Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

15

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

7

  • Rear Case
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • S Pen
  • 1 step
  • Midframe
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps
  • Headphone Jack
  • 2 steps
  • Display Assembly
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the rear case
  • Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool in the gap between the rear case and the base of the phone.

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool in the gap between the rear case and the base of the phone.

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Step 2

              Remove Case from the Base
  • Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool along the edge of the rear case.
  • Lift the case gently from the base.

Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool along the edge of the rear case.

Lift the case gently from the base.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the small gap between the battery and the phone base.
  • Lift the battery out of its recess.

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the small gap between the battery and the phone base.

Lift the battery out of its recess.

Step 4

              S Pen
  • Place your fingernail in the groove of the stylus pen.
  • Pull the stylus pen away from the phone.

Place your fingernail in the groove of the stylus pen.

Pull the stylus pen away from the phone.

Step 5

              Unscrew Back Chassis
  • Remove the twelve 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back chassis.

Remove the twelve 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back chassis.

Step 6

              Remove Back Chassis
  • Insert the plastic opening tool into the Stylus Pen placement holder.
  • Lift the plastic opening tool so that the midframe separates from the base.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the Stylus Pen placement holder.

Lift the plastic opening tool so that the midframe separates from the base.

Step 7

              Screw Removal
  • Remove the single screw beside headphone jack.

Remove the single screw beside headphone jack.

Step 8

              Unfasten Clips and Cable Connectors
  • Use tweezers to remove both antenna clips.
  • Use a spudger to disconnect six cable connectors.

Use tweezers to remove both antenna clips.

Use a spudger to disconnect six cable connectors.

Step 9

              Motherboard Removal
  • Pull up on the motherboard with tweezers.

Pull up on the motherboard with tweezers.

Step 10

              Spudger Tool Placement
  • Insert the spudger into the headphone jack.

Insert the spudger into the headphone jack.

Step 11

              Lift to Separate Headphone Jack
  • Lift the spudger to separate the jack assembly from the motherboard.
  • Pull to remove.

Lift the spudger to separate the jack assembly from the motherboard.

Pull to remove.

Step 12

              Metal Bracket Removal
  • Remove the metal bracket located in the top left hand corner.

Remove the metal bracket located in the top left hand corner.

Step 13

              Remove Vibrating Motor
  • Remove the vibrating motor by pulling up on it carefully with the tweezers.

Remove the vibrating motor by pulling up on it carefully with the tweezers.

Step 14

              USB Port Removal
  • Lift USB port from the front assembly using the tweezers.

Lift USB port from the front assembly using the tweezers.

Step 15

              Display Assembly
  • You are now left with the display assembly.

You are now left with the display assembly.

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

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chandr - Feb 21, 2016

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είναι απόλυτα κατανοητό.

rob lang - Apr 28, 2016

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Can you just replace the digitizer or is the digitizer glue down to good to the display where it might damage the LCD display when trying to replace the digitizer?

tkflenorl - Jun 20, 2016

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to safely remove the LCD display from the front touch screen glass w/o damaging the LCD screen I advise you to invest in and familiarize yourself with an LCD Separator machine and all the accessories that go along with it. Also, search for the machine and watch the videos..

sunil - Aug 29, 2016

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Can you just replace the digitizer or is the digitizer glue down to good to the display where it might damage the LCD display when trying to replace the digitizer?

Can you just replace the digitizer or is the digitizer glue down to good to the display where it might damage the LCD display when trying to replace touch