Daughter board flex cable.
  • Antenna connector.

Disconnect the following ribbon cables from the motherboard:

The digitizer and LCD assembly.

Headphone Jack and Earpiece.

Daughter board flex cable.

Antenna connector.

Step 6

  • Use a plastic opening tool to remove the motherboard.

Use a plastic opening tool to remove the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Remove the single Phillips screw that secures the daughterboard.
  • Remove the daughterboard.
  • The flex cable is glued, so exercise extreme caution, as excessive force can damage the cable.

Remove the single Phillips screw that secures the daughterboard.

Remove the daughterboard.

The flex cable is glued, so exercise extreme caution, as excessive force can damage the cable.

Step 8

  • Use an opening pick to remove the audio jack.

Use an opening pick to remove the audio jack.

Step 9

  • Disconnect the digitizer’s ribbon cable.

Disconnect the digitizer’s ribbon cable.

Step 10

  • Push the earpiece mesh outwards to release it.

Push the earpiece mesh outwards to release it.

Step 11

  • Use a heat gun or an iOpener to heat the digitizer and soften the glue securing it.
  • Use an opening pick to break up the glue around the edges of the digitizer.
  • You may apply more heat if needed.
  • Remove the digitizer and any broken glass.

Use a heat gun or an iOpener to heat the digitizer and soften the glue securing it.

Use an opening pick to break up the glue around the edges of the digitizer.

You may apply more heat if needed.

Remove the digitizer and any broken glass.

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

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Roxannie - Oct 19, 2015

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yes, but where can I buy the screen replacement?

ivan coene - Oct 19, 2015

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I bought it on Ebay…

soulaemen - Nov 22, 2015

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Thomas McGuigan - May 2, 2016

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Follow the instructions in reverse order? Do you need glue for the new screen? What kind of glue? How is it applied?

chris smith - May 7, 2016

Nor do they show how the new digitizer plugs in…